K-pop idol group BTS member Jin will be a torchbearer for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. According to Korean media Dispatch, Jin, who was discharged from the military on June 12, will be participating as a torchbearer in the Summer Olympics torch relay to be held in Paris. ...
Janry Ubas bounced back after a failed Paris Olympics bid after bagging the gold medal in men's long jump in the 2024 Silk Road to Olympics in Tashkent, Uzbekistan over the weekend. Janry Ubas (PATAFA) Ubas, 30, leapt 7.85 meters -- his new season-best -- to rule the event with Hong...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — They all had a reason to come back. Every single one of them. Simone Biles to move past those wrenching two weeks in Japan three years ago, when the gymnastics superstar prioritized her mental health and safety over glory, a decision that inspired some and maddened others....
Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo and Filipina racer Bianca Bustamante both landed on the cover of Vogue Philippines’ July issue. Left: Hidilyn Diaz and Bianca Bustamante (Vogue Philippines) The fashion and lifestyle magazine is kicking off the Summer Olympic month with...
EUGENE (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone lowered her world record once again, running the 400-meter hurdles in 50.65 seconds Sunday, June 30, to win the U.S. Olympic trials. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) In only her fourth long hurdles race of the season, the 24-year-old...
EUGENE (AP) — When the track announcer asked Grant Holloway what he thought of his latest win at U.S. track trials, America’s best hurdler made it clear there are bigger things to come. Grant Holloway wins the men's 110-meter hurdles final during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Maybe the most remarkable thing about Simone Biles’ decade-plus run redefining what’s possible in gymnastics is how she has managed to stay healthy while doing it. Simone Biles prepares for competition at the United States Gymnastics Olympic Trials on Friday, June 28, in...
LAUSANNE (AP) — Russian tennis players Karen Khachanov and Liudmila Samsonova declined to play at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said on Friday, June 28, and their next highest ranked compatriots were invited instead. The Olympic rings are seen on the Eiffel Tower from the Beach Volleyball court at...
Kawhi Leonard, Tyrese Haliburton and Joel Embiid are all good to go for the start of USA Basketball’s men’s national team training camp in Las Vegas next week, the first step toward what the Americans hope is a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (AP)...
BRISBANE (AP) — Eight years after turning down his first opportunity, a still-regretful Jason Day will finally make it to an Olympics as part of an Australian golf team that includes a brother-and-sister combination for the Paris Games. Australia's Jason Day (AP) Day was ranked No. 1 in 2016 when...
KINGSTON (AP) — Elaine Thompson-Herah, the two-time reigning Olympic champion at 100 and 200 meters, will miss the Paris Games because of what she said is a small tear in her Achilles tendon. Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah (AP) Thompson-Herah went down at the New York Grand Prix this month and...
LAUSANNE (AP) — The IOC invited eight top Russian tennis players plus Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka from Belarus on Thursday, June 27, to compete as neutral athletes at the Paris Olympics — though some already declined the expected offer. Russia's Daniil Medvedev (AP) The...
