Olympics
Serbia is a medal contender in Paris, losing Jovic hurts that cause.
Rai Benjamin and Quincy Hall picked up statement wins at a Diamond League meet in Monaco.
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Benjamin blasts past Warholm, dos Santos in 400mH
In a highly-anticipated race between the three best 400m hurdlers of all time, Rai Benjamin got the best of world-record holder Karsten Warholm, as well as Alison dos Santos in the event at Diamond League Monaco.
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Countdown to Paris 2024
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The 2024 U.S. Olympic team roster of athletes updated as they qualify.
Gretchen Walsh is slated to swim three individual events at her first Olympics in Paris.
Dennis Schröder and brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner headline Germany’s Olympic men’s basketball team.
Canada returns to Olympic men’s basketball for the first time since 2000.
The Monaco Diamond League track and field meet airs live on Peacock on Friday.
Paris 2024 Profiles
All five members of the U.S. Olympic women’s gymnastics overcame challenges to make it to Paris.
Kendall Ellis won the Olympic Trials 400m, three years after a devastating finish.
Ryan Crouser said his third Olympic Trials shot put title was his best yet.
Katie Ledecky qualified for her fourth Olympics by winning the 400m freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials.
Kristen Faulkner was one of the track cyclists named to the U.S. Olympic team for Paris.
Simone Biles helped Suni Lee through a difficult time at the Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships.
Suni Lee, returning from two kidney diseases, bids for the Paris Olympics after all-around gold in Tokyo.
Andy Benesh and Miles Partain are going to their first Olympics in beach volleyball.
Rai Benjamin ran faster than the 400m hurdles world record at the Olympics and won silver. This year, gold is on his mind more than a record time.
Christian Taylor, a two-time Olympic triple jump gold medalist, plans to retire after the 2024 Paris Games.
Kyle Dake won the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials and can complete a decade-plus journey at the Paris Games.
LeBron James returns to the U.S. Olympic team for the first time since 2012 London Games as the oldest men’s player in American history.
The U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team goes for a fifth consecutive title in Paris.
Olivia Reeves, Mary Theisen-Lappen and Hampton Morris headline the U.S. Olympic weightlifting team for Paris.
Diana Taurasi played her first game for the U.S. senior national team on April 9, 2004.
Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes are set to compete at the Paris Olympics as reigning world champions.
The elite women of USA gymnastics get candid about experiencing pressure to conform to Eurocentric beauty standards in their sport.
Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss are going to their first Olympics in Paris.
Jack Alexy overcame setbacks in the pool to become a U.S. swimming star in 2023.
Kate Douglass, a Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist, is now the world’s most versatile swimmer.
Jagger Eaton is the only skateboarder to win world titles in park and street.
Simone Manuel, the fastest female American swimmer in history, stopped after the Tokyo Olympics.
Jagger Eaton opens up about his Tokyo experience, how he’s learned to handle pressure, and the history he looks to make in Paris 2024.
Olympic medals, world titles, and transcending the sport of track and field are just aftershocks of the Noah Lyles effect. But what exactly makes up the formula for this phenomenon?
By Way of Africa
Michelle Alozie is set to make her Olympic debut in Paris. The NWSL star discusses her passion for soccer, medicine, and why she chose to represent Nigeria on the world’s biggest stage.
Botswana, with only two Olympic medals, could see history made in Paris this summer. Letsile Tebogo shares his inspiring journey in sprinting.
Naomi Girma reflects on her Ethiopian values and how they influenced her passion for soccer and community.
Chiaka Ogbogu reflects on the power of representation, her Olympic success, and the impact she hopes to make as a first-generation Nigerian-American.
Ever Wonder
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When Simone Biles is on the world stage, she defies gravity and physics. But have you ever wondered how she’s able to perform such incredible gymnastic feats while making it look so easy?
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From speed to strength, track and field showcases world-class athleticism, but have you ever thought about the science behind the sport? Steve Korancki explains just how fast and far you have to go to be among the best.
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Get to know the mascot for this year’s Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Phryges, and learn why they represent freedom and important historical figures from French history.
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Ahmed Fareed and his son Cooper identify some of history’s youngest and oldest Olympians as they explore modern age-limit rules for participating in the Olympic Games.
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Steve Kornacki details the storied history of Olympic medals and how the tradition of awarding gold, silver and bronze came to be.
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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Jordan Chiles and other Olympians reveal the unexpected places they keep their medals.
Paris 2024 Primers
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Rowdy Gaines and Ato Boldon stop by with Ahmed Fareed to preview the top swimming as well as track and field storylines, athletes, and rivalries ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Ato Boldon previews the fastest events on the track for the 2024 Paris Olympics, including the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 100 and 110m hurdles, and the 400m hurdles, with Boldon stacking up U.S. athletes against the world.
U.S. Indoor Championships
Noah Lyles ran a world-leading and personal-best time of 6.43 seconds to edge Christian Coleman for the first time in the men’s 60m at the U.S. Indoor Championships, as both qualified for the world indoor championships
Aleia Hobbs ran a season’s-best time of 7.02 seconds to win the women’s 60m at the 2024 U.S. Indoor Championships and clear a path to the world indoor championships.
Tia Jones tied the world record in the women’s 60m hurdles at the 2024 U.S. Indoor Championships then later won the final to qualify for the world indoor championships.
Grant Holloway broke his own world record in the men’s 60m hurdles at the 2024 U.S. Indoor Championships with a time of 7.27 seconds before scratching from the final, won by Trey Cunningham.
U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
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Thanks to a 1-2 finish in the men’s U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, Conner Mantz and Clayton Young are off to the Paris Olympics, with Leonard Korir having the inside track for the third spot if the U.S. receives one.
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Fiona O’Keeffe became the first woman to win the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in her marathon debut, followed by Emily Sisson and Dakotah Lindwurm, who will all compete in the women’s marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Latest From The Olympics
LA 2028 Olympic organizers announced new venues including wrestling, judo, rowing and canoe sprint.
Peter Jok’s family has given their all for South Sudan. As the men’s basketball team makes its historic Olympic debut in Paris, Jok carries forward the profound legacy ingrained in his bloodline.
LeBron says he plans to get out of town when the 2028 Olympics come to Los Angeles.
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Peter Jok has wanted to represent South Sudan since its basketball team was established in 2011, and after helping the Bright Stars qualify for their first ever Olympics, he’ll do just that in Paris this summer.
Dan Patrick gives his take on why the U.S. men’s basketball team selected Derrick White over Jaylen Brown for the 2024 Paris Olympics, discussing what the dynamic means for the squad moving forward.