The North Korean Olympic team has five medals at the Paris Olympics so far, but it will go home empty-handed when it comes to new smartphones. The International Olympic Committee announced on Thursday that North Korea’s athletes will be the only athletes in Paris not to receive complimentary Samsung smartphones that went to all the...
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke the world record in the women’s 400-meter hurdle on Thursday in Paris, winning gold for the U.S. in the event for the second straight Olympics. McLaughlin-Levrone, a New Brunswick, New Jersey, native, recorded a 50.37 time in the final, breaking her own world record, and setting the record for the sixth time....
The U.S. women’s water polo team was handed a shocking loss in the 2024 Paris Olympics semifinals on Thursday, losing to Australia by way of a shootout and ending their hopes of winning a fourth consecutive gold medal. The Americans led the Aussies through the first three periods, taking an 8-6 lead in the fourth....
While MyKayla Skinner remains embroiled in a social media feud over her previous comments about the US gymnastics team, her husband is showing his support. The retired gymnast, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, has been at the center of controversy since she took aim at the current group of U.S. gymnasts....
The list of Paris Olympians pulling out of competition because of water quality concerns with the Seine River added Sweden’s Victor Johansson Thursday. Johansson pulled out of the Olympic men’s 10-kilometer event Friday after getting sick from swimming in the river during Olympic competition, he told Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter. Sweden’s Victor Johansson reacts after...
Catholic Bishop Robert Barron says society’s love for athletic “excellence” on display at this year’s Olympic Games runs contrary to its current preoccupation with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, and other efforts to ensure people have equality of outcomes in life rather than opportunity. In an interview with Fox News Digital, the bishop of the...
The Summer Olympics are here again! That means all your favorites are back: gymnastics, swimming, track and field and dozens more. Whether you want to watch Simone Biles win yet another gold medal or Katie Ledecky outswim just about everyone, an Olympics watch party is the perfect way to celebrate your favorite sports with all...
Noah Lyles’ “dream goal” for the Paris Olympics was to break the world record in the 200M, but plans don’t always work out how you hope. Four days after winning the United States’ first gold medal in the men’s 100m since 2004, Lyles took the track to accomplish a feat last done by Carl Lewis...
It got scary for a while, but the United States men’s basketball team can exhale. After trailing by as many as 17, the United States pulled off a miraculous fourth-quarter comeback to advance to its fourth straight gold medal game, beating Serbia, 95-91. The U.S. trailed by 13 entering the fourth and was on the...
Australia’s Michelle Jenneke tripped and fell during the women’s 100-meter hurdles event at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. Jenneke appeared to have an issue with the third hurdle on the track at Stade de France. The tumble ultimately caused her to finish in last place in the heat. She did finish the event, which leaves...
