Tag: Olympics 2024
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China and US tie for gold but the Americans won more medals in Paris games
The contest for most gold medals at the Paris Olympics ended in a 40-40 tie between China and the United States. But the U.S. topped the ... -
Casting aside concerns about the Seine, Sharon van Rouwendaal wins more gold in open water
Casting aside concerns about the safety of swimming in the Seine River, Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands used a late pass to win the women’s ... -
Parisians once scoffed at hosting the games. Now, here come the conga lines
Like most self-respecting Parisians, Mathilde Joannard and Franck Tallieu had been training for the Olympic sport of Olympics-bashing. Of course the Olympics were going to be ... -
Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis breaks pole vault world record in gold-medal performance in Paris
The pole vaulter they call “Mondo” really can put on a show. With the rest of the action at the Olympic track wrapped up for the ... -
With Russians absent, China leads in artistic swimming
With longtime powerhouse Russia not competing at the Olympics after the invasion of Ukraine, artistic swimming opened Monday at the Paris Games with a rare dose ... -
High jumper Mahuchikh, other medal-winning Ukrainians put attention on war
Yaroslava Mahuchikh, the Ukrainian world-record high jumper, may have just won Olympic gold, but she and other winning athletes from Ukraine are not resting in Paris ... -
Zou Jingyuan defends parallel bars title on final day of artistic gymnastics
Zou Jingyuan of China was close to perfection yesterday to defend his Olympic title in parallel bars on the final day of artistic gymnastics at the ... -
The 49-year-old skateboarder who crossed paths with dragons on 4-wheeled odyssey to Paris
Of the 10,500 athletes at the Paris Olympics, skateboarder Dallas Oberholzer is surely the only one to have crossed paths with dragons on his four-wheeled round-the-world odyssey ... -
Léon Marchand pulls off one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history
Turns out, those comparisons to Michael Phelps weren’t farfetched at all when it comes to Léon Marchand. They certainly weren’t a burden for the 22-year-old Frenchman. ... -
Italy wins gold in women’s team epee fencing to disappoint a passionate French crowd again
The fans at fencing are among the loudest and most passionate at the Paris Olympics, especially when France is challenging for a gold medal. They usually ... -
Here’s what to know about Seine River water quality during Paris games
Swimming has been off-limits in the long-polluted Seine River in Paris for more than a century. So with Olympic swimming events on tap for the river, ... -
Jubilation, disappointment seen on shore as surfing eliminations begin in Tahiti
Contrasting reactions of jubilation and disappointment were seen on the faces of surfers coming ashore after their heats yesterday [Macau time], as the elimination rounds commenced ... -
Spain opens women’s hoops beating China 90-89 in OT, Serbia holds off Puerto Rico
Maria Araujo hit a 3-pointer with 3:06 left in overtime as Spain finished off a rally and beat China 90-89 to open women’s basketball group play ... -
1,000 people suspected of spying have been blocked from games, official says
Three days before the start of the 2024 Olympics, France’s interior minister said about 1,000 people suspected of possibly meddling for a foreign power have been ...
