Matthew Hodson-Smith Vows to Avenge Olympic Defeat to Quincy Hall in Dramatic 400m Race

Matthew Hodson-Smith Vows to Avenge Olympic Defeat to Quincy Hall in Dramatic 400m Race

Paris (dpa) British runner Matthew Hodson-Smith expressed his desire to avenge his American compatriot, Quincy Hall, after coming second behind him in a thrilling final of the 400 meters race at the Olympics in Paris.The British news agency (PA Media) reported that Hudson Smith was on the verge of becoming the third British runner to … Read more

The IBA will reward Italian Carini “like an Olympic champion”

The IBA will reward Italian Carini “like an Olympic champion”

Paris. The International Boxing Association (IBA) has announced that it will financially reward “like an Olympic champion” Italian Angela Carini, who withdrew from her fight against Algerian Imane Khelif, one of the two boxers at the centre of a gender controversy at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The controversy erupted last Thursday after Khelif’s first opponent, … Read more

US Synchronized Swimming Team Secures Silver Medal as Russian Absence Changes Olympic Landscape

US Synchronized Swimming Team Secures Silver Medal as Russian Absence Changes Olympic Landscape

The US team was helped by the lack of Russian athletes. US Synchronized Swimming Team / Photo: © Maddie Meyer / Staff / Getty Images Sports / Gettyimages.ru The first medals in synchronized swimming were awarded at the Olympic Games in Paris. The Chinese team won the group championship. The Americans are in second place. … Read more

Athletes’ withdrawals at the Olympics and European Championships: A dangerous addiction

Athletes’ withdrawals at the Olympics and European Championships: A dangerous addiction

Good morning, dear reader, Allow me to begin by revealing – we are just among ourselves here – an indiscretion: During these sporting weeks in the summer of 2024, an iron rule prevails in the Digili household – at least for Digili senior and Mama Digili, who are usually well informed across the board. When … Read more

Anita Włodarczyk is the fourth hammer thrower in the world. She had fans in Paris and Rawicz [ZDJĘCIA. FILM]

Anita Włodarczyk is the fourth hammer thrower in the world. She had fans in Paris and Rawicz [ZDJĘCIA. FILM]

Lookgallery 15 photos Sport Anita Włodarczyk’s performance at the Olympic Games in Paris was applauded in the fan zone in Rawicz. The hammer thrower achieved her best result of the season (74.23 m). This result secured her fourth place. The Rawicz athlete advanced to today’s final (06.08.2024) from the eliminations that took place the day … Read more

The connection between Olympic athletes and cinema

The connection between Olympic athletes and cinema

He cinema and the Olympic Games are closely related, not only because of the number of films that have been made about the Games, but also because there are numerous Olympic athletes throughout history who have also appeared on the big screen. Some of the films most famous about the games are Olympicsby Leni Riefenstahl, … Read more

2024 Olympics: Tom Cruise, Phoenix, Air… who will put on a show at the closing ceremony?

2024 Olympics: Tom Cruise, Phoenix, Air… who will put on a show at the closing ceremony?

Much of the ceremony that will close the 2024 Olympics is currently being kept secret, but a few personalities are expected, more or less certainly, to participate in the show this Sunday, August 11. Two weeks after the exceptional opening ceremony that saw Aya Nakamura, Lady Gaga and Céline Dion sing along the Seine, the … Read more

Zakhar Petrov Secures Semi-Final Spot: Hope for Russia’s Canoeing Gold at 2024 Olympics

Zakhar Petrov Secures Semi-Final Spot: Hope for Russia’s Canoeing Gold at 2024 Olympics

Zakhar Petrov finished second and went straight to the semi-finals. When Russian tennis players Diana Schneider and Mirra Andreeva In the doubles final in Paris they took second place, many have assumed that Russia will not take gold again at the 2024 Olympics. The last time our athletes were leaving without medals of the highest … Read more

At least 40 athletes test positive at Olympics, cases rising worldwide

At least 40 athletes test positive at Olympics, cases rising worldwide

At least 40 athletes competing in the Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19 but the situation is not surprising given the rise in cases worldwide, the agency said.OMS this Tuesday. “It is not surprising to see athletes infected, because the virus is circulating quite rapidly in other countries,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s head … Read more