The player in a different color jersey is called a libero, a position that has different rules than the rest of the team. WASHINGTON — Both disciplines of volleyball are now underway at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Those who tuned into Team USA’s match against China may have noticed one person on each team’s 12-player … Read more
It was a photo finish to crown the world’s fastest man. PARIS, France — The United States’ Noah Lyles won the men’s 100-meter dash at the Paris Olympics on Sunday in a photo finish to crown the world’s fastest man. Lyles finished ahead of Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by just .005 seconds. The world “Photo” popped … Read more
Last Olympics, Brady Ellison entered ranked No. 1 in the world and failed to medal. This time, he was calm and cool, and it paid off. PARIS, France — American archer Brady Ellison was on the brink of finally winning a gold medal in his fifth Olympics. He was in a shoot-off with South Korean … Read more
Walsh finished third in the women’s 200-meter individual medley, but was quickly disqualified. PARIS, France — American swimmer Alex Walsh was disqualified and denied the bronze medal in the women’s 200-meter individual medley on Saturday at the Paris Olympics. Walsh, who finished third, was disqualified for not completing the backstroke leg on her back and turning … Read more
Sunday’s game was the latest installment of a fascinating old-vs.-young rivalry that included a matchup in the Wimbledon final three weeks ago. PARIS, France — Novak Djokovic won his first Olympic gold medal by beating Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) in an enthralling men’s tennis singles final Sunday, giving the 37-year-old from Serbia the last … Read more
It’s yet another blow for the Jamaican women, a perennial Olympic powerhouse that has captured 15 of the 24 Olympic medals in the 100 and 200 since 2008. SAINT-DENIS, France — Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson pulled out of the women’s 200 meters Sunday and will not race for an individual medal at the Paris Games. … Read more
Caeleb Dressel has still only won gold medals in his Olympic career. PARIS, France — Caeleb Dressel picked up his ninth career gold medal in Paris, but it came in a way he probably didn’t expect going into the Summer Games. While Dressel won his eighth career gold in a relay on Day 1 of … Read more