Frenchman Teddy Riner becomes judo’s most decorated athlete at the Olympics on August 4, 2024Frenchman Teddy Riner won the gold in the +100kg division on Friday, making history as the first athlete to win four gold medals at the Olympics in judo. South Korea’s Kim Minjong took silver while Tajikistan’s Temur Rakhimov and Alisher Yusupov of Uzbekistan were both awarded bronze. The stands at Champs de Mars filled up […]
Simone Biles wins second Olympic all-around gymnastics title on August 3, 2024Simone Biles remains peerless. Even when she’s not quite perfect. The American gymnastics star edged Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade during a tense Olympic all-around final Thursday. Biles’ total of 59.131 was just over a point ahead of Andrade at 57.932, one of the closest calls Biles has ever endured at a major international event. Sunisa Lee, […]
Ledecky wins record 13th medal with a silver. Summer McIntosh and Kate Douglass strike gold on August 3, 2024Another romp for Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh. A gold medal for American Kate Douglass. And, to cap things off, a record-breaking night for Katie Ledecky. With a silver in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay Thursday night, Ledecky collected the 13th medal of her stellar career to become the most decorated woman in swimming history. She would’ve […]
Andy Murray heads into retirement after Olympic doubles loss on August 3, 2024Andy Murray’s professional tennis career ended with a loss in the Paris Olympics doubles quarterfinals Thursday night. The 37-year-old Murray had said the 2024 Summer Games would the final event of his career, and he and partner Dan Evans were beaten by the American duo of Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul 6-2, 6-4 at Court […]
US women clinch QF berth on August 3, 2024Breanna Stewart scored 26 points and the U.S. beat Belgium 87-74 on Thursday night, clinching a spot in the Olympic quarterfinals. A’ja Wilson added 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Americans, who have a 57-game Olympic winning streak that dates to the 1992 Barcelona Games. This was one of the closer games during the […]
US and Spain top groups at the Olympics, Brazil’s Marta sent off in last major tournament on August 2, 2024Trinity Rodman and Korbin Albert both scored and the United States remained undefeated at the Olympics with a 2-1 victory over Australia on Wednesday to conclude the group stage. The Americans, who already qualified for the quarterfinals, will play Japan on Saturday at Parc des Princes in Paris. Australia had to wait until the day’s […]
Japan’s Shinnosuke Oka wins men’s all-around title on August 2, 2024Shinnosuke Oka of Japan won the men´s all-around gymnastics title at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, upsetting the two main favorites in a nail-biting contest. The former junior world champion won with a total of 86.832 points ahead of Zhang Boheng and Xiao Ruoteng, both of China, to claim his second gold medal in three […]
Simone Biles and Team USA power to Olympic gold in women’s gymnastics on August 1, 2024“The Redemption Tour” ended in a familiar spot for Simone Biles: atop the Olympic podium. Again. The American gymnastics star and her singular brilliance powered a dominant U.S. women’s team in the finals inside a raucous Bercy Arena on Tuesday night. With Biles at her show-stopping best, the Americans’ total of 171.296 was well clear […]
Wembanyama leads France past Japan in OT at Olympics on August 1, 2024In any any language, expletives are sometimes present on the basketball court. After scoring his sixth consecutive point in overtime of France’s dramatic 94-90 win over Japan at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, French star Victor Wembanyama couldn’t help letting one go. “Let’s (expletive) go!” he shouted as he turned to run back up the […]
Ferns fend off Canada to retain Olympic rugby Sevens Crown on August 1, 2024Stacy Waaka dived into the corner to clinch back-to-back Olympic women´s rugby sevens titles for New Zealand with a 19-12 win over Canada on Tuesday in front of more than 60,000 spectators at Stade de France. The Canadians were coming off upset wins over host France in the quarterfinals and 2016 champion Australia in the […]