Aug 06 Olympic boxer at center of gender misconceptions fights for spot in gold medal bout By Greg Beacham, Associated Press Imane Khelif’s fight for a gold medal amid scrutiny over misconceptions about her gender continues when she takes the ring in the Olympic boxing semifinals. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 5:38 How Olympian Allyson Felix is changing the narrative around mothers competing By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Jackson Hudgins As Team USA continues to dominate at the Olympics, the most decorated American athlete in track and field history, Allyson Felix, is in Paris with a different goal in mind. She wants to change the narrative around mothers competing at… Continue watching
Aug 05 Pregnant Olympians are pushing the boundaries of possibility in Paris By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press Pregnant athletes are pushing boundaries in Paris by competing ever later into pregnancy. Continue reading
Aug 03 Katie Ledecky swims into Olympic history with 4th straight 800-meter freestyle victory By Paul Newberry, Associated Press Ledecky capped another stellar Olympics by becoming only the second swimmer to win the same event at four straight Summer Games, holding off Ariarne Titmus of Australia to win the 800-meter freestyle. Continue reading
Aug 02 Who is Olympian Imane Khelif? An Algerian woman boxer is facing gender backlash By Greg Beacham, Associated Press Khelif was assigned female at birth, but was disqualified from the 2023 world championships after failing unspecified and untransparent eligibility tests for women's competition from the now-banned International Boxing Association. Continue reading
Aug 01 Simone Biles holds off Brazil's Rebeca Andrade to win all-around gold in women's gymnastics By Will Graves, Associated Press Simone Biles edged Brazil's Rebeca Andrade during a tense Olympic all-around final on Thursday… Continue reading
Aug 01 From shark watches to stray boats to bacteria, Olympic triathlon dilemmas not new By Pat Graham, Associated Press There was a shark watch at the first Olympic triathlon in 2000. There have also been boats in the way and major bacteria concerns at two of the last three events. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 6:30 U.S. women strike gold with dominating performances at Paris Olympics By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant, Eliot Barnhart U.S. swimming star Katie Ledecky made a splash in her first finals of the Paris Olympics. The 27-year-old finished the 1500 meter freestyle nearly half a pool length ahead of her competitors. It comes as the U.S. women's gymnastics team… Continue watching
Jul 30 Simone Biles and Team USA dominate to win Olympic gold in women's gymnastics By Will Graves, Associated Press Simone Biles powered a dominant U.S. women’s team to gold in the finals and cemented her legacy as the greatest ever in her sport and among the best in the history of the Olympics. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 6:51 Olympian Apolo Ohno on the pressure to compete and prioritizing mental health By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas, Laura Santhanam Millions of people are closely watching the performance of Olympic great Simone Biles as she competes for gold. Biles has also helped open the door wider to conversations around mental health and the incredible pressure to compete. Amna Nawaz discussed… Continue watching