Adele pauses concert to watch Olympic women’s 100M sprint
Rumor has it Adele is a big fan of the Summer Olympics. The 16-time Grammy Award-winning singer performed in Munich, Germany, on Saturday, and in between performances, she showed footage of the women’s 100-meter final in Paris on a big screen. The race featured American Sha’Cary Richardson, who was seeking Olympic revenge after being suspended […]
Katie Ledecky wins Olympic gold in women’s 800m freestyle for historic fourth straight title
American swimming superstar Katie Ledecky held off Ariarne Titmus of Australia in the women’s 800-meter freestyle Olympic gold medal on Saturday, successfully defending her title for the fourth consecutive time. Ledecky, who holds both the Olympic and world record, finished the race in 8 minutes 11.04 seconds, more than a second ahead of Titmus. Katie […]
Ukraine fight back in women’s fencing to secure first gold of Paris Olympics | Paris Olympic Games 2024
At the Paris Games on Saturday, Ukraine won the gold medal in the women’s sabre fencing team event, defeating South Korea in a thrilling final. Olga Harlan, who won the individual bronze medal in Paris, Ukraine’s first medal, led her team to a comeback victory with a brilliant performance, winning Ukraine’s first gold medal at […]
United States women’s soccer advances to Olympics semifinal with extra-time win over Japan
The U.S. women’s soccer team defeated Japan 1-0 in extra time on Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Trinity Rodman scored the game’s only goal in extra time. The U.S. came into the match undefeated in a group stage match, having outscored their opponents 9-2. Despite the U.S. dominating possession, […]
Zheng Qinwen beats Donna Vekic for gold medal in women’s singles
China’s Zheng Qinwen has won the gold medal in the women’s singles tennis event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The sixth-seeded Zheng defeated 13th-seeded Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-2, 6-3 in just two sets on the clay courts of Roland Garros. The loss meant Vekic took home the silver medal, which few expected her to […]
Slovakian Olympic swimmer collapses after women’s 200m individual medley heat
A horrifying scene unfolded on the pool deck. Paris La Défense Arena On Friday morning, a Slovakian swimmer collapsed after qualifying for the women’s 200m individual medley. Tamara Potocka is Olympic debut In Paris, he underwent medical examination after finishing seventh in the third qualifying heat on Friday. Tamara Potocka of Slovakia will compete in […]
Hailey Van Lith, women’s 3×3 basketball team finally get a win: ‘We still have a chance’
Despite being off to a less than anticipated start, the USA Basketball women’s 3×3 team is yet to lose. To the surprise of many, the defending gold medal champions lost their first three pool matches of the Olympic Games and were in danger of elimination with a loss to Spain on Thursday afternoon. However, Hailey […]
Team USA women’s basketball extended their almost unbelievable Olympics streak in win over Belgium
The last time the U.S. and Belgian women’s basketball teams met, in an Olympic qualifier in February, the game came down to the final possession, when Breanna Stewart scored a tap-in goal to give the U.S. an 81-79 victory. This time, it wasn’t quite as close. While Belgium closed to within five points in the […]
USA women’s basketball wins 57th straight Olympics game to reach quarters
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — Breanna Stewart scored 26 points and the United States beat Belgium 87-74 on Thursday night to book a spot in the Olympic quarterfinals. A’ja Wilson had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the United States, which has won 57 straight games since the 1992 Barcelona tournament. It was one of the closest […]
Katie Ledecky wins record-breaking 13th Olympic medal in women’s 4x200M freestyle relay
Katie Ledecky is now officially the GOAT of women’s swimming. The 27-year-old won her 13th Olympic medal in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay, becoming the only woman to reach that milestone. Ledecky tied Jenny Thompson, Emma McKeon and Dara Torres for gold in the 1,500 meters on Wednesday. Katie Ledecky of Team USA competes in […]