From breaking to BMX: Which niche sport should fashion invest in after the Olympics?
Adidas hosted a community event called Ground Paris in the Les Halles district, featuring BMX, skate and 3×3 basketball competitions for the public to participate in. “By engaging these sports and the local community, we are not only showing them…
Brittney Griner cries after winning the gold medal in women’s basketball
Not to mention the moves she was expected to make on the court. Every step Griner took in Paris was a reminder of where she had been, and carried with it all the potential risk of flashbacks, fears and worries…
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…
British swimmers win six medals, including several near-gold medals
Adam Peaty missed the chance to join Michael Phelps in an exclusive club, but he was not the only British swimmer to fall just short at the Paris Olympics. Peaty could have become only the second man to win his…
Olympic sport with an eating disorder
They had something in common. The athletes in the photos she admired as a child were all thin – maybe even too thin. “I thought I had to look like them to get to the top,” said Coxsey, who represented…
Olympic Games rocked by javelin official’s near-miss alongside ‘devastating’ scenes for Australians
A Olympic Games in Paris The referee’s misjudgment could have ended in disaster on Saturday night as they were inches away from being hit by Jo-Ane van Dyk’s javelin. In the javelin final, van Dyk was attempting to improve on…
Team USA wins Olympic gold in the men’s and women’s 4×400 relay
Team USA won Olympic Gold in the men’s and women’s 4×400 relay on Saturday, with the men setting an Olympic record and the women missing the world record by just 0.1 seconds. USA’s Gabrielle Thomas competes while Jamaica’s Shiann Salmon…
Australian breakdancer Raygun goes viral as the sport makes its Olympic debut
Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn has caused a stir on social media following her performance at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Breaking, better known as breakdancing, made its debut as an Olympic discipline on Friday. The competition consists of two…
US women’s water polo team goes home empty-handed after tough finish to Paris Olympics
NANTERRE, France (AP) — In a matter of days, the U.S. women’s water polo team had to abandon its pursuit of a historic gold medal and went home empty-handed. That was quite a fall. The United States blew another lead…
