Born in France and raised in Sydney’s west, Jessica Fox made her Olympic debut in canoe slalom in the 2012 London Games. Fox is now a reigning champion, having taken out gold in Tokyo, backing it up with two gold medals in Paris.
The viral story of Raygun, the Australian breaker whose Olympic performance has sparked global headlines, has taken a dark turn.
For most American squads at the Games, lodging, transportation and security might run $400,000. But the Dream Team established a luxurious precedent 32 years ago.
A survey of almost 500 elite athletes—many of whom were bound for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021—showed more than half of them struggled financially.
In Sunday’s gold medal match Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest player to be in the men’s singles finals since 1988, while Serbia’s Novak Djokovic was the oldest player ever in a tennis singles final.
Athletes living in the Olympic Village in Paris have posted dining hall food reviews to TikTok, lamenting the quality of the offerings.
Two children of billionaires will compete this week at the Paris Summer Olympics.
LeBron James will be the first self-made billionaire to compete in the Summer Games, but who else stands on the earnings podium in basketball, tennis, golf and other sports?
Paris 2024 Olympics achieves historic gender parity across all 32 sports, marking a turning point in women’s participation and athletic achievement in the Games.
The Paris Olympics, starting on July 26, are expected to garner four billion eyeballs around the globe. Here are some other figures that might surprise you.