PARIS — After months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is set to swim in the Seine River later on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise she made in January nine days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. The swim will occur along the stretch of the river that passes by the imposing-looking City Hall … Read more
LAS VEGAS — This is how the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team took the floor for warmups before an exhibition game in Abu Dhabi: Stephen Curry opened with a layup, followed by ones from Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards and Derrick White, and then a short jumper from Devin Booker. All were met with some cheers. … Read more
PARIS — From the Louvre Museum to the Eiffel Tower, from Paris’ posh districts to working-class neighborhoods, hundreds of people have carried the Olympic torch through the French capital for two days of celebrations before the Summer Games kick off at the end of the month. Joyful crowds lined up along the route Sunday and … Read more
From Simone Biles to Sha’Carri Richardson and Diana Taurasi to Katie Ledecky, Team USA will provide some of the biggest star power at the 2024 Olympic Games. And it will be the women leading the way as the U.S. looks to top the overall medal table for the eighth consecutive Summer Games. The nearly 600 … Read more
Throughout the history of the Games, the best Olympic uniforms have always reflected the era’s zeitgeist. After all, what Olympic athletes wear to compete is essential—both to their performance and to their legacy—so their uniforms must balance practicality and innovation while also exuding national pride and identity. With the help of major designers and brands—Ralph … Read more
Forward Catarina Macario won’t be able to play at the Olympics because of irritation in her right knee, U.S. coach Emma Hayes said Friday. Macario will be replaced on the 18-player roster for France by alternate Lynn Williams, pending approval by the U.S. Olympic Committee, FIFA and the International Olympic Committee. Defender Emily Sams is … Read more
ROMNY, Ukraine — Maksym Halinichev won silver at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires in a match described at the time as “two of the best young fighters going for glory.” He considered the bout a loss – it wasn’t gold, after all – but it gave him a map for the future. So Halinichev … Read more
PARIS — Antoine Dupont, Olympian. One of the world’s best rugby players will get to use the new epithet after being included in the French sevens squad for the Olympics in Paris starting later this month. The 27-year-old Dupont, already one of the most decorated players in the 15-a-side game, started working with the sevens … Read more
The Olympics always provides the opportunity to witness athletic performances at near-superhuman levels—and this year, the best Olympic uniforms prove there will be plenty of outstanding sports fashion to see as well. With Paris playing host to the Summer 2024 Games, luxury titans LVMH serving as lead sponsors, and brands from Ralph Lauren to Berluci … Read more
MONTE GORDO, Portugal — Kateryna Tabashnyk’s success depends upon utter concentration on the here and now, on the height of the bar in front of her and her body’s ability to leap it. That focus and drive is a requirement for all high-level athletes. But the 30-year-old Ukrainian high jumper’s mind wanders often to her … Read more
