German open water athlete falls ill after swimming in the Seine River (2024)

Rai Benjamin has held off Letsile Tebogo on the anchor leg to give the United States men gold medal and an Olympic record in the men’s 4x400-meter relay at the Paris Games. Benjamin added this Olympic title to the one he claimed in the 400-meter hurdles a night earlier and prevented 200-meter champion Tebogo from giving Botswana another triumph over the Americans. The U.S. quartet of Christpher Bailey, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon and Benjamin completed the four laps in 2 minutes, 54.43 seconds, nearly a second faster than the American 4x400 team ran at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Saturday’s time was just .14 seconds off the world record.

The 2024 Olympic men’s basketball tournament ends with the U.S. taking on host France in a showdown at Bercy Arena. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and LeBron James will lead the team as it seeks a fifth consecutive gold medal and 17th overall.

Court voids the inquiry that led to Olympic bronze for Jordan Chiles, tells gymnastics body to reassess who gets medals.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has voided the inquiry that led to Olympic bronze on the floor exercise for American gymnast Jordan Chiles. The decision opens the door for Romania’s Ana Barbosu to replace Chiles as bronze medalist. CAS ruled that the appeal by U.S. coach Cecile Landi to have .1 added to Chiles’ score that vaulted Chiles from fifth to third came outside the one-minute window allowed by the International Gymnastics Federation.

German swimmer Leonie Beck says she became ill after competing in the women’s open water race at the Paris Olympics, despite assurances that the water in the Seine River was safe. Beck posted on Instagram a picture of herself giving a thumbs up but looking ill. She wrote that she “vomited 9 times yesterday + diarrhea." Paris organizers insist there's no definitive proof that swimming in the Seine has caused any illnesses. Concerns about the long-polluted waterway came to the forefront after Paris organizers decided to hold 10-kilometer open water races and swimming portions of the triathlon in the iconic river. Despite a massive cleanup project, there were disruptions to the schedule and several athletes fell ill after the triathlon.

B-boy Victor, an American two-time world champion, was among eight dancers to advance to the quarterfinals of the Olympics first men’s breaking tournament Saturday. Victor Montalvo, the U.S. favorite, won battles against two Japanese b-boys, including b-boy Hiro10 (Hironto Ono). That win drew loud boos from the many Japanese fans in attendance. Ono gained rapturous applause after nailing power move after power move — including seemingly endless windmills and headspins — moves that typically get strong reactions from the crowd. Judges are evaluating breakers on more than just their physicality. They’re using the Trivium judging system to also grade them on technique, vocabulary, execution, musicality and originality — each accounts for 20% of the final score.

As Paris shines under the global spotlight of the Olympic Games, technological innovations are enabling people with visual impairments to take it in. A standout innovation is the Vision Pad, a tactile tablet designed to add another layer of interaction for those with visual impairments. It features a moving magnetic ball, representing the ball in play on a court or a field. The tactile feedback allows users to follow the action. Low-Vision Helmets allow users to focus in on elements. And audio announcers describe the action in vivid detail. It's part of a larger effort to make Paris more accessible.

The chocolate muffins from the bakery in the Olympic village where athletes stay have gone viral on social media. They're made alongside bread and a selection of French pastries that athletes from across the world rushed to taste. Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen has been dubbed “muffin man” after he posted a series of videos on TikTok that have accumulated millions of views. He said “it’s been an unreal experience.” About 40,000 meals are served each day to thousands of athletes in the Olympic village. A team of four bakers have produced about 600 baguettes and 900 cacao breads each day. The chocolate muffins have reached 4,000 per day.

Ukraine’s Olympic fan clubhouse stands out for its somber atmosphere, with moments of silence for war victims and documentaries about the destruction. The goal is to keep Russia’s invasion of Ukraine front of mind for everyday people after more than two years of war. Global attention has shifted elsewhere, to the war in Gaza or elections in the U.S. But without that spotlight, Kyiv could find it increasingly difficult to secure more military aid from Western allies to withstand the grinding war of attrition. With the 2024 Olympics, Ukraine seized the moment to spread its message that it was seeking more than medals — it was vying for the world’s attention.

The Olympics will always have Paris. The next Summer Games go to Los Angeles in 2028. The baton will be handed from one third-time Olympic host city to another at the closing ceremony Sunday in Paris. Much will be different in four years’ time. New sports flag football and squash will make Olympic debuts. They were picked by LA organizers who are bringing back cricket and lacrosse that left the program more than 100 years ago. Paris’ unmatched historic buildings gave the city a cinematic look. LA’s Olympics will use streets that are a living history of film and television.

Ukraine’s gold medal-winning boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak gave a military salute to the crowd gathered to celebrate his return to the war-torn country from the Paris Olympics. Stepping out of the special Olympic Express train at Kyiv’s central railway station, Khyzhniak, 29, greeted fans, friends and family. The athlete is also a serviceman in Ukraine's border guard. He’s the first gold-medal winner in the 2024 Olympics to bring the award to his home country. In the men’s middleweight category, Khyzhniak defeated Nurbek Oralbay from Kazakhstan. Ukraine has also won gold medals in women’s team fencing and the women’s high jump.

France defended its Olympic gold medal in men’s volleyball, and oh how special to do so right at home with a raucous, standing-room-only crowd at South Paris Arena. Fans waving The Tricolore roared and shook the stands for every remarkable rally, leaping block, powerful spike and service ace as their team handled world No. 1 Poland in straight sets. The second-ranked French won 25-19, 25-20, 25-23 to make it two in a row on top of the Olympic podium.

The one question Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is repeatedly asked about before her city hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics is traffic. Bass has declared it will be the “no-car games” and venues will only be accessible by public transportation. It will take more than 3,000 buses and LA 2028 organizers will need to bring them in from all over the country. Additionally, Bass wants to collaborate with major Los Angeles businesses to encourage employees to work remotely during a 17-day period to reduce the number of cars on the roads. Bass will receive the Olympic flag from Paris' mayor during Sunday's closing ceremony.

The United States is facing Brazil in the gold-medal match of the women’s soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics. The Americans are seeking a fifth Olympic gold medal though they haven’t won a gold since 2012 in London. Brazil great Marta can end her international career with a gold medal. She has said her sixth Olympics will be her last major tournament with the national team.

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PARIS (AP) — Athletes around the Paris Games have sustained bloody injuries during competition.

From the Australian b-girl with the meme-worthy “kangaroo” dance move to the silver-medal winning Lithuanian in a durag, breaking’s Olympic debut had a few moments that raised questions from viewers about whether the essence of the hip-hop art form was captured at the Paris Games. Rachael Gunn, or “b-girl Raygun,” a 36-year-old professor from Sydney, Australia, quickly achieved internet fame, but not necessarily for Olympic-level skill. Competing against some b-girls half her age, she was swept out of the round-robin stage without earning a single point, and her unconventional moves landed flat while failing to match the skill level of her foes.

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Sunday is the final day for the Paris Olympics. The day will end with the closing ceremony at Stade de France, but 14 gold medals will be decided first. It begins with the women’s marathon in the morning and continues with the men’s handball final between Denmark and Germany. The women’s volleyball final sees the Americans defending their title against first-time finalist Italy. Competition concludes with host France facing the U.S. in the women’s basketball final. The Americans are trying to become the first team — in any sport — to win eight consecutive Olympic gold medals, breaking a tie with the U.S. men’s program that won seven in a row from 1936-68.

A visually impaired Para-judo athlete is captivating crowds at the Paris 2024 Olympics as a boxing announcer. Despite his blindness, Nacer Zorgani’s deep voice commands the attention of thousands of spectators at boxing events. Many are unaware of his disability. He seamlessly transitions between his roles as a judo competitor by day and a boxing announcer by night. He is training for the Paralympics in Paris that start later this month. His journey was inspired by a 2017 title fight between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko. Volunteers are helping him at the Olympics by acting as his eyes. That demonstrates how small adjustments can empower people with disabilities to be included in major events.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — To use an Olympic track analogy, Kentucky football can’t be left in the starting blocks.

French prosecutors say they have extended the police custody order for rapper Travis Scott. He was arrested early Friday at a Paris hotel after an altercation with a security guard. A statement from the Paris prosecutor's office Saturday said the rapper remains in custody after the order was extended Friday night. Scott was arrested after police were called to the Georges V hotel to arrest a man, whose birth name is Jacques Webster. The rapper is in Paris for the Olympics. He watched the United States rally over Serbia in the men’s basketball semifinal on Thursday night.

The Houston Astros hit the road against the Boston Red Sox looking to continue a three-game road winning streak.

French authorities vow that cleanup efforts on the Seine River will allow Parisians to finally open up as a summertime swim spot. They also hope a cleaner river revitalizes the overall environment. The work that went into tackling water quality concerns may be the Games’ biggest legacy for the river snaking through the French capital and arguably for Paris itself. French President Emmanuel Macron claimed victory following the Olympic triathlon tests. But an expert at an environmental group noted that recent efforts are still insufficient to guarantee clean waters. Still, the idea of swimming in the Paris landmark is irresistible to many.

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Breanna Stewart, US women's basketball team advance to gold medal game at Paris Olympics

Jose Altuve hit two-run homer and Jon Singleton and Jeremy Peña added RBI singles in a four-run seventh inning as the AL West-leading Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4. Yainer Diaz added a two-run homer for the Astros, who pounded Boston’s bullpen on the way to their third straight win. Bregman and Peña finished with three hits apiece. Altuve’s homer off reliever Lucas Sims that tied the game in the seventh inning was the 224th of his career. That moved him into fourth place on the team’s all-time list. David Hamilton had a two-run double for the Red Sox.

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SAINT-DENIS, France — The only thing worse than the U.S. men’s performance in the 4x100-meter relays Friday at Stade de France was the explanation.

Beau Hossler shot a 10-under 60 on Friday in the rain-delayed Wyndham Championship, squandering a chance for a sub-60 round with pars on the last three holes at soft and vulnerable Sedgefield Country Club. Hossler had a two-stroke lead over Billy Horschel in the tournament that started a day late after heavy rain and wind from Tropical Storm Debby washed out play Thursday. Play also was delayed Friday, with Horschel among the many afternoon starters unable to finish the round because of darkness. He had two holes left. With players allowed to lift, clean and place their golf balls in the fairways, Hossler was 6 under after a tap-in eagle on the par-5 fifth and birdied the par-4 eighth in a front-nine 28.

SAINT-DENIS, France — On a night when U.S. hurdler Rai Benjamin, forever the silver prince, finally became golden and Canada’s Andre De Grasse completed his relay medal set, Team USA’s reliably unreliable men’s 4×100 relay team found yet another way to blow an Olympic Games final.

Former Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, who on Wednesday was slapped with a four-year show cause and a one-year suspension from the NCAA, will be back in Michigan Stadium for the season opener as an honorary captain.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif says after she wins Olympic gold that the online abuse "gives my success a special taste."

It was a dramatic night for the United States in track and field at the Paris Olympics, and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won gold after facing scrutiny over misconceptions about her sex. Sha’Carri Richardson got her first gold medal while a U.S. men’s relay team fumbled away another chance to be champions. Not long after they were disqualified for botching the first handoff of the 4x100 relay on a wet night at Stade de France, Carl Lewis angrily criticized USA Track. Lewis, who won nine Olympic gold medals for the U.S., called for a change in leadership of America’s track and field program.

Sometimes a silver medal is but a silver lining, a small consolation for an Olympic athlete who failed to achieve their goal of gold or bust.

The CrossFit Games have resumed a day after a competitor died after going underwater and not resurfacing during a swimming event in a Texas lake. In a post on the social platform X, officials said they resumed the event Friday after deciding that “the best way to grieve is together.” Lazar Dukic was a 28-year-old competitor from Serbia. He was pronounced dead after his body was recovered from a Fort Worth lake Thursday. The Tarrant County medical examiner has not yet listed Dukic’s cause of death. The CrossFit website says the mission of the games is to “find the fittest athletes in the world.”

NASCAR returns from its Olympic break this weekend. Sunday night’s Cup race at Richmond begins a four-race pre-playoff sprint. Chris Buescher can take solace in the fact that this upcoming part of the schedule was so good to him last year. Buescher was winless in 2023 entering the second race at Richmond, but he prevailed in that one. Then he won again the following week at Michigan. He added a third victory in under a month at Daytona in late August. Buescher is again without a victory this year entering Richmond. He's third in the standings among winless drivers. In other words, squarely on the playoff bubble.

Gabby Williams scored nine of her 18 points in overtime as France advanced to the gold medal game of the Paris Games in women’s basketball, beating neighbor Belgium 82-75 Friday night. The host nation will be playing in the final event of these Olympics on Sunday and is back in the gold medal game for the first time since taking silver of the 2012 London Games. The French lost that game to the U.S. The Americans beat Australia in the other semifinal Friday.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins gold medal at Paris Olympics after facing scrutiny over misconceptions about her sex.

France women's basketball team advances to gold medal game at Paris Olympics and will play U.S. for the title.