Adam Peaty tested positive for COVID a day after joining American Nic Fink at a press conference after the 100 meter breaststroke final. USA Swimming say it’s “taking the necessary precautions.”
Paris Olympics 2024
U.S. men’s gymnastics team breaks 16-year Olympic drought with a team bronze
The U.S. hadn’t won an Olympic team medal in men’s gymnastics since 2008. With a nearly flawless and gutsy performance Monday night, the boys are back on the podium in Paris.
Boys gymnastics programs are hard to find. That affects the U.S. Olympic pipeline.
Every four years, the Olympics puts a spotlight on gymnastics. But for boys in many parts of the U.S., it’s hard to even find a place to learn the sport.
French Olympian Leon Marchand trains in the U.S. He thrilled Paris with swimming gold
On a night when American swimmers scored upsets to add to the U.S. medal count, it was French swimmer Leon Marchand who stole the show in Paris winning his first gold medal.
Kevin Durant powered the U.S. men’s basketball team in Olympic opener against Serbia
For the U.S. to win its fifth straight Olympic gold medal, the men’s team has to advance out of its four-team group, and then win three consecutive games in the knockout round.
Canadian government halts funding for 3 people tied to Olympic soccer drone spying
The women’s soccer coach of Team Canada, Bev Priestman, and two other staffers were suspended by FIFA for a year related to the use of drones to spy on an Olympics opponent.
Chinese swimmers at Paris Olympics deny doping accusations as diplomatic row grows
Chinese athletes say they compete “clean” despite positive drug tests in 2021 that were kept secret. Diplomatic tensions over the case continue to escalate as U.S. officials push for reform.
Swimmers score first Paris gold for U.S. in men’s relay final
On a day when Australians often bested the U.S. in the swimming pool at the Paris Summer Olympics, four Americans seized gold from the Aussies in the men’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay.
FIFA suspends Canada’s women’s soccer coach for one year after Olympic spying scandal
Coach Bev Priestman and two former members of Canada’s coaching staff cannot work in soccer for a year. In addition, the Canadian women’s team received a penalty that likely ends its Olympic hopes.
Team USA wins its first medal of the Paris Summer Olympics
Divers Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook won the first U.S. medal of the Paris Olympics: a silver in the 3-meter synchronized springboard. It’s the first time the U.S. has medaled in the event since 2012.


