The IOC decision follows a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling on Saturday which cancelled the re-evaluation of Chiles' score on the grounds that the appeal of her degree of difficulty was lodged by the US team four seconds after the regulatory deadline, set at one minute. After the...

Romanian gymnast Barbosu to be awarded Chiles' Olympic floor bronze: IOC

Wilson, who only turned 16 in January, became the youngest track athlete in history to represent the United States at an Olympics with his first leg appearance in the heats. But after clocking only 47.27sec on the opening leg to place seventh -- three seconds slower than Botswana first leg runner Letsile Tebogo, the 200m champion -- Wilson needed his team-mates to bail him out.

High schooler Wilson helps US into 4x400m final

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Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson has navigated plenty of roadblocks in her pursuit of Olympic glory. Some self-imposed. Some not. Considering all the American sprinter has been through over the last three years, tentatively grabbing the baton from teammate Gabby Thomas with the U.S. in third in the women’s 4x100 meter relay final on Friday felt sort of normal. Beating others in a race from here to there is what Richardson does for a living. And with one thrilling dash down the final stretch in Stade de France, the gold that had been just out of reach for so long finally became tangible. 

Sha'Carri Richardson chases down 2 competitors in rain to end her first Olympics with a relay gold

With just a few weeks to go until the Paralympic Games in Paris, athletes are finishing up their training. Among the 14 athletes in the Kenyan delegation, meet veteran powerlifter Hellen Wawira Kariuki. Story by Clemence Waller.

2024 Paralympics: powerlifter Hellen Wawira's hopes for a medal

Several photos have been circulating online purporting to show Olympic swimmers wearing swimsuits with the message "Not a dude!" crudely emblazoned on their crotches to protest the participation of transgender athletes in the Paris Olympic games. These posts appeared online on July 28 and August 2. However, it turns out...

No, Olympic swimmers weren’t wearing swimsuits emblazoned with a transphobic message

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She was like an intriguing cross between Charlie's Angels actress Kate Jackson and Popeye movie star Shelley Duvall. Her name was Beth Howland, and it's been 8 years since her tragic death from lung cancer on May 24, 2016, just four days before what would have been her 75th birthday.

A Look Back at the Life of Actress Beth Howland (From TV's 'Alice'): 8 Years After Her Tragic Death

PARIS (AP) — Down by 11 in the fourth quarter, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team got a spark. Six points in two seconds. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker provided that wild sequence to start the comeback, Stephen Curry had a scoring night like almost none other in U.S. Olympic history, and the Americans will play for gold at the Paris Games. Curry scored 36 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:16 left, and the U.S. beat Serbia 95-91 in a semifinal classic on Thursday night.

US men’s basketball team rallies to beat Serbia at Paris Olympics, will face France for gold medal

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It's been 21 years since actress/singer Nell Carter, best known for the 1980s NBC sitcom, Gimme a Break!, died of natural causes at only 54. This is her story. Nell Carter was born September 13, 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama. After initially finding fame on and off-Broadway, and via a brief role in 1977 on the TV datime drama, Ryan's Hope, Carter took the lead in Ain't Misbehavin'!, a live stage revue of the works of composer Fats Waller.

The Brief Life & Tragic Death of Nell Carter ('Gimme A Break' & 'Ain't Misbehavin'): 21 Years Later

As the end of the Paris Olympic Games is getting closer, FRANCE 24's James Andre interviewed the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo. "We have just experienced 15 days of happiness [...] and then it will be 20 years of heritage. So it is not just a moment in time," she shared.

2024 Olympics: Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo looking forward to the Games' '20 years of heritage'

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The chances for the tropical wave in the Atlantic developing have now risen to 80% over the next seven days. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has advised that this disturbance could become the next tropical storm or hurricane within the coming days, potentially targeting the U.S. East Coast.

Tropical Wave That Could Impact Georgia Now Has 80% Chance of Development

US sprint star Sha'Carri Richardson struck gold with a relay rescue act as Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam sealed her place in the pantheon of Olympic greats with a third consecutive heptathlon title on Friday. Another spellbinding night of athletics action at the Stade de France saw the United States add to...

Richardson rescues US relay, Thiam wins third consecutive heptathlon gold

The 33-year-old, who has had multiple nominations for Grammy Awards, was arrested after fighting with one of his own security guards at a five-star hotel in Paris. "Travis Scott has been released with no charges," the representative said. The Paris prosecutor's office confirmed the "release from custody of Travis Scott...

French authorities release US rapper Travis Scott

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

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MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) -Valentin Bontus foiled to men's kiteboarding gold on Friday, seizing Austria's second sailing victory, with Toni Vodisek of Slovenia securing silver and Singapore's Max Maeder bronze.

Olympics-Sailing-Austria's Bontus 'stoked' to land men's kite gold

Ukraine pressed on with a major cross-border incursion into Russia on Friday, also launching a significant air attack on a Russian airfield hundreds of kilometres behind the front lines. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Emmanuelle Chaze.

Ukraine presses on with offensive, hits Russian airbase

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev won Olympic gold in the Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-around final.Varfolomeev topped the rotations in hoop (36.300), ball (36.500) and clubs (36.350) and came second in the ribbon (33.700) to score a total 142.850 points.Bulgaria’s Boryana Kaleyn won the silver with 140.600 points and Italy's 2023 World Championships silver medallist Sofia Raffaeli took the bronze medal with 136.300 points.Having made her senior debut in 2022, Varfolomeev earned her first world title in the clubs before becoming the youngest gymnast to achieve the feat of a clean sweep of four apparatus finals and the all-around title at the 2023 World Championships.

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev wins Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-round gold

PARIS (AP) — Monica De Gennaro of Italy made three previous trips to the Olympics only to leave empty-handed each time. Finally, at age 37, she’s going home with the gold. Italy beat the defending champion U.S. team Sunday to win gold in women’s volleyball at the Paris Olympics.

Italy beats defending champion US for gold in women’s volleyball at Paris Olympics

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Tara Davis-Woodhall made history in the women’s long jump at the Olympics, becoming just the fourth U.S. woman to win gold in the event. Her electrifying performance at Stade de France captivated the crowd as she soared to a stunning 7.10 meters (23 feet 3½ inches), clinching the top spot on the podium.

Tara Davis-Woodhall Leaps Toward Victory! Becomes 4th U.S. Woman to Win Olympic Gold In Long Jump

PARIS — A team of American women all-stars ran away with the 4-by-400m relay on Saturday, crushing an Olympic gold medal finish by more than four seconds. “The U.S. just has so much depth," said team-member Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. "We got the real quarter-horses, we really do," said Shamier Little.

U.S. women, men seize a pair of golds in Olympic 4-by-400m relays

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This recipe is sooo tasty! It truly is for garlic lovers! It involves sautéing onions and mushrooms in butter and oil until golden, then adding wine to reduce. Garlic, thyme, and parsley are stirred in for flavor, followed by seasoning with salt and pepper. The dish is garnished with additional parsley and served warm, making for a savory, aromatic side. Here's what you'll need to make it:

Garlic Mushrooms in Brown Butter Herb Sauce

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Dramatic jump-off sees 'Flying Kiwi' Kerr win Olympic high jump gold

Kerr tasted glory after a dramatic jump-off with American Shelby McEwen. Both men managed bests of 2.36 metres in regular competition, but could not be separated...

Dramatic jump-off sees 'Flying Kiwi' Kerr win Olympic high jump gold

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