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Future Olympic Hosts Learn from Paris 2024

Future Olympic hosts for both Summer and Winter Games are being taken along the inner workings of the Paris 2024 committee as part of the IOC’s Information, Knowledge and Games Learning program. More than 400 officials from the Organizing Committees for Milano Cortina 2026, Dakar 2026 Youth Games, LA28 and Brisbane 2032, plus representatives of […]

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Danny Boy O’Connor: On “Jump Around,” Breaking at the Olympics and “The Outsiders”

You may not immediately recognize the name Danny Boy O’Connor. But if you’ve turned on a radio or attended an in-person sports event in the last 30 years you certainly know his music. As a co-founder of the group House of Pain, he was on the ground floor of the group’s biggest crossover hit, “Jump […]

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Noah Lyles, in lane seven, wins the men's 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Noah Lyles’ Dramatic Olympic Win Boosts USA Track & Field’s Brand

PARIS — Max Siegel cut a relaxed figure on the concourse at the Stade de France in the early evening on Sunday, less than 90 minutes before that night’s session of athletics at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games. This is the time every four years that USA Track & Field gets more exposure than ever. […]

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Water Polo Goal
The United States scores against France in women's water polo action on Friday at the Aquatic Centre during the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

USA Water Polo Capitalizes on Celebrity Success, Sees Organizational Uplift

PARIS — Throughout a big win over France in women’s water polo action on Friday at the Aquatic Centre in the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, the United States was cheered on by a display of star power that sometimes is only reserved for the most marquee of sports. There was celebrity chef Guy Fieri, USOPC […]

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Simone Biles of the United States flies throgh the air during the floor exercise in the women's team competition at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris on Tuesday. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Biles, Ledecky, Marchand, Nadal — An Olympics Made for Legends

PARIS — There are things the IOC would like you to believe about the Olympic Games that are not true — they are not harbingers of a better world with peace and not war. They are not a place where politics does not matter. They are not a place where there is an equal playing […]

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Leon Marchand of France leads the field during the 200-meter breaststroke on his way to a gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Léon Marchand Enters French Sporting History at the Olympics

PARIS — At every Olympic Games, one of the sayings is that the Games don’t get truly underway until the home country has something to cheer about. This summer in Paris, the French public have had plenty to cheer about, which is one of the reasons why to this point the Games has been an […]

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Paris Olympics Triathlon
Athletes compete in the Seine during the women's triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. (Martin Bureau/Pool Photo via AP)

Olympic Triathletes Swim in Seine After Days of Bacterial Concerns

PARIS — After days of water-quality concerns caused by heavy rains last week put the swimming portion of the Olympic triathlons in doubt, the women dove into the Seine River early Wednesday, followed by the men a few hours later in a moment that Paris city officials praised as proof their years-long plan to clean […]

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American Alex Sedrick reacts after scoring the winning try during the women's bronze medal Rugby Sevens match against Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The US won the match 14-12 after Sedrick's winning try with no time left. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

USA Rugby Gets $4 Million Donation From Michele Kang After Bronze Medal Win

PARIS — Immediately after a dramatic win in the bronze-medal match against Australia at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, one of the superstars for the U.S. women’s Eagles, Ilona Maher, said she hoped “we get more money and funding for the women’s game. We deserve it. We need more girls in the US trying rugby and […]

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Suni Lee performs on the balance beam in front of a large U.S. crowd during the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in France. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

American Fans Make Athletes Feel at Home at Paris Olympics

PARIS — One of the major successes for the Olympic Summer Games so far has been the atmosphere. From the French men’s rugby sevens’ epic run to a gold medal and other French athletes following with medals of their own, the home country’s fans have packed the stands. But another noticeable noise at every event […]

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American Lee Keifer won her second Olympic women's foil gold medal in a row by beating teammate Lauren Scruggs at Grand Palais on Sunday night in the 2024 Games in Paris. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Paris’ Iconic Olympic Venues Praised by Athletes, NGB Leaders

PARIS — Whether the idea of beach volleyball at the base of the Eiffel Tower, fencing in the Grand Palais or swimming inside a rugby stadium, the venues being utilized for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games have drawn raves from U.S. national governing body executives and buzz among athletes. Few venues have garnered more social […]

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