Is the Seine safe for Olympic competition? So far, the answer is no
It's been a topic of conversation for months: Will the Seine be clean enough for swimming after French officials spent more than $1.5 billion US to clean the polluted river?
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Noah Lyles on 'fastest man' claim: 'Always going to be me' - ESPN
PARIS — With multiple world championships, Noah Lyles' speed and résumé are without question.
Jayson Tatum to see floor in 2nd Olympic game vs. South Sudan - ESPN
PARIS — Team USA got tremendous production up and down its lineup in its Olympic-opening 110-84 victory Sunday over Serbia. But it was unavoidable that some of the focus on was coach Steve Kerr choosing to sit first-team All-NBA player and champion Jayson Tatum.
Canada's defending-champion women's 8 rowing team to compete in repechage for spot in final
Canada's defending-champion women's eight rowing team will row in a repechage after finishing third in its heat Monday morning at the Paris Games.
Rowing-Argentine crews grab second chance to make lightweight sculls semis
PARIS : Argentina made a little bit of history at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Monday as both the country's lightweight double sculls crews made the Olympic semi-finals for the first time.
July 29 Olympics schedule: Basketball, swimming, volleyball - ESPN
The 2024 Olympics are off and running! July 29th festivities include beach volleyball, canoeing, badminton, equestrian, field hockey, water polo, and more.
Ireland's Daniel Wiffen Has Eyes On Historic Swimming Gold
Ireland's Daniel Wiffen posted the fastest time in the heats for the 800m freestyle on Monday, and the world champion now has his sights set on making history in Tuesday's final. Wiffen could become the first Irishman, and just the second Irish athlete ever, to claim Olympic swimming gold -- and his hopes were boosted with challenger Sam Short of Australia, considered the favourite by some analysts, failing to qualify. The 23-year-old Wiffen topped qualifying in 7:41.53, ahead of Tunisia's Ahmed Jaouadi.
Simone Biles Fights Through Calf Pain, Continues Great Olympics Gymnastics Form
Simone Biles made a stunning return to Olympic competition on Sunday, powering through left calf pain to get her multiple-medal bid off to a rousing start. The US superstar, aiming to add to the four gold medals she won in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, tweaked her left calf warming up for her second apparatus, the floor exercise. It didn't stop her from soaring through her signature Yurchenko double pike vault -- now known as the Biles II -- which even with a big step back on landing earned a 9.4 for execution for a massive total of 15.800 points.