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 26 Watch 11:01 Why French authorities fear Russia may attempt to disrupt Paris Olympics By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Just hours before the Olympic opening ceremony, saboteurs launched a coordinated arson attack on French train lines. It stranded nearly a million travelers and sparked even more concerns about potential threats to the games which are being protected by unprecedented… Continue watching
Jul 26 PHOTOS: Paris debuts Olympic Games with star-studded ceremony on the Seine By John Leicester, Associated Press Crowds crammed along the rive and watching from balconies “oohed” and “ahhed” as Olympic teams began parading in boats along the waterway. Continue reading
Jul 26 Snoop Dogg carries Olympic torch ahead of opening ceremony in Paris By Associated Press Snoop Dogg's leg was in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris. Snoop Dogg is in Paris to help cover the games for NBC, part of the U.S. broadcaster's bet to boost ratings by infusing coverage with pop culture. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 6:30 U.S. athletes to watch in the Paris Olympics By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins The 2024 Paris Olympics are here. The opening ceremony isn’t until Friday, but events are officially underway with men’s soccer and rugby. Millions of fans will descend on the city, as will athletes from around the globe. To preview the… Continue watching
Jul 24 French authorities detain Russian man accused of plotting to 'destabilize' Olympics By Barbara Surk, Angela Charlton, Associated Press French authorities say they have foiled several plots to disrupt the 2024 Olympics. Continue reading
Jul 24 Coco Gauff named female flag bearer for U.S. at Olympic opening ceremony By Associated Press Tennis star Coco Gauff will join LeBron James as a flag bearer for the U.S. Olympic team at Friday’s opening ceremony. Continue reading
Jul 18 Paris police seal off banks of Seine River ahead of Olympics By John Leicester, Tom Nouvian, Associated Press A special kind of iron curtain came down across central Paris on Thursday, with the beginning of an Olympic anti-terrorism perimeter along the banks of the River Seine sealing off a kilometers-long (miles-long) area. Continue reading