17-year-old Summer McIntosh wins ‘surreal’ second gold medal of the Paris Olympics
By George Ramsay, CNN Paris (CNN) — The Paris Olympics are not yet one week old but 17-year-old Summer McIntosh already has two gold medals.…
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Katie Ledecky becomes most decorated female US Olympian of all time
By David Close, CNN Paris (CNN) — American superstar swimmer Katie Ledecky on Thursday etched her name into the US history books – again. By…
Continue Reading Olympic moment of the day: French race-walker sets a personal best after birth of his daughter
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — Most Olympians will spend the night before their event getting as much sleep as they can, fueling up,…
Continue Reading Simone Biles’ brilliant comeback and other takeaways from the individual all-around gymnastics final
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — Simone Biles is once again the Olympic gold medalist in individual all-around gymnastics after winning one…
Continue Reading Rebeca Andrade knew she could beat Simone Biles – now the whole world knows it too
By Ben Church and Victoria Barauna, CNN (CNN) — Eleven-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles is unquestionably hard to beat, but doing so is not…
Continue Reading Four-time French Open champion and world No. 1 Iga Świątek loses in semifinals of women’s tennis singles tournament
By Jill Martin and Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — Iga Świątek, the Polish world No. 1 and top seed in the Olympic tennis tournament, lost…
Continue Reading After being traded in the middle of a series, MLB player takes short walk across stadium to new team
By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball (MLB) players often have long journeys to link up with their new squads when they are traded.…
Continue Reading Turkey’s understated Olympic shooter Yusuf Dikeç bags silver medal and goes viral for ‘insane aura’
By Amy Woodyatt, Patrick Sung and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — In an Olympic competition where participants generally use all the available…
Continue Reading All eyes on Simone Biles as she goes for women’s all-around gold at the Paris Olympics
By George Ramsay, CNN Paris (CNN) — With the first chapter of Simone Biles’ comeback at the Olympics already complete, the next is ready to…
Continue Reading Olympic moment of the day: Léon Marchand turns himself into a French legend
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Nanterre, France (CNN) — There are moments in sports when you can feel an athlete becoming a legend before your very…
Continue Reading US women’s soccer team qualifies for Olympic quarterfinals as group winner after 2-1 victory over Australia
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The US women’s soccer team qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with an unbeaten record…
Continue Reading Four takeaways from a thrilling night of Olympic swimming
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Nanterres, France (CNN) — One of the most exciting swimming nights of these Olympics is in the books after Wednesday…
Continue Reading Meet the viral Olympians winning medals and hearts
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — We met Simone Biles on the mat, Sha’Carri Richardson on the track and Katie Ledecky in the pool. Their…
Continue Reading José Torres Gil makes BMX history for Argentina during ‘best final ever’ at Paris Olympics
By George Ramsay, CNN Place de la Concorde, Paris (CNN) — Triumph and tragedy are everywhere you look at the Olympics, and the men’s BMX park…
Continue Reading ‘I realized that this was bigger than basketball’: Former NBA All-Star Luol Deng on the rise of South Sudan’s basketball team
CNN By Amanda Davies and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — It was a dream debut on the Olympic basketball stage for the world’s youngest country. South…
Continue Reading Team USA women’s basketball squad emphasizes endorsement of Kamala Harris for president
By Kyle Feldscher and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The head coach and players of Team USA’s women’s basketball emphasized their endorsement of…
Continue Reading ‘I realized that this was bigger than basketball’: Former NBA All-Star Luol Deng on the rise of South Sudan’s basketball team
By Amanda Davies and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — It was a dream debut on the Olympic basketball stage for the world’s youngest country. South…
Continue Reading Simone Biles celebrates Olympic win with pointed comment following ex-teammate’s criticism
CNN By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles has seemingly clapped back at criticism from former teammate MyKayla Skinner following the US…
Continue Reading Olympic triathlon goes ahead after officials give the green light over Seine water quality
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — The triathlon competitions went ahead in Paris on Wednesday after concerns over water quality in the River…
Continue Reading Simone Biles celebrates Olympic win with pointed comment following ex-teammate’s criticism
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles has seemingly clapped back at criticism from former teammate MyKayla Skinner following the US gymnastics…
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