LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s Los Angeles’ turn for the torch. Mayor Karen Bass accepted the Olympic flag at the Paris closing ceremony Sunday, Aug. 12, before handing it off to a key representative of LA’s local business — Tom Cruise — who in a pre-recorded trek via motorcycle, plane and...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif returned home to a warm welcome Monday, Aug. 12, as Algerians rallied around her in the face of international scrutiny and misconceptions about her sex. Gold medalist in the the women's 66 kg boxing Algeria's Imane Khelif, left,...
Aleah Finnegan is excited to head back home to the Philippines following her Olympic debut in the Paris Summer Games. Aleah Finnegan (LSU) The 21-year-old Fil-Am made her biggest competition count despite dismal results in the women’s all-around of the artistic gymnastics in the 2024 Paris...
PARIS (AP) — The nascent governing body fighting to keep boxing in the Olympics is about to get a major membership boost. Silver medalist Spain's Ayoub Ghadfa, from left, gold medalist Uzbekistan's Bakhodir Jalolov and bronze medalists Germany's Nelvie Tiafack and France's Djamili-Dini Aboudou...
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Setting out to prove that topping Paris isn’t mission impossible, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars on Sunday, Aug. 11, as it took over Olympic hosting duties from the French capital, which closed out its 2024...
A grand welcome awaits 2024 Paris Olympics two-time gold medalist Carlos Yulo and other outstanding Filipino Olympians in Malacañan on Tuesday, Aug. 13. Yulo and the other Olympians will arrive at the Villamor Airbase on late Tuesday afternoon where they will be welcomed back into the country by...
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — One gold short of the Olympic medal collection, one win away from the LPGA Hall of Fame, Lydia Ko pondered what it would be like to knock out both at the same time and said when she arrived, “It would be a hell of a way to do it.” Lydia Ko, of New...
PARIS (AP) — If historic waterway settings are the new must-have accessory for Olympic host cities, then Istanbul’s mayor wants the IOC to know his city has one. If the key to getting the 2036 Summer Games is having hosted world championships in top-tier Olympic sports, then Qatar can point to...
With two medals from gymnast Carlos Yulo and one bronze each from boxers Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas, the Philippines marked its most fruitful campaign in Olympic history since joining the meet a century ago in the lovely city of Paris. Carlos Yulo (AP) The results are clear, and it...
Samantha Catantan is one happy and proud athlete today: after a memorable debut in the Paris Olympics, she returned to the US and earned her diploma in accountancy at the Pennsylvania State University. Samantha Catantan (Samantha Catantan's Facebook post) “Olympian [to] Accountant,”...
PARIS (AP) — The U.S. women’s basketball team held off France on Sunday, Aug. 11, to win gold in the final event of the Paris Olympics, and that hardware was needed for the Americans to tie China for the most with 40. The United States team poses for a picture with their gold medals at Bercy...
PARIS (AP) — U.S. Olympic officials are appealing a court ruling that resulted in American gymnast Jordan Chiles being asked to return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise. Two-time U.S. Olympic gymnast medalist Jordan Chiles shows her medals after ringing the closing...
