With over 10,000 athletes competing at the Paris Games, not everyone believed a medal was in their sights. Nearly all returned home with dashed dreams from uncertain outcomes — while others reached personal milestones just by qualifying. Even those expected to triumph found themselves falling short, victims of unexpected blunders.
Victory isn’t always everything — or guaranteed — but it still counts for plenty. Making the team is the first goal, but the podium is the ultimate destination. From Noah Lyles’ photo finish in the 100m final to Mondo Duplantis soaring to record heights and Sifan Hassan’s shocker in the marathon — greatness has been …
The Olympics proved to be a massive windfall for NBCUniversal, as the media giant announced that the Paris Games pulled in a combined 30.6 million viewers across its platforms. According to Comcast, NBCU's parent company, the number is an 82% increase in viewership compared to the Tokyo Games in 2021 — making the Paris Olympics …
Eliud Kipchoge said on Sunday his bid for a third straight marathon Olympic gold was spoiled by a back injury. The Kenyan looked poised to put up a strong title defense in Saturday's race — one of the final running events at the Paris Games — but dropped out near the 31km mark. He appeared …
With the 2024 Paris Olympics in the books, it's time to look back at some of the moments that electrified Stade de France (and the streets outside of it) during over a week of must-watch action. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is the ultimate gold standard There seems to be no limit to what Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone can achieve …
Sifan Hassan put on an electric performance on the final day of the Paris Olympics with a late kick to win the women's marathon in 2:22:55. The stunning win on Sunday morning saw Hassan battle with the lead pack of runners as the group of five began to make a decisive move around the 38km …
Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the gold in the men's 5,000m final on Sunday with a daring surge through the last turn in 13:13.66. The thrilling victory was a reversal of fortune for the 23-year-old Ingebrigtsen, who settled for a disappointing fourth place finish in the 1,500m on Tuesday. It was the first time any athlete …
Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi needed one of the narrowest margins ever to win men's 800m gold and locked in his nation's fifth straight Olympic title in the event on Saturday. Wanyonyi won in 1:41.19 and became the third-fastest performer in history. He only trails world record-holder David Rudisha (1:40.90) and Wilson Kipketer. And at age 20, …
The U.S. stormed to its eighth straight win in the women's 4x400m relay in the Olympics on Saturday — and just a tenth of a second from a world record. It was the final track and field event of the Paris Games and closed more than a week of competition at Stade de France with …
Rai Benjamin played the role of hero for Team USA on Saturday as he held off Botswana's Letsile Tebogo in a sprint to the 4x400m relay gold. The Stade de France crowed was treated to a thriller as every bit of Benjamin's anchor leg was needed to pull off the victory for the Americas, who …