Katie Ledecky doesn’t appear to be one for taking too long of a vacation. Ledecky put in work at the Paris Olympics over the last week, winning four medals at the Summer Games. She won gold medals in the 800- and 1500-meter freestyle, a silver in the 4×200-meter freestyle and bronze in the 400-meter freestyle....
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) slammed the gender tests at the center of a controversy with two boxers fighting in the women’s division – Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting. The International Boxing Association (IBA) said in 2023 that Khelif and Lin were disqualified from the tournament for testing positive for “XY chromosomes” and have maintained...
Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting, who previously failed a gender test, was guaranteed an Olympic medal from the Paris Games after the fighter defeated Bulgaria’s Svetlana Kamenova Staneva via unanimous decision in the quarterfinals. Lin and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif have as faced scrutiny over a disqualification from the 2023 International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World...
American swimming superstar Katie Ledecky has successfully defended her title in the women’s 800-meter freestyle for the fourth straight time in the Olympics, out-pacing Ariarne Titmus of Australia to win gold in Saturday’s final. Ledecky, who owns both the Olympic record and the world record, completed the race in 8:11.04 – more than a second...
Imane Khelif, an Algerian boxer who failed a gender test prior to the 2024 Paris Olympics, will be guaranteed at least a bronze medal at the Summer Games after a win Saturday over a Hungarian fighter. Khelif defeated Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori in the 66-kilogram fight, via unanimous decision. Because there are no bronze medal...
Simone Biles has further cemented her legacy as one of the greatest gymnasts of all time after she took home the gold medal in the women’s vault final on Saturday, marking her third gold medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Biles is just the second woman in Olympic history to win the vault twice, having...
EXCLUSIVE: An Olympic boxing match between Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Italy’s Angela Carini sparked controversy across the sports world on Thursday. Khelif’s participation in the match in Paris came with condemnation as the Algerian fighter failed a gender eligibility test and was deemed to have male chromosomes during the 2023 World Championships, which was sanctioned...
Jazz Chisholm Jr. showed up to Fenway Park in Boston at 5:41 p.m. on Sunday night to play for his new team, the New York Yankees, with a 7:10 p.m. first pitch on the schedule. Yankees GM Brian Cashman struck a trade with the Miami Marlins for the versatile Chisholm, and he was in the...
U.S. Olympians have struggled with rent and food prices amid surging inflation this Olympic cycle. Now, a rapper has stepped up to help. U.S. discus thrower Veronica Fraley posted on X on Thursday that she can’t pay her rent ahead of her Olympic debut on Friday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM “I...
Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting won a Paris Olympics fight against Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova on Friday handily, 3-0 The judges scored each round for Lin in the dominating performance. Lin’s height and reach proved to be the biggest difference in the match as Turdibekova appeared to just be outmatched. Lin was the No. 1 seed in...
