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Canoe and kayak sprint racing made its Olympic debut as a demonstration sport in the 1924 Paris Games and became a medal sport for men only 12 years later. Women began competing in kayak sprint…

NANTERRE, France — If you blinked, you may have missed it. But Torri Huske didn’t, and she wasn’t fazed by starting the stacked women’s 100-meter freestyle final on the outside in Lane 1. She said she’s…

PARIS — Get yourself a teammate like Simone Biles. Biles used an Instagram post celebrating the U.S. women’s gold medal to defend her teammates against MyKayla Skinner’s criticism of them last month. In a since-deleted…

Great Britain had a good day in the pool Wednesday, finishing with a bronze in women’s synchronized 10m diving, but disaster struck during the men’s 200-meter backstroke heats at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Luke Greenbank…

PARIS – What’s it like to spoil the biggest party in town? Ask a couple of Americans, who were far from ugly on foreign – and hostile – soil. Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek, who…

Silver medalist Giorgia Villa from Italy has had one of the most unique brand deals among 2024 Paris Olympics athletes, and she’s going viral for it. Villa, who was a part of Italy’s runner-up finish…

Among the highlights of the many countries competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics is to see how many medals each nation can rack up, showing off its dominance to the rest of the world. While…

PARIS — Between the third and fourth games of the match, a chant resonated through a packed convention hall at the South Paris Arena complex. Lil-y … clap, clap, clap. Lil-y … clap, clap, clap.…

Sha’Carri Richardson crossed the finish line in the 100 meters at the 2024 U.S. Olympic track and field trials and experienced an intense feeling of emotion distinctly different than she’s felt ever before. ‘This time…

For the first time, Baltimore landed at the trade deadline with almost every box checked that a contender could desire: First place in the American League East. A wildly talented major league roster. A seemingly…