The Closing Ceremony will include the official handover to the Los Angeles Summer Games in 2028. PARIS, France — H.E.R. will perform during the Closing Ceremony at the Paris Olympics. The five-time Grammy winner is expected to sing the U.S. national anthem live at the Stade de France as part of the handover for the … Read more
It’s been quite a ride for 16-year-old Quincy Wilson, who already has a brand deal with New Balance and put off getting his driver’s license to run in Paris. PARIS, France — American teenage sprinter Quincy Wilson’s first run at the Olympics on Friday was a learning lesson. The 16-year-old, who became the youngest American male to … Read more
The hotel security guard had intervened in an altercation between the rapper and his own bodyguard, police said. PARIS, France — Rapper Travis Scott was arrested at a Paris hotel after an altercation with a security guard, French prosecutors said Friday. The arrest occurred after police were called to the Georges V hotel early Friday to … Read more
These grueling events test athletes on their speed, strength, agility and endurance. PARIS, France — The title of “World’s Greatest Athlete” is bestowed upon the winners of the heptathlon and decathlon, grueling tests of speed, strength, agility and endurance in track and field. Competitors earn points for their performance in each discipline and the overall … Read more
His antics on the greens and inspiring life story made him among the sport’s most popular players during a long professional career. Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez, a Hall of Fame golfer whose antics on the greens and inspiring life story made him among the sport’s most popular players during a long professional career, died Thursday. … Read more
“He was my everything,” Sharon van Rouwendaal said of her late dog Rio after she secured her second gold medal. PARIS, France — Sharon van Rouwendaal became the first woman to ever win the Olympic marathon swimming event twice, reclaiming the title she won in Rio and fell just short of in Tokyo. This win … Read more
PARIS, France — A new sport calls for new rules at the Olympic level. And while breaking — commonly referred to as breakdancing — has been around for decades, it’s still new to the world of Olympic judging. The battles, the moves and the culture aren’t new — breaking is one of four foundational elements of … Read more