Italy wins gold with straight sets victory over USA – Orange County Register
PARIS (AP) — Italian Monica De Gennaro has competed in the Olympics three times and has gone home empty-handed each time. Finally, at the age of 37, she goes home with gold. Italy defeated defending champions the United States on…
Brittney Griner sheds tears during national anthem after US women win gold
PARIS (AP) — Brittney Griner stood on the medal podium with her third gold medal around her neck and looked up at the U.S. flag during the national anthem as tears streamed down her cheeks. She only wiped them away…
US women’s basketball team wins gold at the Paris Olympics, defeating France
PARIS (AP) — The U.S. women’s basketball team beat France in the gold medal game at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. This is breaking news. Earlier story below. The U.S. women’s basketball team is not focused on its record-breaking Olympic…
Olympic Games 2024 | Technical innovations and AI are changing the rules of the game for modern sports and training methods
New Delhi: As the Olympics draw to a close, the spotlight is not only on the athletes vying for glory, but also on the transformative role technology has played in shaping modern sports and training methods. In recent years, innovations…
The USWNT beats Brazil in the gold medal final.
This is part of Slate’s coverage of the 2024 Olympics. Read more Here. It is a golden start to the new era of the US women’s national soccer team. Driven by the dynamic attack line of Mallory Swanson, Sophia Smith…
The gender eligibility rules for female athletes are complex and legally difficult
PARIS — The women’s boxing match at the Olympic Games in Paris has highlighted how complex the development and enforcement of gender-specific participation rules in women’s sport is and how vulnerable athletes such as Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin…
Pioneer: The Olympics could lack atmosphere and flair
It’s hard to get started if the music doesn’t have a “soul.” A breakdancing pioneer from the Bronx is thrilled the sport was featured at the Olympics for the first time ever on Friday – but says dancers suffer from…
Why this Olympic DJ doesn’t think about destroying a sport
OOne of the men behind the music at the Olympic breakdancing competition in Paris, which begins with the women’s competition on Friday at the Place de la Concorde, wants to settle a debate that has been simmering since the announcement…
The EmpowerRF device helps women recover from pelvic floor problems
BISMARCK, ND (KFYR) – Pelvic floor problems are relatively common in women, but can be a taboo subject. Many women struggle with this problem: you have a child and now you also have to worry about bladder problems when you…
Is Breaking Breakdancing? A Guide to the 2024 Olympics
The US Olympic breaking team. Photo: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for USOPC Call it Breaking News – B-Boys and B-Girls battle it out for the Breaking News (not Breakdancing) makes its official debut as an Olympic discipline. The women’s and men’s…
