Sport climbing causes a stir at the Olympic Games in Paris after format change
Olympian Emma Hunt explains speed climbing for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris This is the first year that an Olympic medal has been won in speed climbing. Emma Hunt, athlete on the US team, analyzes the sport. LE BOURGET,…
How to watch the men’s speed climbing final – NBC New York
World record holder Sam Watson will compete in the men’s speed sport climbing event at the Paris Olympic Games on Thursday. Watson, 18, set the world record of 4.79 seconds at the World Cup sport climbing competition in Wujiang, China,…
Try Olympic sports in DC, from boxing to rock climbing to trampolining – NBC4 Washington
It goes without saying that many of us watching the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris are thinking, “I could probably do that too!” Luckily, there are several places in Washington DC where you can try your hand at some Olympic…
China arrests woman for defamatory comments about Olympic athletes
Beijing — Police in Beijing said they had arrested a woman for posting defamatory comments about athletes and coaches online following the women’s table tennis singles final at the Paris Olympics. The 29-year-old woman surnamed He “maliciously fabricated information and…
The USA will face New Zealand at the Olympic Velodrome for the gold medal in the women’s team pursuit
MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — Olympic road race champion Kristen Faulkner will join U.S. teammates Chloe Dygert, Jennifer Valente and Lilly Williams in the women’s team pursuit final against New Zealand on Wednesday night to compete for her second gold medal…
Speed sport climber Aleksandra Miroslaw wins Olympic gold, two days after breaking the world record twice
LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Two world records, an Olympic gold medal. Poland’s Aleksandra Miroslaw crowned her dominant performance at the Paris Games by winning the gold medal in women’s speed climbing on Wednesday. It was her first Olympic medal…
Tahiti’s Rahui tradition has helped revitalize ecosystems – including near the venue of the Olympic Surfing Games
TAHITIA, Tahiti — While fishing on the turquoise seas of Tahiti a few years ago, fishermen noticed that their catches – and the fish in them – were getting smaller. Because fishing is an essential part of Polynesian life, 51-year-old…
