Jul 30 Photos and takeaways from Paris Olympics Day 4 By Tales Azzoni, Associated Press Biles on the top of the podium again, a Gauff upset and U.S. swimming woes. Continue reading
Jul 30 How Simone Biles rewrote the language of gymnastics By Will Graves, Associated Press The 27-year-old American star has been intent almost from the start on pushing the sport in new directions by doing things that have never been done before. Continue reading
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 30 Concerns over water quality in the Seine delays men’s Olympic triathlon By Pat Graham, Kate Brumback, Associated Press Officials on Tuesday say they hope the swimming portion of the race will be able to go forward in the long-polluted waterway Wednesday or in the coming days following an expensive cleanup effort. Continue reading
Jul 29 The advice mental health experts give experienced Olympians By Laura Santhanam Athletes are increasingly weighing their own mental health against the demands of sport and pressure to perform, including those who have entered the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Continue reading
Jul 29 Simone Biles will compete in all 4 events at team finals despite calf injury By Will Graves, Associated Press A calf injury isn’t going to slow down Simone Biles. The American gymnastics star is in the lineup for all four events during Olympic women's team finals. Continue reading
Jul 29 Triathlon cancels Olympic swim training for the second day over Seine water quality concerns By Pat Graham, Kate Brumback, Associated Press The sport's governing body, its medical team and city officials, are banking on sunny weather and higher temperatures to bring the levels of E. coli bacteria below the necessary limits to stage the swim portion of the race. Continue reading
Jul 29 Vandalism hits telecommunications operators in France during Paris Olympics By Associated Press The scale of the impact is unclear, as is whether it has affected any Olympic activities. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 3:28 News Wrap: Israel strikes at Hezbollah in retaliation after Golan Heights attack In our news wrap Sunday, Israel said it hit targets in Lebanon in response to Saturday’s deadly Golan Heights rocket strike, Vance stepped up attacks on Harris on the campaign trail in Minnesota, cooler weather is helping firefighters battle California’s… Continue watching
Jul 28 Simone Biles dominates during Olympic gymnastics qualifying after shaking off calf injury By Will Graves, Associated Press Simone Biles posted an all-around total of 59.566 during Olympic qualifying inside a packed and star-studded Bercy Arena despite a left calf injury that had her limping. Continue reading