Opinion: If Olympic athletes cannot make a living from their sport, it is a disgrace for our country
Open this photo in the gallery: Alysha Newman reacts after her jump at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, on August 7.Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters Erin Gee is the host of the Alt-Text podcast and a former full-time member of the…
Polish speed climber Aleksandra Miroslaw breaks her world record twice on her way to gold
Aleksandra Miroslaw won Poland’s first gold medal in the women’s speed climbing event in Paris on Wednesday after breaking her own world record twice at the 2024 Olympic Games. At Le Bourget, she climbed a 15-meter-high wall in 6.10 seconds,…
Five cows, a year of free feed, a two-room apartment and exemption from military service: How athletes can win more than just medals at the Olympics
Although the International Olympic Committee will not pay prize money to the winners of Paris 2024, many nations and territories are offering their athletes incentives to come home with gold, silver or bronze. Many of these are financial in nature,…
