Olympics & Paralympics
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Figure Skaters Have Podium Moment in Paris
PARIS (AP) — A touch of winter came to the Summer Games on Wednesday when the United States figur...
August 9, 2024
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COVID-stricken Noah Lyles Collapses after Getting Bronze, One of 8 US Medals at Olympic Track
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The first sign of trouble Thursday night came when Noah Lyles started ...
August 9, 2024
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French Heartbreak as Bennama Loses, Ngamba Wins Refugee Team’s First Medal
PARIS, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Rio Olympics champion Hasanboy Dusmatov claimed the men's flyweight boxi...
August 9, 2024
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Indonesia’s Leonardo Upsets American Watson to Win Speed Gold
PARIS, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Veddriq Leonardo won a gold medal in the men's speed climbin...
August 9, 2024
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India Women’s Wrestler Vinesh Phogat Retires after Missing Weight for Olympic Final
PARIS (AP) — Vinesh Phogat, the Indian women's wrestler who qualified for the Olympic final at 50...
August 9, 2024
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Akari Fujinami, Japan’s Wrestling Juggernaut Ambles to Freestyle Gold at Paris Olympics
PARIS (Reuters) - Japanese wrestling juggernaut Akari Fujinami extended her outrageous winning st...
August 9, 2024
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Japan to Face China in Women’s Table Tennis Team Finals at Paris Olympics After Beating Germany in Semifinals
PARIS — Japan defeated Germany 3–1 in the quarterfinal of the women’s table tennis team event at ...
August 9, 2024
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Japan’s Okada, Yoshioka Wins Silver in Sailing 470 Mixed Dinghy Race
MARSEILLE, France — Japan’s Keiju Okada and Miho Yoshioka won silver in the sailing 470 mixed din...
August 8, 2024
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Kusaka Wins Gold in Men’s Greco-Roman 77-Kg Wrestling, Susaki Snatches Bronze in Women’s Freestyle 50-Kg
PARIS — Nao Kusaka won gold medal in men’s Greco-Roman wrestling in the 77-kilogram class at the ...
August 8, 2024
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Wrestler Kusaka Wins Olympic Gold in ‘a Fun 6 Minutes’; Sumo Was Part of Training; Backflip Part of Celebration
PARIS — Amid loud cheers and applause, Japanese wrestler Nao Kusaka walked around the mat with th...
August 8, 2024
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Susaki Shows Grit to Snare Bronze; Pledges to Regain Her Title at Next Olympics
Despite her comfortable victory to clinch the bronze medal in the women’s 50-kilogram freestyle w...
August 8, 2024
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Sex Eligibility Rules for Female Athletes Are Complex and Legally Difficult
PARIS (AP) — Women's boxing at the Paris Olympics has highlighted the complexity of drafting and ...
August 8, 2024
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Table Tennis: Sweden Fight Back to Beat Japan and Secure Medal
PARIS (Reuters) - Sweden fought back from a two-match deficit to beat fourth-seeded Japan in a me...
August 8, 2024
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Yui Susaki Takes Bronze in Women’s 50-Kg Freestyle Wrestling
PARIS — Yui Susaki won a bronze medal in the women’s 50-kg freestyle wrestling at the Paris Olymp...
August 8, 2024
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Nao Kusaka Grabs Gold Medal in Men’s 77-Kg Greco-Roman Wrestling
PARIS — Nao Kusaka took the gold medal in men’s Greco-Roman wrestling in the 77-kilogram class at...
August 8, 2024
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