Otherworldly spectacle of beach volleyball under the Eiffel Tower rocks Paris – literally | Paris Olympic Games 2024
TWatching beach volleyball beneath the Eiffel Tower can be unsettling. It’s not the imported sand engineered to not stick to the players’ bodies. It’s not the pretentious hosts pumping up the crowd. It’s not the perfectly timed competition to take in the beautiful sunset. It’s not the picture-perfect light show centered on Paris’ greatest monument. […]
Johnson-Thompson savours Olympic redemption after Roberts climbs to gold | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Britain’s heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson ran the fastest 800 metres of her life to win Olympic silver, while her women’s 4 x 100 metres relay team missed out on gold by just 0.7 seconds after a final handover error. A shocking performance in the 800m, the final of the seven events, saw the 31-year-old become […]
Paris Olympics: South Korean Sharpshooter Collapses During Interview
Châteauroux, France – 2 August: South Korean athlete Kim Ye-ji competes in the women’s 25m air pistol qualification round (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) By Blake Wolf, OAN StaffFriday, August 9, 2024 2:48 PM South Korean Olympic shooter and internet sensation Kim Ye-ji collapsed and suffered a seizure during a press conference, worrying fans. advertisement […]
2024 Olympics: Round 4 tee times, will Rose Zhang, Team USA medal at all in Paris?
There are 18 holes left to decide the gold, silver and bronze medalists in the women’s golf competition at the 2024 Olympics. Team USA has Rose Chang in the final group with Switzerland’s Megane Metrau and Lydia Ko, who shot an impressive five-under 67 to finish two strokes behind them at seven under par, while […]
Team USA had another disaster in men’s 4×100 relay in 2024 Paris Olympics
After the U.S. women’s 4×100-meter relay won gold on a rainy night at the Stade de France in Paris, hopes were high that the U.S. men could put the nightmares of the past behind them and win their first Olympic gold medal since 2000. In the words of NBC Olympics presenter Mike Tirico, the result […]
Olympian reveals breakup with athlete girlfriend as both compete in Paris
Lea Schuler, a German soccer player who will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics, and Lara Wadreau, an Austrian sailor, have split after more than three years of dating. Vadreau, who won gold in the mixed dinghy event with partner Lucas Mahr on Thursday, shared the news in a recent interview, explaining that he still […]
Rapper Travis Scott Arrested in Paris for Alleged Assault
PARIS (AFP) – US rapper Travis Scott was arrested following an alleged fight at a five-star hotel in the French capital early on Friday, prosecutors said. “Police officers were called to the George V hotel and arrested Travis Scott on suspicion of assaulting a security guard, who intervened to separate the rapper and his bodyguard,” […]
Rapper Travis Scott Arrested In Paris Following Appearance At Olympic Games
American rap artist Travis Scott makes a gesture while watching the men’s basketball semi-finals (Photo: ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images) By Blake Wolf, OAN StaffFriday, August 9, 2024 9:50 AM Rapper Travis Scott was arrested Friday morning at a luxury hotel in Paris after a drunken altercation with a security guard and his own bodyguard. […]
Johnson-Thompson faces tall order to dethrone Thiam in Olympic heptathlon | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Katarina Johnson-Thompson has a tall order to win gold in the heptathlon, having fallen behind rival Nafissatou Thiam of Belgium on the second day with just one event remaining. With seven events remaining in the 800 meters on Friday night, Johnson-Thompson was 121 points behind the Belgian, who had a season’s best in the javelin […]
The events to watch at the Paris Olympics on Friday, August 9
The Olympics are gradually drawing to a close, but the 14th day is still packed with events. With a star-studded lineup that includes A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu, the U.S. women’s basketball team will be looking to build on their huge Olympic success. The team has not lost at the Olympics since 1992 […]