Climber arrested for allegedly scaling Eiffel Tower during Olympics
“At 2.45 pm, an individual was seen climbing the Eiffel Tower. The police immediately intervened and arrested the individual,” a police spokesman said. Read more
Summer Olympics
United States top medals table at end of Paris Olympics
The United States topped the medals table at the Paris Olympics with 40 golds after the final title was decided on Sunday, finishing above China only by virtue of their 44 silvers. Read more
Tom Cruise hands Olympic flag to L.A., closing Paris Games
A beaming Cruise high-fived athletes after making the roughly 160-foot descent and took the flag from LA Mayor Karen Bass, who was accompanied by U.S. gymnast Simone Biles. Read more
U.S. men’s basketball team beats France for Olympic gold
The result was the same as three years ago in the Tokyo Olympic gold medal game but for the French this loss cut a little deeper coming on home hardwood in front of a captivated nation. Read more
U.S. women’s soccer shuts out Brazil, wins first Olympic gold since 2012
The U.S. never trailed in the tournament and finished with three successive shutouts. The Americans outscored their six opponents 12-2. Read more
Team USA men’s volleyball rebounds from emotional semifinal loss to win bronze
Micah Christenson said this was the hardest volleyball game he has ever had to play. Read more
Japan’s Yuasa wins first-ever breaking gold
Yuasa, 25, honed her craft at Mizonokuchi Station in Kanagawa and went on to become a three-times world championships medallist before making her Olympic breakthrough today. Read more
Algeria’s Khelif wins gold, delights boxing fans in Paris
Khelif, silver medallist at the 2022 World Championships, and Taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting have been in the spotlight as part of a gender dispute in Paris that has dominated headlines and been the subject of much discussion on social media platforms. Read more
U.S. men’s volleyball team defeats Italy to win bronze
The Americans did not crumble under the pressure as outside hitter Aaron Russell led the scoring with 15 points in a tight 25-23 30-28 26-24 victory. Read more
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Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo upsets COVID-struck Noah Lyles to win 200m gold
Lyles received medical treatment after crossing the line and U.S. officials said he had tested positive for COVID on Tuesday, two days after he won the 100 meter gold. Read more
World No. 1 Poland squeezes past U.S. in five sets to reach Olympic final
It was a match that had it all — booming serves, powerful hits, timely blocks and all kinds of momentum changes, with one team being able to pull away from the other except for the third set. Read more
China beats U.S. to win 1st gold in artistic swimming
Russia, long the dominant force in artistic swimming, has been excluded from the Games and in their absence China pulled through to win gold, with the U.S. taking silver and Spain claiming the bronze medal. Read more
Kristen Faulkner makes U.S. history with 2nd gold in track cycling
In the National Velodrome on Wednesday she was a key cog in the team that beat New Zealand around the boards to win the United States’ first Olympic gold in women’s team pursuit. Read more
Fast-finishing Quincy Hall grinds out 400m gold for U.S.
Hall, who took bronze behind Jamaica’s Antonio Watson and Hudson-Smith at last year’s world championship, looked out of contention coming into the final straight, a distant fourth as Hudson-Smith seemed on course for a first global gold of an injury-plagued career. Read more
U.S. men’s volleyball suffers heartbreaking loss in Olympics semifinals
Team USA will try to win its first medal in men’s volleyball since 2016 when it faces the loser between Italy and France in the bronze medal match on Friday at 4 a.m. Read more
Florence and the Machine: yin and yang rivalry on the waves
With his penchant for sailing and beekeeping, self-deprecating chuckle and the kind of facial hair popular with teenage snowboarders, the American’s ice-cool style makes him the surfers’ surfer. Read more
Micah Christenson leads Team USA into the volleyball semifinals
The U.S. men’s volleyball team is just two wins away from ending an Olympic gold medal drought that dates back to 2008 after Monday’s quarterfinal win over Brazil. Read more
Kauai’s Weston-Webb ends up a silver surfer
Kauai’s Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil settled for a silver medal in women’s surfing after losing to Caroline Marks of the United States in a dramatic final heat Monday in the Paris Olympics at Teahupo’o, Tahiti. Read more
Vaast takes gold for France and Tahiti, American Marks triumphs
Caroline Marks of the United States added Olympic gold to her 2023 world title with a tight victory over Brazil’s Tatiana Weston-Webb in the women’s final. Read more
Kauai’s Tatiana Weston-Webb nabs Olympic silver in surfing
Weston-Webb was eventually given a 4.50 for her final wave resulting in a total score of 10.33, falling .17 points short of Caroline Marks, who finished with a 10.50 to take gold. Read more
Taylor Averill sends Team USA into Olympic volleyball semifinals
Averill, who finished with six kills, two blocks and an ace, closed out the United States’ seventh trip to the semifinals in Olympics history with a kill down the middle after his two digs kept the final point alive. Read more
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