2024 Paris Olympics

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The Sport Is New to the Games—and Destroys Your Hands

Speed climbing can tear athletes' hands to shreds

(Newser) - American Sam Watson managed to set a new record on Tuesday when he scaled a 15-meter climbing wall in Paris in just 4.75 seconds. Whether he ends up with gold won't be known until Thursday, when the men's speed-climbing quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals will take place. It'...

He's the First US Man to Win Weightlifting Medal in 40 Years

Hampton Morris won bronze in men's 61kg

(Newser) - American weightlifter Hampton Morris has ended an Olympic medal drought that began 20 years before he was born. The 20-year-old won the bronze in the men's 61-kilogram event Wednesday. American women won weightlifting medals at the two most recent Summer Olympics, but the last American men to make it...

French Athlete Blamed for Fall That Took Out 4 Runners

Referee says they can still advance to men's 5000-meter final

(Newser) - The men's 5,000-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday is going to be more crowded than expected. Five runners fell in the first of two heats on Wednesday. None of them made it to the final eight, but the referee has decided that four of them can...

A Few Ounces Kept Wrestler From Her Shot at Gold

Vinesh Phogat will no longer take on American Sarah Hildebrandt in the final

(Newser) - The Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was supposed to go for gold Wednesday night. Instead, the female wrestler has lost her shot to compete against American Sarah Hildebrandt in the 50-kilogram weight class final over a few grams. The Indian Olympic Association said early Wednesday on X that, "despite the...

Oft-Injured Surfing Correspondent Colin Jost Sent Home

Colin Jost leaves NBC Olympics post in Tahiti after foot injury, staph infection, ear infection

(Newser) - Colin Jost is one of the many celebrities participating in NBC's coverage of the Summer Olympics, but his time as a correspondent has apparently come to an end. The Saturday Night Live star's sweet stint from Tahiti, where he's been commenting on the Games' surfing competition since...

MyKayla Skinner Says She's Getting Death Threats

Gymnast wants Simone Biles to call off her fans

(Newser) - MyKayla Skinner says she's been getting death threats ever since Simone Biles brought renewed attention to comments she made about the current US women's gymnastics team competing at the Paris Olympics. Skinner, in a July video that she later deleted, bemoaned what she saw as a decrease in...

Jamaica Hasn't Had Much to Celebrate This Olympics

Country's sprinters have more injuries than medals

(Newser) - The midpoint of the Olympic track meet used to be time for Jamaican sprint stars—Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and all the rest—to catch their breath, recover from their victory parties, then start gearing up for more. This year in Paris, there hasn't been much to celebrate, and...

The US Had a Huge Night in Track and Field

Cole Hocker pulled off huge upset to win gold

(Newser) - The United States had a big night in track and field at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, winning two gold medals and five overall. Gabby Thomas blazed her way to an easy win in the 200 meters—and beat 100-meter winner Julien Alfred of St. Lucia, who earned silver and...

US Women&#39;s Soccer Team Earns Spot in Gold Medal Match
US Will Play Brazil
in Women's Soccer Final
UPDATED
Aug 6, 2024 5:33 PM CDT

US Will Play Brazil in Women's Soccer Final

Extra-time goal sealed US win over Germany

(Newser) - Sophia Smith scored in extra time and the United States earned a spot in the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 victory over Germany on Tuesday. The Americans, undefeated in France under new coach Emma Hayes, will be vying for their fifth gold medal in their...

US Teen Finishes Event in Record 4.75 Seconds

Sam Watson's speed climbing record is fastest of any timed Olympic event

(Newser) - Sam Watson flew up a 15-meter climbing wall in Paris in 4.75 seconds on Tuesday, shaving 0.04 seconds off his previous best time and setting a new record. The 18-year-old American set a speed climbing world record, which was also a record for the fastest time in any...

Podium Photo Is a Classic
Podium
Photo Is
a Classic
Aug 6, 2024 11:44 AM CDT

Podium Photo Is a Classic

Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles ensure historic all-Black podium won't soon be forgotten

(Newser) - Simone Biles may not have clinched gold in her signature event Monday , but she helped deliver a "display of sportsmanship" and another "enduring image " of the Paris Games, CNN reports. Taking the podium after the floor exercise finals, the silver medalist joined her friend and teammate, bronze...

A Whale of a Security Breach at Olympic Surfing Semis

A literal whale makes a literal breach

(Newser) - The Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti has yielded some bonkers photos , but with all eyes on the ocean during the final day of competition on Monday afternoon, a surprise guest made an appearance for one more: a whale. A safe distance from athletes Tatiana Weston-Webb from Brazil and Brisa...

See the Highest Pole Vault in History
'Mondo Flies Over Paris!'
Aug 6, 2024 7:35 AM CDT

'Mondo Flies Over Paris!'

Pole vaulter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis breaks an Olympic record, then breaks his own record

(Newser) - Armand "Mondo" Duplantis, a Louisiana native competing in the Summer Olympics in Paris for his mom's native country of Sweden, had already clinched the gold medal in men's pole vaulting on Monday night when he set out to achieve his next goal: breaking the Olympic record of...

No Golden Send-Off for Simone Biles

She fails to medal on the beam, takes home silver in her signature floor event

(Newser) - Simone Biles didn't get the golden send-off she'd hoped for. Biles earned silver in the floor exercise finals Monday—her 11th Olympic medal—after a routine that included a couple of costly steps out of bounds. Brazil's Rebeca Andrade became the first gymnast to beat Biles in...

Olympic Boxer Speaks Out on Gender Scrutiny

Imane Khelif calls for end to hateful bullying

(Newser) - 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 AP reports. The Algerian athlete spoke about...

Noah Lyles Wins Men&#39;s 100m by a Clavicle
Men's 100m Sees
a 'Stunning' Result
Aug 5, 2024 12:00 AM CDT

Men's 100m Sees a 'Stunning' Result

Photo finish at Olympics is being called 'epic'

(Newser) - In a photo finish that's being called " stunning ," " epic ," and " wild ," US sprinter Noah Lyles won gold in the men's 100-meter in what the AP reports was a "historically close" race. Commentators originally believed Jamaica's Kishane Thompson won (watch the...

US Wraps Up Swimming by Setting Two World Records

With eight gold medals, American team edges Australia

(Newser) - The US set two world records on the final night of swimming at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, winning the gold-medal count over rival Australia and easing the sting of the first loss ever in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay. Bobby Finke set a new standard in the 1,...

Illness Hits Two Teams After Competitions in Seine

Belgium pulls out of event, and Switzerland replaces triathlon swimmer

(Newser) - 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 on Wednesday, "is unfortunately ill and...

First Medal Winner Encourages Refugees
Refugee Team Wins First Medal
Aug 4, 2024 11:45 AM CDT

Refugee Team Wins First Medal

Cindy Ngamba, once of Cameroon, clinches at least bronze

(Newser) - Boxer Cindy Ngamba on Sunday became the first member of the Refugee Olympic Team to clinch a medal at the Paris Games, representing a team created to call attention to the plight of refugees around the world. Ngamba, who cannot return to her home country of Cameroon, won a fierce...

Two Boxers in Gender Outcry Clinch Medals

Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan and Imane Khelif of Algeria win quarterfinal bouts in their respective divisions

(Newser) - Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan clinched her first Olympic medal Sunday in front of a crowd that chanted her name, one day after fellow boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria secured one as well following days of online abuse and intense scrutiny about their participation at the Paris Games. Lin bowed...

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