For Gabby Thomas and Spencer McManes, love and sports mesh in perfect harmony
In the world of sprinting, few athletes can rival the sheer brilliance of Gabby Thomas. The American track star -- who etched her name in history with a bronze medal…
Greek pole vaulter Eleni-Klaoudia Polak suspended for doping at Olympics
The International Olympic Committee announced that Greek pole vaulter Eleni-Klaoudia Polak, who failed a drug test, has been provisionally suspended from the Olympics in Paris. The 27-year-old athlete participated in…
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico posts the fastest time in all heats at the 100-metre hurdles
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico began her defence of the Olympic 100-metre hurdles championship by setting the quickest time in the heats. American Masai Russell and Nigeria's Tobi Amusan are…
31-year-old Harvard graduate wins Olympic gold for her country — in a sport she took up six years ago
Kristen Faulkner, who started road racing as a hobby just six years ago, gloriously ended a 40-year drought for the United States at the Paris Olympics by winning gold in…
China’s youngest Olympian Zheng Haohao is 11 years old
China's youngest Olympian is an 11-year-old who was born on the penultimate day of the London 2012 Olympics. Zheng Haohao competed alongside Team GB's teenage sensation, Sky Brown, in the…
Olympic boxer at the centre of a gender issue demands an end to ‘bullying’ of athletes
In an emotional interview with Algerian media on Sunday night, Imane Khelif, 25, one of the two female boxers at the centre of an Olympic gender controversy, called on the…
USA’s Cole Hocker pulls off one of the biggest shocks in the Olympics by winning the gold in the 1,500m race
The 1,500-metre race was expected to be a showdown between world champion Josh Kerr and Tokyo Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen. However, Cole Hocker shockingly defeated the two veteran athletes to…
Mondo Duplantis smashes world record in the pole vault for the ninth time
Mondo Duplantis has proven once again that he is one of the best athletes of this generation. The Swedish pole vault star surpassed his own world record with a massive…
Experts predict that new fencing stars may emerge when Hong Kong’s Vivian Kong hangs up her blade
Gold medallist and épéeist Vivian Kong Man-wai announced on Sunday her plan to "take a break" from professional fencing after nearly 20 years in the sport. However, veteran athletes predict…
Hong Kong rewards Vivian Kong for her Olympic gold
Vivian Kong cemented her status as one of the finest athletes in the country by becoming the first Hong Kong athlete to win a gold medal at the 2024 Summer…
Noah Lyles wins gold in 100m by five-thousandths of a second
Noah Lyles became the first American to clinch the Olympic gold in the men’s 100-metre in 20 years when he won the race in Paris by five-thousandths of a second.…
Distance runner Sharon Firisua of Solomon Islands enters the sprints and places last in the Olympics 100 metres
Sharon Firisua, the distance runner who earned Solomon Islands’ lone spot in the women's 100-metre race at the Olympics in Paris, came in last in the race with a personal…
Kishane Thompson is a favourite at the men’s 100-metre Olympics
It is well-known in the Olympics community that Kishane Thompson of Jamaica or Noah Lyles of the United States would probably win the men's 100-metre sprint, the main event in…
Sha’Carri Richardson streaked to silver in late burst, but slow start cost her Olympic gold
History repeated itself in the 100-metre women’s final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday (August 3). The 100-metre world champion Sha’carri Richardson of the United States was conclusively beaten by…
Julien Alfred defeats Sha’Carri Richardson to win women’s 100m gold
The new Olympic champion in the women's 100-meter race for Paris 2024, Julien Alfred, cried and waved to the cheering spectators as she sprinted across the finish line. The three-time…
Can Femke Bol defeat champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone?
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Femke Bol, two of the greatest talents in the world of athletics, will face off for the first time since 2022 when they meet each other in…