2024 Paris Olympics

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Paris Organizers Apologize After Last Supper Backlash

Clergy lead criticism of opening ceremony performance

(Newser) - There are dissenting views among art historians about its intended meaning, but clergy strenuously denounced a performance at the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday as an attempt to mock Christianity. The scene featured Barbara Butch, an LGBTQ+ icon, flanked by drag artists and dancers in what looked like a re-creation...

Big Names Carry US Over Serbia in Opener

Lebron James calls it 'the best game we've played so far'

(Newser) - LeBron James was feeling some nervousness, some butterflies, and maybe even a bit of angst as he listened to the national anthem before his first Olympic game in 12 years. It all went away quickly. James and Kevin Durant—the two most experienced Olympians on this American team—opened the...

Soaked Tennis Player Quits Games With Sore Throat

Anhelina Kalinina says she wanted to represent Ukraine

(Newser) - Ukrainian tennis player Anhelina Kalinina has withdrawn from the Olympics because she caught a cold after exposure to the rainy weather in Paris, the country's Olympic committee said. "Unfortunately, we spent a long time on the courts yesterday waiting for the competition to start," Kalinina said Sunday...

Concerns About Seine Resurface, Cancel Practice

After water quality tests, triathletes skip swim

(Newser) - The swimming portion of a practice run for the Olympic triathlon was canceled Sunday because of concerns about water quality in the Seine River, but Paris officials said they're confident that triathletes will be able to swim in the famed waterway this week. The men's triathlon is scheduled...

Injured Simone Biles Pulls Rabbit Out of a Hat Anyway

Team USA finishes atop the leaderboard as stars come out to watch the star gymnast

(Newser) - Simone Biles didn't let some leg discomfort slow her down. As the AP reports, the gymnastics superstar posted an all-around total of 59.566 during Olympic qualifying on Sunday inside a packed and star-studded Bercy Arena despite complaining of a left calf injury that had her limping. US gymnastics...

Titmus Again Bests Ledecky
Titmus Again Bests Ledecky
Jul 27, 2024 4:15 PM CDT

Titmus Again Bests Ledecky

'A medal is a medal," US swimmer says after taking third in rematch

(Newser) - In the end, the highly anticipated Ariarne Titmus-Katie Ledecky rematch wasn't close. The Australian star and defending champion won the gold medal in swimming's 400-meter freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, with Ledecky taking the bronze. Canada's Summer McIntosh earned silver, NBC News reports. Ledecky had...

Ukraine Displays Culture, War Resolve at Olympics

French officials help open hospitality house offering concerts, borsch, documentary screenings

(Newser) - Ukraine opened a hospitality house Saturday at the 2024 Olympics in Paris—its first during any Games—that will bring concerts from the country's most beloved artists and a tasting of traditional cuisine in a bid to promote local culture and raise awareness about the war with Russia. The...

This Isn't a Mistake on Korea You Want to Make at Olympics

Games organizers apologize after introducing South Korean team as North Korea's competitors

(Newser) - Olympic Games organizers said they "deeply apologize" for introducing South Korea's athletes as North Korea during the opening ceremony in Paris. As the South Korean athletes waved their nation's flag on a boat floating down the Seine on Friday evening, they were announced in both French and...

In Show-Stopping Performance, Celine Dion Closes Ceremony

Singer returns to stage for first time since revealing health struggle

(Newser) - Celine Dion returned to the stage on Friday, and it wasn't just any stage. The Canadian singer, who has not been performing while dealing with a health issue, delivered a powerful performance of Edith Piaf's "Hymne à l'amour" ("Hymn to Love") in Paris. She...

French Rail Saboteurs Picked Their Spots Carefully

Fires were set as Olympics open in locations to cause greatest disruption, experts say, though no one was hurt

(Newser) - The French rail system regularly is attacked, experts said, but not at the scale and coordination level at which it was struck by saboteurs on Friday—hours before the Olympics officially began in Paris . "Critical points were targeted, which shows that they knew enough about the network to know...

The Paris Games Begin
The Paris Games Begin
Jul 26, 2024 1:33 PM CDT

The Paris Games Begin

Olympic athletes parade down the Seine

(Newser) - The 2024 Paris Olympics are underway. The opening ceremony began under drizzly skies Friday, hours after arsonists disrupted high-speed train lines . For these Games, athletes were taking part in a water parade along the Seine, with a celebration to follow at the Eiffel Tower. From the AP :
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Paris Olympics and Team USA— by the Numbers

US Olympic team is already top in one category: number of women

(Newser) - Paris' third Olympics and the first in exactly a century have begun. The Summer Games' opening ceremony airs Friday on NBC and Peacock beginning at 1:30pm ET, though some events (soccer, rugby sevens, archery, handball) have already started, setting the stage for the first medals to be awarded Saturday,...

On Eve of Games, 'Malicious Acts' Paralyze France's Rail Network

High-speed train lines hit by 'massive attack' hours before Olympics opening ceremony

(Newser) - The French national rail company SNCF said Friday that high-speed lines were hit by several "malicious acts" that heavily disrupted traffic on the day of the Olympics' opening ceremony. Lines in the west, north, and east of France were affected, SNCF announced. Trains to neighboring Belgium and to London...

Australian Athlete Amputates Part of Finger So He Can Go to Olympics

Field hockey player could have had it reconstructed, but would have been benched

(Newser) - An Australian field hockey player who injured one of his fingers shortly before the start of the Summer Olympics in Paris has opted to amputate part of the finger so that he can compete in the games. Matt Dawson's ring finger on his right hand was hit by a...

US Soccer Takes Opener With Back-to-Back Goals

Mallory Swanson scores twice a minute apart against Zambia at Olympics

(Newser) - Mallory Swanson scored a pair of goals just moments apart in the first half and the US opened the Olympics in France with a 3-0 victory over Zambia on Thursday night, giving new coach Emma Hayes a win in her first major tournament with the team. Trinity Rodman also scored...

Olympics Off to Rocky Start in One Area: Food

Athletes complain that eggs, other items are in short supply

(Newser) - Olympic athletes are hungrier than expected—not for medals, but for eggs. French newspaper L'Équipe reports on apparent food shortages in Paris' Olympic Village, where eggs had to be rationed at breakfast on Wednesday. Catering company Sodexo Live! confirmed certain items were in "very high demand" and...

Canada&#39;s Soccer Win Overshadowed by Spy Scandal
Canada's
Soccer Win
Overshadowed
by Drone Scandal
the rundown
Jul 25, 2024 2:09 PM CDT

Canada's Soccer Win Overshadowed by Drone Scandal

Two women's team staffers have been sent home from France after devices flew over rival's practice

(Newser) - The Canadian women's soccer team defeated New Zealand 2-1 at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, which in and of itself isn't a huge surprise. But the game has gotten an unusual amount of attention because of a spying scandal that preceded it, reports Reuters . Earlier this week,...

Dutch Child Rapist Is Competing in Olympics

Beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde sexually assaulted 12-year-old girl a decade ago

(Newser) - Beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde will compete in the Paris Olympics, but he won't be staying in the athletes village, and he won't be talking to reporters, as per the Dutch Olympic Committee. That's because the 29-year-old competitor from the Netherlands served time in prison...

Simone Biles Has a New Option at the Olympics

Team USA says star gymnast doesn't have to compete in any finals events if she doesn't want to

(Newser) - Simone Biles will be back at the Olympics this summer, three years after she pulled herself out of multiple events at the Tokyo Games to contend with mental health issues. This time around, however, the 27-year-old gymnast will have more say in how and when she competes—meaning she won'...

Police Will Stand Every 6 Feet Along Seine on Friday

Unprecedented 77K security personnel are in Paris for Olympic Games

(Newser) - At the 2012 London Olympics, the last Olympic Games held in Europe, there were about 25,000 security personnel on hand. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, there will be three times as many. The French capital is "rolling out the largest peacetime security operation in the country's history"...

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