Laurent Michaud, the Olympic Village director, announced that the 2024 Paris Games will reintroduce a tradition by providing 300,000 condoms for the 14,250 athletes residing in the village. “It is very important that the conviviality here is something big,” said Michaud. Earlier reports stated that at the 2020 Olympics, condoms …
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Snoop Dogg Named Official Paris Olympics Correspondent
Snoop Dogg is bringing the West Coast to the Paris Olympics. On Sunday, NBC revealed that the multifaceted rapper would be part of its coverage team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. In this role, Snoop will join NBC Olympics anchor Mike Tirico to provide commentary and regular updates …
Read More »Simone Biles To Return To Gymnastics For The First Time Since Tokyo Olympics
On August 5, Simone Biles will compete in the U.S. Classic, her first competition since the Olympics in Tokyo. Biles is set to compete in the single-day competition at Hoffman Estates’ NOW Arena, USA Gymnastics said on Wednesday. It is unclear if Biles intends to bid for the 2024 Olympics, …
Read More »Swimming Cap Designed To Protect Natural Hair Has Gained Approval After Being Banned At Tokoyo Olympics
Soul Cap, a swimming cap designed to protect the natural hair of athletes, has gained approval from the International Swimming Federation (FINA) after initially being banned. The competitive sport’s governing body rejected the use of the head covering during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. The cap is designed by a …
Read More »Sanya Richards-Ross Opens Up About Her Decision to Have an Abortion Before Competing in Beijing Olympics [Video]
Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross opened up about her decision to get an abortion in 2008 in light of the Roe v. Wade reversal. “I’m Sanya Richards-Ross, four-time Olympic gold medalist, and in 2008, I had an abortion because I wasn’t ready to be a mom. I was still passionately chasing …
Read More »Police Don’t Suspect Foul Play In Mysterious Disappearance Of Six Of Haiti’s Special Olympics Delegation Members
Six members of Haiti’s Special Olympics delegation have mysteriously gone missing, leaving investigators frantically searching for answers. The group, consisting of one Special Olympics athlete, one coach, and four Unified partners, has not been seen or heard from since exiting their Kissimmee hotel around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, June 6th. …
Read More »The International Olympics Committee Responds to Sha’Carri Richardson’s Discrimination Allegations
The International Olympic Committee has responded to Sha’Carri Richardson’s discrimination allegations. Richardson called out the committee for allowing Kamila Valieva to compete in the Winter Olympics despite failing a doping test. Kamila,15, is a Russian figure skater who claims the positive result stems from a mix-up with heart medication. However, …
Read More »Sha’Carri Richardson Reacts to Russia Figure Skater Cleared to Compete in Olympics Despite Substance Abuse: “It’s All in the Skin”
American track and field sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson sees race as the only difference between her and a Russian figure skater who was recently cleared to compete in the Olympics despite failing a drug test. Richardson’s Olympic journey fell short after she failed a drug test and admitted to smoking marijuana …
Read More »Leslie Jones May Stop Live Recap Videos of Winter Olympics: I Don’t Stay “Anywhere I’m Not Welcomed”
Actress and comedian Leslie Jones said she is rethinking her famous video narration of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. Earlier this morning, Jones wrote on Instagram that she wondered whether the Beijing Olympics would be “my last Olympics I live tweet.” “I know, another celebrity bitching,” Jones wrote. …
Read More »The General Public Won’t Be Able To Buy Winter Olympics Tickets; Attendees Will Be Invited
The general public won’t be able to get their hands on any Winter Olympics tickets because of the COVID-19 surge. The Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee will be responsible for distributing entry tickets for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing. “In terms of the grim and complex situation …
Read More »Simone Biles Says She Put Herself First At Tokyo Olympics: “16-Year-Old Simone Would Never”
Simon Biles opened up about her run at Tokyo Olympics in a live Q & A on Instagram on Friday. Biles was asked to describe a moment that marked her the most in her career, and she revealed that it was “2021” and “having the courage to take care & …
Read More »Furious German Coach Kicked Out Of The 2020 TOKYO OLYMPICS After Punching A Horse
“She’s gon’ cry in the car!” That’s the only thing left to do after such a tragedy at the 2020 TOKYO OLYMPICS. Many come far and wide to compete after years of training and hard work. To be present is an honor, but winning is every dedicated soul’s goal. The …
Read More »Simone Biles is Considering a Return for 2024 Olympics
Simone Biles revealed that she is “leaving the door open” for an Olympic return in 2024 after withdrawing from the team final for mental health concerns last week. The four-time Olympic champion returned on Tuesday with a performance on the balance beam that won a bronze medal. In an interview …
Read More »Simone Biles Wins Bronze Medal in Her Return to the Tokyo Olympics
In Tuesday’s balance beam final, Simone Biles won her seventh Olympic medal, tying her with Shannon Miller for the most decorated U.S. gymnast. Biles competed for the first time since withdrawing from the team competition a week earlier with a case of “the twisties.” The 24-year-old earned a bronze medal …
Read More »Simone Biles Makes Her Return to the Tokyo Olympics; Will Participate in Balance Beam Event
Simone Biles is set to participate in the balance beam event at the Tokyo Olympics. She’s back! The GOAT is returning for the last event final, the balance beam, which is scheduled for Tuesday night, USA Today reports. The 24-year-old gymnast announced her leave from the Olympics last Tuesday, mentioning …
Read More »U.S. Relay Team Reinstated At Olympics After Being Disqualified For Improper Baton Pass
The U.S. relay team has been reinstated at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after initially being barred over a faulty baton exchange. After race officials concluded that Elija Godwin and Lynna Irby made an improper baton pass, the team was disqualified from Friday’s 4×400-meter mixed relay. Irby allegedly placed herself outside …
Read More »Jonathan Owens Shares His Love and Support For Girlfriend Simone Biles After She Dropped Out of The Olympics
After Simone Biles withdrew from the 2020 Olympic games, her boyfriend Jonathan Owens showed his love and support in an Instagram post on Thursday. “Imma ride with you through whatever baby,” he wrote in a post along with a series of photos of Biles, “Your strength and courage is unmatched …
Read More »2021 Olympics Kickoff With Naomi Osaka Lighting the Flame in Muted Opening Ceremony
Finally, after a year-long delay, the Tokyo Olympics kicked off Friday with a muted opening ceremony that ended with tennis star Naomi Osaka lighting the cauldron. The games, originally supposed to take place in 2020, were sidelined as much of the world adjusted to life after the Covid-19 pandemic. Now …
Read More »Australian Equestrian Jamie Kermond Banned from Tokyo Olympics After Testing Positive for Cocaine; Says it Was a Result of a ‘Single Recreational Use of the Drug’
The Olympics have suspended Australian equestrian Jamie Kermond for testing positive for cocaine. On Wednesday, the Tokyo Olympics announced that the 36-year-old showjumper had been banned from the Games after he tested positive for a metabolite of cocaine, The Guardian reports. Ian Chesterman, Australia’s chef de mission at the 2020 …
Read More »‘Anti-Sex’ Beds Provided To Athletes At The Tokyo Olympics Amid Surging COVID Cases
Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics are really trying to promote social distancing between athletes amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. So much so that they have the athletes sleeping on cardboard “anti-sex” beds meant for one person. The beds in the athletes’ village are reportedly designed to collapse under the …
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