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Imane Khelif advances to gold-medal bout with another win amid gender misconceptionsVideo
PARIS — Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria advanced to the gold-medal bout in the women’s welterweight division at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday night, moving one win away from what she calls the best response to the worldwide scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender. With one more...
Russian disinformation slams Paris and amplifies Imane Khelif debate to undermine the Olympics
WASHINGTON — The actor in the viral music video denouncing the 2024 Olympics looks a lot like French President Emmanuel Macron. The images of rats, trash and the sewage, however, were dreamed up by artificial intelligence. Portraying Paris as a crime-ridden cesspool, the video mocking the Games spread quickly on...
American Cole Hocker pulls Olympic shocker in men’s 1,500; Gabby Thomas wins 200Video
SAINT-DENIS, France — American Cole Hocker pulled the upset of the Olympics on Tuesday night, beating his personal-best time by almost 3 seconds to outrace favorites Jakob Ingebrigsten and Josh Kerr for the title at 1,500 meters. Hocker won the race in an Olympic-record 3:27.65, pulling from fifth to first...
France tops Canada in men’s basketball quarterfinals; Serbia, Germany also advanceVideo
PARIS — Guerschon Yabusele scored 22 points, Victor Wembanyama had 12 rebounds and France beat Canada, 82-73, on Tuesday to advance to its second straight men’s Olympic basketball semifinal. Isaia Cordinier added 20 points for France, which is looking to add to its medal haul after winning silver in the...
Sophia Smith’s extra-time goal tops Germany, sends U.S. women’s soccer into Olympic finalVideo
LYON, France — Glimpsing a sliver of the net, Sophia Smith’s aim was true. Smith’s extra-time goal earned the United States a spot in the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 semifinal victory over Germany on Tuesday. The Americans, undefeated in France under new coach Emma...
Olympic marathon swim test run canceled over water quality concerns for Seine River
PARIS — A test run meant to allow Olympic athletes to familiarize themselves with the marathon swimming course in the Seine River was canceled Tuesday over concerns about water quality in the Paris waterway. World Aquatics made the decision to cancel the exercise at an early morning meeting, the organization...
Valarie Allman wins gold in discus, becomes 1st American woman to win 2 gold medals in eventVideo
Valarie Allman is golden once again. Allman defended her Olympic title on Monday at the Stade de France in Saint-Dennis, France, to become the first American woman to win two gold medals in discus on the world’s biggest stage. In the finals, Allman’s first throw sailed out of bounds, but...
A complete list of Paris Olympics medal winnersVideo
A list of the latest medal winners at the Paris Olympics: Monday, Aug. 5 3X3 BASKETBALL WOMEN Gold: Germany Silver: Spain Bronze: United States BADMINTON MEN’S SINGLES Gold: Viktor Axelsen, Denmark Silver: Kunlavut Vitidsarn, Thailand Bronze: Lee Zii Jia, Malaysia WOMEN’S SINGLES Gold: An Se-young, South Korea Silver: He Bing...
France beats Egypt, 3-1, will face Spain in men’s soccer final at Paris OlympicsVideo
LYON, France — Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice as France advanced to the final of the men’s soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics with a 3-1 win over Egypt after extra time Monday. France will play Spain in Friday’s final at Parc des Princes in a match that will ensure a...
Americans have more depth than anyone at the pool, but gold medals harder and harder to come byVideo
NANTERRE, France — No one can match America’s depth at the pool. That said, claiming the top step on the Olympic medal podium is no longer a given for U.S. swimmers. Nine days of thrilling competition at La Defense Arena wrapped up Sunday night with the Americans barely pulling out...
Spain beats Morocco, 2-1, to reach 2nd straight Olympics final in men’s soccerVideo
MARSEILLE, France — Juanlu Sanchez came off the bench to fire Spain to a record-equaling fifth Olympic men’s soccer final Monday. Sanchez struck in the 85th minute at Stade de Marseille to seal a 2-1 win over Morocco and set up a final against France, a 3-1 winner over Egypt...
Mondo Duplantis breaks pole vault world record in gold-medal performance at OlympicsVideo
SAINT-DENIS, France — Mondo Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record Monday night at the Olympics, clearing 6.25 meters (20 feet, 6 inches) to cap his second straight gold-medal performance on the sport’s biggest stage. Duplantis cleared the mark on his third and final try. It marked the ninth...
It was oddly quiet at the Olympics balance beam final, and Simone Biles says the gymnasts noticed
PARIS — An unusually quiet arena may have played a factor in a shaky balance beam final for Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee and a handful of other event finalists Monday. Biles, Lee, Brazil’s Julia Soares and Romania’s Sabrina Maneca-Voinea all fell during their routines inside Bercy Arena, where no music...
Michael Phelps calls for a lifetime ban for anyone who’s caught doping
PARIS — In the wake of a Chinese doping scandal, Michael Phelps doubled down Monday on his support for tougher sanctions — including a lifetime ban for anyone who tests positive for a banned substance. “If you test positive, you should never be allowed to come back and compete again,...
Americans have more depth than anyone at the pool, but gold medals harder and harder to come by
NANTERRE, France — No one can match America’s depth at the pool. That said, claiming the top step on the Olympic medal podium is no longer a given for U.S. swimmers. Nine days of thrilling competition at La Defense Arena wrapped up Sunday night with the Americans barely pulling out...
Simone Biles finishes off her return to Olympics with silver on floor exercise
PARIS — American gymnast Simone Biles didn’t get the golden sendoff she sought. Biles earned silver in the floor exercise finals on Monday — her fourth medal in Paris and 11th Olympic medal overall — after a routine that included a couple of costly steps out of bounds. Brazil’s Rebeca...
Hempfield grad Bridget Williams’ Olympic run ends in pole vault qualifying round
Bridget (Guy) Williams fell just short of qualifying for the finals in the pole vault at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday morning in Saint-Denis, France. The Hempfield grad failed to clear 4.55 meters and finished outside the top 20 qualifiers who advanced to Wednesday’s finals. Competing for Team USA,...
Olympic boxer Imane Khelif calls for end to bullying after backlash over gender misconceptionsVideo
PARIS — Olympic boxer Imane Khelif said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender “harms human dignity,” and she called for an end to bullying athletes after being greatly affected by the international backlash against her. The Algerian athlete spoke about her tumultuous Olympic...
Belgium withdraws from mixed relay triathlon after athlete who swam in Seine River falls ill
PARIS — Belgium’s Olympic committee announced Sunday that it would withdraw its team from the mixed relay triathlon at the Paris Olympics after one of its competitors who swam in the Seine River fell ill. Claire Michel, who competed in the women’s triathlon Wednesday, “is unfortunately ill and will have...
Kristen Faulkner wins Paris Olympics women’s road race for U.S. after making the team as a replacementVideo
PARIS — With the Eiffel Tower behind her and the sun shining at the Paris Olympics, Kristen Faulkner stood atop the podium with her hand on her heart as the American national anthem played. Briefly, she closed her eyes as the enormity of her win in the women’s road race...
Noah Lyles wins Olympic 100 by five-thousandths of a second, among closest finishes in Games historyVideo
SAINT-DENIS, France — Noah Lyles won the Olympic 100 meters by .005 seconds Sunday, waiting some 30 seconds after the finish of an excruciatingly close sprint to find out he’d beaten Kishane Thompson of Jamaica. The word “Photo” popped up on the scoreboard after Lyles and Thompson dashed to the...
Noah Lyles pulls out Olympic 100 by five-thousandths of a secondVideo
SAINT-DENIS, France — Noah Lyles won the Olympic 100 meters by .005 seconds Sunday, waiting some 30 seconds after the finish of an excruciatingly close sprint to find out he had edged out Kishane Thompson of Jamaica. The world “Photo” popped up on the scoreboard after Lyles and Thompson dashed...
A complete list of Paris Olympics medal winnersVideo
Medal winners from Sunday, Saturday at Paris Olympics: Sunday, Aug. 4 ARCHERY MEN’S INDIVIDUAL Gold: Kim Woo-jin, South Korea Silver: Brady Ellison, United States Bronze: Lee Woo-seok, South Korea ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS MEN’S RINGS Gold: Liu Yang, China Silver: Zou Jingyuan, China Bronze: Eleftherios Petrounias, Greece MEN’S VAULT Gold: Carlos Edriel...
Novak Djokovic wins his first Olympic gold medal by beating Carlos Alcaraz in the men’s tennis finalVideo
PARIS — For all of his Grand Slam championships and other titles, for all of his time at No. 1, Novak Djokovic really, really wanted an Olympic gold medal for Serbia, the last significant accomplishment missing from his glittering resume. He finally got one at age 37. Doesn’t matter a...
U.S. extends Olympic win streak to 58 games with 87-68 victory over Germany; quarterfinals nextVideo
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — The U.S. has incredible depth that no country can match, and it has played a key role in its unprecedented run of seven straight Olympic gold medals. The Americans can wear down their opponents by sending wave after wave of WNBA All-Stars to the court. They did...
