With just 100 days to go until the start of the Olympic Games in Paris some of Northern Ireland’s finest athletes are preparing to showcase their talents on the grandest stage in sport.
The NBA's all-time leading scorer LeBron James and reigning most valuable player Joel Embiid headline an all-star lineup named to the United States men's basketball team for the Paris Olympics, USA Basketball announced on Wednesday.
Does Africa have the infrastructure? Africa has previously put on large sporting events, including the 1995 Rugby World Cup and 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa, while Morocco
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Backstroke queen Kaylee McKeown marked herself a major threat for the 200 metres individual medley gold at the Paris Olympics as she shattered a national record at the Australian Open Championships on Wednesday.
After making his Olympic bow in Tokyo when strict COVID-19 restrictions kept fans away and athletes in a bubble, pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis hopes his second Games in Paris will be more like the way he always imagined them.
World Athletics has created a problem by announcing that gold medallists at the Paris Olympics will receive cash prizes, according to the head of the British Olympic Association Andy Anson.
With the countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympics underway, Tonight Show Host Jimmy Fallon has been doing some preparations of his own. The Emmy Award winner is set to co-host NBC Universal’s coverage of the Paris Games Closing Ceremony alongside Olympics primetime host Mike Tirico,
The United States will top the medals table for the fourth straight Summer Games in Paris, while France will get a major host-nation bump from eighth to third, according to a forecast 100 days out from the opening ceremony.
Sportscraft’s uniform takes inspiration from the fashion capital of the world for the 2024 Paris Olympics, with an ‘ombre green and gold’ print inspired by a Parisian sunset
Anticipation is building ahead of the Summer Olympics, which are set to begin in Paris in late July. But long-standing Olympic traditions are already underway: This week, the Olympic flame was lit during a choreographed ceremony in Olympia,
Australia's Chef de Mission Anna Meares said on Wednesday that while security was the first subject athletes raised with her about the Olympics, she had full confidence that Paris would put on a safe Games in 100 day's time.
As the summer approaches, Paris is starting to embrace all of the traditional Olympic sports: moaning, whingeing, complaining and doom-forecasting. “The Olympics are bringing shame on France,”
World Athletics has created a problem by announcing that gold medallists at the Paris Olympics will receive cash prizes, according to British Olympic Association chief Andy Anson. Criticism has followed World Athletics President Sebastian Coe's pledge to pay gold medal winners in Paris $50,
Great Britain have stuck with traditional colours - and gone for a striking navy blue backdrop - in their official Olympic and Paralympic kits that preserve the traditional red, white and blue union flags.
STORY: From Versailles to river Seine, the world's best athletes will have the chance to compete in some of the most iconic and historical locations throughout France and Tahiti during the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Boxing Australia’s national head coach Jamie Pittman has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics after being sanctioned for incidents of sexual misconduct toward female athletes while on overseas camps. The
Fiona O’Keeffe is headed to Paris, a fact she has known for more than two months. “It’s nice to know that box is checked,” smiled O’Keeffe from the Team USA Summit in New York City. “It makes it all feel a little more real.
French authorities on Wednesday evicted hundreds of migrants from a squat in a southern suburb of Paris with just 100 days to go until the Olympics, encouraging them to board buses to other parts of France.
With less than 100 days until the first round of Olympic golf is played in Paris, the first three Olympic golf broadcasters have been selected. An NBC spokesperson confirmed to Golf Digest that Karen Stupples,
In Paris’ outskirts, a bright-eyed young girl is eager for the Olympic and Paralympic Games to end. That’s because the swimming club where 10-year-old Lyla Kebbi trains will inherit an Olympic pool. It will be dismantled after the Games and trucked from the Olympic race venue in Paris’ high-rise business district to Sevran,
With 100 days to go until the start of Paris 2024, Natalie Wilson explains why she’s trading the French capital for the French Riviera to see the sporting spectacle
Olympic and Paralympic athletes from New England joined dozens of Team USA members from across the country in New York Wednesday to celebrate being 100 days way from the Paris Olympics this week. The athletes participated in the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee media summit in Times Square.
One of the teams to watch at this summer’s Paris Olympics will be the USA women’s soccer team. While they have been wildly successful in the past decade, they have not won an Olympic gold since 2012.
The grand prize winner will receive a trip for two to the Paris Olympic Games, Delta Vacations shared in a statement with Travel + Leisure, complete with round-trip main cabin Del
LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and Joel Embiid headline arguably the most star-studded Olympic men's basketball roster since the 1990s as the U.S. eyes a fifth consecutive title in Paris. The 12-player team was announced Wednesday,
Indeed, Paris 2024 is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated editions of the Olympics since 776 B.C. And for us watch nerds, it wouldn’t be the Olympics without a new, special-edition timepiece from Omega,
U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials will be contested Friday and Saturday on the campus of Penn State University. At the end of the weekend, 18 athletes will have punched their ticket to the Olympic Games in Paris this summer - six in men’s freestyle,
The Olympic torch is being lit in Greece on Tuesday, ahead of its journey to Paris for the start of the Games on 26 July. Security has become a major concern for the French government, and plans for the opening ceremony are being reconsidered.
Here's a list of Georgia athletes who have made Team USA and other Olympic hopefuls with Georgia connections. RELATED: 'Let your passions drive you' | 2-time Olympic medalist from Atlanta shares journey to 2024 Paris Olympics (These athletes have been confirmed for Team USA in their respective sports and have profiles on the official Olympics website for 2024.
With 100 days until the Paris Olympics 2024, we've put together a guide to give you the latest on when the Games begin, the venues, and how many gold medals can be won.
The question of holding the Paris Games opening ceremony on the Seine River loomed large as countdown clock to the Olympics passed the 100-day mark. Organizers, French government officials and French athletes have assured visitors and fans that they will be safe in Paris during the Olympics and Paralympics this summer.
NEW YORK — Olympians assembled Wednesday in the cultural capital of the world to amplify a long-awaited moment. There are 100 days until Paris 2024. One hundred days until the City of Light will ignite.