Paris 2024: Men Now Eligible to Compete in Artistic Swimming at Olympics
2 years ago

Paris 2024: Men Now Eligible to Compete in Artistic Swimming at Olympics

News 18  

Men have been given the go-ahead to compete in Olympic artistic swimming for the first time in history at the 2024 Paris Games, World Aquatics said on Thursday. As per World Aquatics, the IOC approved male participation in the artistic swimming team event, with a maximum of two male competitors per team. The addition of male athletes to the artistic swimming competition represents another step in the IOC’s mission to provide gender parity at the Games, with Paris 2024 featuring as many female athletes as male for the first time in history. The USA’s Billy May, the first male World Champion in artistic swimming, spoke about how much of a breakthrough moment the inclusion of men in Olympic artistic swimming will be.

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Ten big moments of the 2024 Olympics
1 day, 14 hours ago

Ten big moments of the 2024 Olympics

Deccan Chronicle  

Paris: The biggest sporting event of 2024 was without doubt the Parisian high-wire double-act of the Olympic Games followed by the Paralympics. - Djokovic's 'greatest achievement' - At the age of 37, Novak Djokovic finally won an Olympic gold medal to go along with his 24 Grand Slam titles, describing the moment as his "greatest achievement". After South Korea won …

Caeleb Dressel says he hopes to compete at the 2028 L.A. Olympics
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Caeleb Dressel says he hopes to compete at the 2028 L.A. Olympics

LA Times  

Two weeks removed from the Paris Games, gold medal swimmer Caeleb Dressel is already making plans for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. That might be a good time for me.” Olympics 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games: Complete coverage Everything you need to know about the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games from the Los Angeles Times’ team of reporters and …

Paris Olympics 2024 volleyball review: France and Italy reign supreme to claim memorable golds
4 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024 volleyball review: France and Italy reign supreme to claim memorable golds

The Hindu  

France and Italy painted the South Paris Arena 1 blue as they won the volleyball gold medals to cap a memorable Olympics for the men’s defending champion and the women’s team who had never claimed a medal at the Games before. France rode a wave of euphoria at its home Olympics and delivered the country’s 15th gold in Paris in …

Paris Olympics 2024 closing ceremony: Parisian theatre, visual spectacle, and Hollywood end Summer Games
4 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024 closing ceremony: Parisian theatre, visual spectacle, and Hollywood end Summer Games

The Hindu  

Highlighting the marriage of tradition and modernity as one of its underlying themes, Paris 2024, which began unconventionally on the beautiful Seine river, closed the greatest show on earth conventionally with the Stade de France serving as a grand theatre to emphasise the Olympic Games as a human monument. For the first time, the women’s marathon concluded the Olympic Games …

What we’ll always remember from the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
4 months, 1 week ago

What we’ll always remember from the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

CNN  

Paris CNN — Truly, what an incredible Olympics it was here in France. Here are the 12 things we’ll always remember from the Paris Summer Olympics of 2024: Simone Biles cements her status as the greatest of all time Simone Biles came to Paris as the most decorated gymnast ever and left with another three Olympic gold medals as well …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Meet Leon Marchand, the most decorated male Olympian at the Summer Games
4 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Meet Leon Marchand, the most decorated male Olympian at the Summer Games

The Hindu  

Swimming events at the Paris 2024 Olympics brought along with it the arrival of “Marchand-mania” Since the beginning of the Games, home favourite Leon Marchand stunned crowds with his performances, where he won five medals, gold in all four of his individual events, and a bronze medal in the men’s 4x100m medley relay. Men’s 200m breaststroke and butterfly FILE PHOTO: …

Women experienced the best of the Olympics — and the worst — in Paris
4 months, 1 week ago

Women experienced the best of the Olympics — and the worst — in Paris

LA Times  

After punching her way to a gold medal, winning bout after bout, the Algerian boxer felt like she had to keep fighting. The last two weeks in Paris — a setting for the classic novel “A Tale of Two Cities” — have been the best of times and the worst of times for female athletes. International Olympic Committee official Marie …

Why the man who fought to make Olympic artistic swimming co-ed was shut out of competition
4 months, 1 week ago

Why the man who fought to make Olympic artistic swimming co-ed was shut out of competition

LA Times  

The hotel where they put Bill May is nice, expensive, across from the Jardin des Tuileries. “I know it sounds like a cliche,” he says, ”but everything I have comes from artistic swimming.” So, while working as a club coach, he continued employing his upbeat personality to lobby for men. U.S. swimmer Keana Hunter calls him “this big ball of …

Paris Olympics 2024: Aman Sehrawat Claims Bronze Medal in 57kg Wrestling With Dominant Win Over Puerto Rico's Damien Cruz
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Aman Sehrawat Claims Bronze Medal in 57kg Wrestling With Dominant Win Over Puerto Rico's Damien Cruz

News 18  

When it mattered the most, Aman Sehrawat shone the brightest as the Indian wrestler dominated Puerto Rico’s Darien Toi Cruz to clinch the Bronze medal in the Men’s 57kg Freestyle event at the Paris Olympics on Friday. Sehrawat though wouldn’t budge already, as he would find the tackle from around the back to push Cruz down and gather two points …

Paris 2024 Olympics: US dominance in athletics is perfect launch pad for LA 2028, says Coe
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: US dominance in athletics is perfect launch pad for LA 2028, says Coe

The Hindu  

USA has dominated the athletics events at the Paris Olympics with Noah Lyles’ dramatic victory in the men’s 100 metres, Quincy Hall’s come from behind win in the 400 and Cole Hocker’s shock 1,500 gold among the highlights. The Americans’ remarkable success in Paris is the perfect launch pad heading into the Los Angeles Olympics in four years’ time, said …

Seven of the Paris Olympics' most striking images – as classical artworks
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Seven of the Paris Olympics' most striking images – as classical artworks

BBC  

Seven of the Paris Olympics' most striking images – as classical artworks AP As the 2024 Paris Olympics draws to a close, the BBC rounds up some of the most stunning photos captured from the Games – and reveals their similarities to historic works of art. The surreal sense of anthropomorphised rain calls to mind Belgian Surrealist René Magritte's frozen …

Swimming medallists’ timings don’t show a drastic change in Paris
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Swimming medallists’ timings don’t show a drastic change in Paris

The Hindu  

The lack of “World Records” set in the Paris swimming pools in the 2024 Olympics has become a hotly debated issue. In 2024, Olympic Records were created in 100m and 200m backstroke, 200m freestyle, and 200m butterfly events among women. For instance, in the 100m freestyle and 200m breaststroke, the Gold medallists in 2024 would have struck gold in all …

China wins artistic swimming gold at Paris Olympics, where the sport moved forward without Russia
4 months, 2 weeks ago

China wins artistic swimming gold at Paris Olympics, where the sport moved forward without Russia

The Hindu  

China took gold in the artistic swimming team event Wednesday night at the Paris Olympics, with the United States getting silver and Spain taking bronze. Some swimmers still call it “synchro.” “There is attention to the sport that has never happened before,” said Adam Andrasko, who heads USA Artistic Swimming. “This is an absolutely different sport.” The smiles, the makeup …

China wins artistic swimming gold at Paris Olympics, where the sport moved forward without Russia
4 months, 2 weeks ago

China wins artistic swimming gold at Paris Olympics, where the sport moved forward without Russia

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — China took gold in the artistic swimming team event Wednesday night at the Paris Olympics, with the United States getting silver and Spain taking bronze. Gold medalists China team, silver medalists USA team, and bronze medalists Spain team pose for a photo during the medal ceremony for the team acrobatic routine of artistic swimming at the 2024 …

A look at the hairstyles from the 2024 Summer Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A look at the hairstyles from the 2024 Summer Olympics

Associated Press  

PARIS — Olympians at the Paris Games are taking care with their hair. Italy’s Alice Volpi stands during the women’s team foil quarterfinal match against Egypt during the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Grand Palais, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. Aaliyah Butler, of the United States, prepares to run in a women’s 400 meters round 1 heat at …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Marathon swimming familiarisation session to go ahead on Wednesday
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Marathon swimming familiarisation session to go ahead on Wednesday

The Hindu  

The familiarisation session for the Paris Olympics marathon swimming event in the Seine river will go ahead as scheduled on Wednesday after water quality tests met thresholds, organisers said. A meeting was held on water quality early on Wednesday and attended by representatives from World Aquatics, Paris Games organisers and other stakeholders involved in carrying out the tests. reviewed during …

Olympics athletics schedule: Every event, date and start time at Paris 2024
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympics athletics schedule: Every event, date and start time at Paris 2024

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Noah Lyles …

‘It was magical.’ U.S. wins first medal in artistic swimming in 20 years
4 months, 2 weeks ago

‘It was magical.’ U.S. wins first medal in artistic swimming in 20 years

LA Times  

The U.S. reacts after clinching a silver medal in the artistic swimming team acrobatic routine at the 2024 Summer Olympics Wednesday in Saint-Denis, France. “We’ve had a crazy two years,” veteran swimmer Anita Alvarez said. Fuentes and her staff created a routine inspired by sorcery, a theme the coach wrote had “always captivated me due to the profound mystery and …

Paris Olympics 2024: Marathon swim test cancelled over water quality concerns in Seine river
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Marathon swim test cancelled over water quality concerns in Seine river

Firstpost  

The cancellation of Tuesday’s marathon swimming test event comes a day after the triathlon mixed relay event was held in the river that runs through the center of the French capital. Water samples drawn early Monday showed E. coli levels ranging from “good” to “very good” at four collection points in the river, World Aquatics said. AP Paris: A test …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Open water training in River Seine for marathon swimming cancelled, organisers say
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Open water training in River Seine for marathon swimming cancelled, organisers say

The Hindu  

The marathon swimming familiarisation session scheduled for Tuesday in the river Seine has been cancelled, Paris 2024 Olympics organisers said. “After the daily situation meeting this morning between Ville de Paris, Paris 2024 and World Aquatics, it has been decided that the familiarisation session to take place today, 6 August 2024, is cancelled,” World Aquatics said in a statement. Training …

Paris Games 2024 Artistic Swimming (Day 2) Olympics Google Doodle Schedule Today Team Gold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Games 2024 Artistic Swimming (Day 2) Olympics Google Doodle Schedule Today Team Gold

ABP News  

Google Doodle Today: In a tribute to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Google has unveiled a new Google Doodle dedicated to the event of artistic swimming. Google Doodle On August 6 The Doodle captures the essence of artistic swimming, a sport combining elements of swimming, gymnastics, and dance. The sport underwent a significant rebranding in 2017 when the international governing …

Paris 2024 Olympics, Day 11 - August 6: What are the medal events today?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics, Day 11 - August 6: What are the medal events today?

The Hindu  

The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics began in Paris on July 26 and concludes on August 11. On Tuesday, medal events will be held across equestrian, sailing, diving, skateboarding, wrestling, athletics, track cycling and boxing. Here are the medal events for Day 11 of Paris 2024 Olympics :- 13:30 - Equestrian - Jumping Individual Final 18:13 - Sailing - …

Olympians in Paris, caught in motion
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympians in Paris, caught in motion

Associated Press  

PARIS — Athletes are moving in every direction at the Paris Olympics. China’s Long Daoyi and Wang Zongyuan compete in the men’s synchronised 3m springboard diving final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Benny Wizani of Austria competes during the men’s trampoline qualifying round in Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. …

Paris Olympics 2024: Germany Win Triathlon Mixed Relay Gold, US and Britain Have Medals Switched
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Germany Win Triathlon Mixed Relay Gold, US and Britain Have Medals Switched

News 18  

Laura Lindemann won a thrilling sprint finish to give Germany gold in the Olympic triathlon mixed relay on Monday, outkicking the United States and Britain after highly-fancied France were scuppered by a bike crash on the first of four legs. Paris Olympics 2024: Day 10 – LIVE It was a redemptive race for Lindemann, who had suffered a bike crash …

Google Doodle Celebrates Artistic Swimming At Paris Olympic Games 2024
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Google Doodle Celebrates Artistic Swimming At Paris Olympic Games 2024

ABP News  

Google has been celebrating the Paris Olympic Games 2024 by releasing a Google Doodle dedicated to the title events that are being held at the Paris Games. As a part of this series, Google on Monday released a Google Doodle to celebrate artistic swimming at the Paris Olympic Games 2024. The animated Google Doodle released on August 5 showed a …

Paris 2024 Olympics, Day Nine - August 4: What are the medal events today?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics, Day Nine - August 4: What are the medal events today?

The Hindu  

The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics began in Paris on July 26 and concludes on August 11. On Sunday, medal events will be held across golf, equestrian, tennis, boxing, table tennis, cycling, archery, artistic gymnastics, badminton, shooting, swimming, fencing and athletics. Here are the medal events for Day Nine of Paris 2024 Olympics :- 12:30 - Golf - Men’s …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Hungarian Kristof Milak roars home for men’s 100m butterfly gold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Hungarian Kristof Milak roars home for men’s 100m butterfly gold

The Hindu  

Kristof Milak powered to victory in the men’s 100m butterfly on Saturday to win his country’s second swimming gold of the Paris Games and justify his tag as pre-race favourite. The enigmatic Hungarian left the arena without speaking to the media, skipping the compulsory medal winners’ press conference and not even providing words to his national television station. Hungary’s Kristof …

Paris Olympics 2024: Matthew Ebden Enjoys Golden End to Olympic Campaign With Men's Doubles Gold Win
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Matthew Ebden Enjoys Golden End to Olympic Campaign With Men's Doubles Gold Win

News 18  

Australia’s Matthew Ebden enjoyed a golden finale to his Olympics on Saturday just a week after being humiliated by Novak Djokovic in a rout deemed “not a good image” for tennis. Ebden and John Peers came back from a set and break down to defeat fourth-seeded Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram of the United States 6-7, 7-6, 10-8 in the …

Olympics gymnastics schedule: Every event, date and start time at Paris 2024
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympics gymnastics schedule: Every event, date and start time at Paris 2024

The Independent  

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Paris 2024 Olympics, Day Eight - August 3: What are the medal events today?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics, Day Eight - August 3: What are the medal events today?

The Hindu  

The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics began in Paris on July 26 and concludes on August 11. On Saturday, medal events will be held across shooting, equestrian, rowing, road cycling, tennis, table tennis, sailing, archery, badminton, artistic gymnastics, judo, boxing, fencing, athletics, swimming and surfing. Here are the medal events for Day Eight of Paris 2024 Olympics :- 13:00 …

The Sports Report Olympics edition: Saturday is a big day in Paris
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Sports Report Olympics edition: Saturday is a big day in Paris

LA Times  

Welcome to your daily Olympics newsletter. Rapper Snoop Dogg cheers for the U.S. during women’s gymnastics team qualifying at the 2024 Olympics in Paris on July 28. Here are some other highs and lows from Friday’s competition: America Sha’carri Richardson easily wins her women’s 100-meter heat at the 2024 Paris Olympics Friday. —Sagen Maddalena won the first U.S. medal in …

Paris 2024 Olympics: China’s Wang and Long win gold in men’s synchronised diving 3m springboard
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: China’s Wang and Long win gold in men’s synchronised diving 3m springboard

The Hindu  

China’s Wang Zongyuan and Long Daoyi retained China’s men’s synchronised 3-metre springboard title at the Paris Olympics on Friday, claiming the country’s fourth gold in the sport and keeping alive their goal of taking all eight on offer. The 22-year-old Wang won gold in the 3-metre synchronised event in Tokyo three years ago with partner Xie Siyi. Wang and Mexico’s …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Hungary’s Kos wins men’s 200m backstroke gold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Hungary’s Kos wins men’s 200m backstroke gold

The Hindu  

Hubert Kos won the men’s 200 metres backstroke to give Hungary a first gold of the Paris Olympics on Thursday while Apostolos Christou took Greece’s first medal in a swimming race not held in open water. “It’s the best achievement for me in my career, the best day of my life.” Kos has been working with US great Michael Phelps’ …

AP PHOTOS: With the Paris Games as their canvas, people are enjoying the City of Light
4 months, 3 weeks ago

AP PHOTOS: With the Paris Games as their canvas, people are enjoying the City of Light

Associated Press  

Paris has much to offer its residents and any visitor. A spectator walks through a water mist sprayers on her way to Eiffel Tower Stadium to watch a beach volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. Juliette Labous, of France, is seen through a spectator’s umbrella while competing in the women’s cycling time trial …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Triathlon races to go ahead on Wednesday as Seine passes water quality tests
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Triathlon races to go ahead on Wednesday as Seine passes water quality tests

The Hindu  

Organisers cleared the Olympic women’s and men’s triathlons to go ahead on Wednesday after the latest Seine river water tests showed lower levels of bacteria, ending days of uncertainty over whether the central Paris swim was viable after heavy rains. “The results of the latest water analyses, received at 3.20 a.m., have been assessed as compliant by World Triathlon allowing …

Paris Olympics Day 4: Biles celebrates yet another Olympic gold while Gauff fumes over call in loss
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics Day 4: Biles celebrates yet another Olympic gold while Gauff fumes over call in loss

Associated Press  

PARIS — Simone Biles reached the top of the podium yet again, cementing her legacy as the greatest American gymnast and one of the best athletes in the history of the Olympics. Biles helped the United States win the women’s team event Tuesday to secure her fifth Olympic gold medal and put the U.S. back on top of the sport …

Paris 2024: History-maker Simone Biles Headlines Team USA's Golden Domination in Women's Artistic Gymnastics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024: History-maker Simone Biles Headlines Team USA's Golden Domination in Women's Artistic Gymnastics

News 18  

Simone Biles led the USA to the all-around Gold in the team artistic gymnastics event at the raucous Bercy Arena on Tuesday night to become the most decorated American gymnast as she buried ghosts of the Tokyo Olympics at the quadrennial event in Paris. With Biles at her show-stopping best, the Americans’ total of 171.296 was well clear of Italy …

Paris Olympics 2024, Tennis: Tearful Coco Gauff Calls for Video Replays After Stormy Exit
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024, Tennis: Tearful Coco Gauff Calls for Video Replays After Stormy Exit

News 18  

Coco Gauff demanded the introduction of video replays at Roland Garros after being dumped out of the Olympic Games singles tennis tournament on Tuesday in a stormy defeat to impressive Donna Vekic of Croatia. Paris Olympics 2024, Day 4 – LIVE The French Open venue is the only one of the four Grand Slams that does not utilise technology in …

Olympic triathlon farce is the inevitable result of Paris 2024’s £1bn gamble
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympic triathlon farce is the inevitable result of Paris 2024’s £1bn gamble

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rider’s meticulous …

Paris Olympics 2024: US Men End 16-Year Medal Drought With Team Gymnastics Bronze
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: US Men End 16-Year Medal Drought With Team Gymnastics Bronze

News 18  

The United States captured bronze in the men’s gymnastics team final at the Paris Games on Monday, ending a 16-year Olympic medal drought thanks to a bounce-back performance from Brody Malone. It was the USA’s first men’s team medal since they also took bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. “So I went out there and did my job and I …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Romania’s Popovici takes men’s 200 metres freestyle gold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Romania’s Popovici takes men’s 200 metres freestyle gold

The Hindu  

Romania’s David Popovici beat Britain’s Matt Richards by a knife-edge 0.02 of a second to win the men’s 200-metre freestyle gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday. Germany’s 400 free champion Lukas Maertens led at the first turn, and Popovici dropped to third behind Richards at the 100 mark but was ahead again at 150 and took over at …

Surprise! Olympians in Paris finally swim and compete in the Seine
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Surprise! Olympians in Paris finally swim and compete in the Seine

LA Times  

After days of water-quality concerns caused by heavy rains last week put the swimming portion of the Olympic triathlons in doubt, the women dived into the Seine River early Wednesday, followed by the men a few hours later. Paris organizers couldn’t contain their delight that their gamble of holding Olympic events in the long-toxic river was paying off, with the …

Paris Olympics boosted by raucous fans in return of spectators for first time since pandemic
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics boosted by raucous fans in return of spectators for first time since pandemic

Associated Press  

PARIS — The chants of “Ra-fa! South Korean fans watch during the Archery women’s team semifinals competition between South Korea and Mexico at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. “I’m someone that thrives off crowd and the environment, so when that wasn’t there in Tokyo, I really struggled to get up for it, and then …

Paris Olympics: Swimming training cancelled for a second day over Seine water quality
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: Swimming training cancelled for a second day over Seine water quality

The Hindu  

Paris Olympics organisers cancelled the triathlon swimming training session for the second day in a row on Monday, with 24 hours to go until the men's race, after heavy rain affected water quality levels in the Seine. The women's individual race is scheduled for Wednesday, also at 8 a.m. A swimmable Seine is a key legacy Games organisers aim to …

Paris Games 2024: Artistic Gymnastics Celebrated By Google With A Typically Parisian Doodle. Check It Out
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Games 2024: Artistic Gymnastics Celebrated By Google With A Typically Parisian Doodle. Check It Out

ABP News  

Paris Olympics 2024: Google Doodle has been celebrating the many sporting competitions being held at the Olympics this year. Gymnastics At Paris Games 2024: Categories The gymnastics competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are underway, featuring three distinct categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampolining. Gymnastics At Paris Games 2024: Locations The Bercy Arena is hosting the artistic …

Paris 2024: Simone Biles Dazzles in Olympics Return Despite Injury Scare
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024: Simone Biles Dazzles in Olympics Return Despite Injury Scare

News 18  

Simone Biles made a stunning return to Olympic competition on Sunday, powering through left calf pain to get her multiple-medal bid off to a rousing start. It’s OK.” Landi, who said Biles aggravated a minor injury she’d first dealt with a couple of weeks ago, said there was never any doubt Biles would continue. “Pretty amazing, 59.5” was Landi’s assessment …

Behind the lens: A photojournalist’s take on the 2024 Paris Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Behind the lens: A photojournalist’s take on the 2024 Paris Olympics

LA Times  

More than 11,000 athletes competing in 329 events for 32 sports and only one photographer. Team USA watches as Simone Biles performs her floor exercise routine during the women’s gymnastics team final. Japan’s Yuto Horigome, who would eventually win gold, falls off the rail during the preliminaries of the men’s street skateboard competition. Canada’s Francois Gauthier-Drapeau, in blue, tries to …

Paris Olympics 2024: Initially hesitant, Dhinidhi has finally embraced the water and will swim on the grandest stage
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Initially hesitant, Dhinidhi has finally embraced the water and will swim on the grandest stage

The Hindu  

At 14 years and 70 days, Dhinidhi Desinghu became the youngest Olympian in the 117-member Indian contingent for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the opening ceremony on July 26. “I wasn’t too surprised because I knew I had a chance, and I’m trying to stay humble about it,“ said Dhinidhi, the youngest Indian at the 2022 Asian Games. | Photo …

Paris 2024 Olympics, Medals Tally after Day 1: Australia overtakes China in standings with three golds
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics, Medals Tally after Day 1: Australia overtakes China in standings with three golds

The Hindu  

China won gold in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at Paris 2024 Olympics, the first medal event of the Games, on Saturday. Australia secured three gold medals - first in road cycling and then in swimming, when Ariarne Titmus defeated archrivals Summer McIntosh of Canada and USA’s Katie Ledecky to defend her 400m freestyle title. PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS …

Swimming has a diversity problem. Can this generation of Olympians change that?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Swimming has a diversity problem. Can this generation of Olympians change that?

LA Times  

When Maritza Correia McClendon started swimming in Puerto Rico, she stood out because of her talent, not the color of her skin. “There’s a lot of diversity in Puerto Rico,” said McClendon, who is Black and Latino, as are one in five people on the island. I do definitely still struggle with that confidence factor.” McClendon overcame that to become …

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