In 2023, Gymnast Simone Biles wins her record 8th U.S. Championship in San Jose, California.
Today in Sports History: Simone Biles wins her record 8th US Championship
Category: Olympics
How the Paris 2024 Village has been transformed for Paralympians with accessibility in mind
The athletes village buzzed with activity as 4,400 para-athletes arrived for the 2024 Paralympic Games.
Today in Sports History: Michael Phelps wins 8th gold medal at Beijing Games
In 2008, at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, Michael Phelps and three teammates win the 400-meter medley relay for Phelps’ eighth gold medal, eclipsing Mark Spitz’s seven-gold performance at the 1972 Munich Games. Of his five individual races and three relays, Phelps sets world records in seven and an Olympic record in the eighth.
Imane Khelif hailed upon her return to Algeria after winning an Olympic boxing gold medal
With fans greeting her as she arrived in her hometown Friday, Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif extolled Algeria for backing its athletes and said she hoped to again make her country proud.
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu presented the Olympic bronze medal first awarded to American Jordan Chiles
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received her Olympic bronze medal during a ceremony that concluded a swirl of controversy after the medal was first awarded to U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles but later revoked.
Jordan Chiles says panel’s call for her to return Olympic bronze medal is ‘unjust’ and a ‘significant blow’
American gymnast Jordan Chiles called an arbitration panel’s decision that she must return the bronze medal she was awarded in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics “unjust” and a “significant blow” in a message posted on social media Thursday. The International Olympic Committee, in light of the decision by the Court of Arbitration for […]
Australian Olympic Committee hits out at criticism of controversial breaker competitor who scored zero points
The Australian Olympic Committee has criticized an anonymous online petition attacking controversial Paris Games breaking competitor Rachael Gunn, saying the petition was “vexatious, misleading and bullying.”
French prosecutors investigate cyber harassment of Algerian Olympic boxing champ Imane Khelif
French prosecutors opened an investigation into an online harassment complaint made by Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif.
Jordan Chiles medal inquiry: USA Gymnastics says arbitration panel won’t reconsider decision
USA Gymnastics officials say an arbitration panel won’t reconsider a decision asking gymnast Jordan Chiles to return the bronze medal she was awarded in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics.
US women’s basketball future looks bright — but the rest of the world is closing the talent gap
The U.S. women’s basketball players have been saying for years that winning in the Olympics wasn’t as easy as it has looked during the record run to eight straight gold medals.