The athlete has previously addressed the impact of the internet’s opinions in her Netflix documentary, Simone Biles Rising. “People are way too comfortable commenting things,” she said, adding that “the beauty standard, everything, is just too much.” It’s disappointing that one of the world’s greatest and most decorated athletes has to justify her hair not … Read more
The Matildas’ Olympic nightmare has come to an end with the confirmation that they have not qualified for the quarter-finals. After losing two of their three group stage games, including to the USA on Thursday morning (AEST), Australia needed to rely on other results to progress into the knockout stages. Their 2-1 defeat to the … Read more
Australian defending Olympic champion Logan Martin has missed out on a medal after two shattering crashes in the BMX freestyle final on Wednesday. In a high-quality final, a staggering six of the nine riders scored over 90 points, with Argentina’s Jose Torres Gil taking gold with a phenomenal 94.82. But there was heartbreak for Martin, … Read more
Two Australians have been attacked while visiting southern France for the Olympics. 7NEWS understands two Australian tourists were accosted while walking along Rue François Bazin towards Marseille’s main railway station, Saint-Charles, in the early hours of Monday morning. Two men approached the pair before one of the Australians was punched in the stomach, local police … Read more
The Kookaburras’ Olympic tormentor has come back to haunt them in Paris. In a gold medal rematch, Belgium put the Aussies to the sword, winning comfortably 6-2. Last time the teams met at the Tokyo Games, the Belgians were also supreme. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today After going down in the … Read more
Australian Olympic champion Zac Stubblety-Cook booked his spot in the semi-finals of the 200m backstroke after giving fans and commentators a “heart attack” with a wild swim. On a night where Aussie big guns Kyle Chalmers, Mollie O’Callaghan and Shayna Jack all progressed in their 100m heats, there was genuine concern Stubblety-Cook would have been … Read more
THIS STORY ORIGINALLY appeared on WIRED en Español and has been translated from Spanish. Traditionally, the athletics track in an Olympic stadium is red. However, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, it’s purple, to match the event colors chosen by the Paris organizing committee. But there’s another difference: It’s made with recycled shells produced by the … Read more
Olympic officials have dramatically postponed the men’s triathlon event due to pollution. In worrying signs for competitors, officials say the water quality readings “are still above acceptable limits”. Organisers have said that there has been some improvement in the water quality but they are still erring on the side of caution. Know the news with … Read more
Model Bella Hadid has responded to the controversy after starring in an Adidas campaign that drew criticism for “unintentional” connections to the terrorist attack at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The 27-year-old said she was “disappointed in the lack of sensitivity that went into this campaign” after it was linked to the Games, during which 11 … Read more
Brazilian swimmer Ana Carolina Vieira was ordered to leave Paris immediately after she was busted for sneaking out of the Olympic village with her boyfriend. Vieira’s boyfriend, Gabriel Santos, is also a Brazilian swimmer but he only received a warning for what the country’s head of swimming called “acts of indiscipline”. The couple snuck out … Read more
