Columbus, OH

It’s time for the fists to fly at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as the boxing tournament kicks off on July 27 at the Arena Paris Nord before switching to the famed Roland-Garros Stadium for the semi-finals and finals. For over 100 years, boxing has been one of the...

Olympic boxing results: Updated 2024 medal winners for every weight class at Paris Games

The Spun

The 2024 Summer Olympics are underway, with the Opening Ceremony set to take place on Friday evening live from Paris, France. The Olympics are where the world's most fittest - and smartest - athletes come to compete. There are 15,000 Olympians competing in the Summer Games in Paris, but a handful ...

The 10 Athletes With The Best Bodies At The 2024 Summer Olympics

Claressa Shields calls herself the GWOAT, or the Greatest Woman of All Time. That’s for history to decide. For now, two things are certain. She’s clearly talented – and if she’s the greatest woman boxer of all time, then she’s also unfortunately ahead of her time.

‘Fighting Words’ – Claressa Shields: Not just history, but necessity

CBS News

China has won the first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, but its athletes were nowhere near Paris.The Olympic shooting range, a three-hour drive from Paris in the city of Chateauroux, was the venue for Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao to shoot for gold in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team event held Saturday morning.Huang and Sheng opened up an early four-point lead against South Korea's Keum Jihyeon and Park Hajun in the head-to-head for the gold medal and stayed ahead from there to win 16-12."My main feeling is just happiness. The match was quite hard, but being able to...

First gold medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics won by China

Lancaster County, PA

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Fans of Frisco's Chicken were left reeling as the beloved Peruvian-style eatery announced the closure of all its locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The chain, known for its delicious food and strong community values, posted a heartfelt note on its doors, informing customers of the devastating news.

Favorite Chicken Chain Suddenly Closes All Stores, Heartfelt Message Found on Doors

New York City, NY

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

The Independent

Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal are scheduled to be in doubles action as the opening day of the Olympics tennis tournament gets underway at Paris 2024.Alcaraz, 21, has teamed up with 22-time grand slam champion Nadal, 37, in a sensational doubles team for Spain at Roland Garros, the scene of Nadal’s 13 French Open titles.Follow LIVE: Olympics latest updates and medal results Alcaraz won the French Open this season before adding Wimbledon for his fourth grand slam title, and has been tipped to be the successor to Nadal’s throne in Paris.He will also be competing in the singles, as Novak...

Olympics tennis order of play and schedule: Every event, date and start time at Paris 2024

BuzzFeed

One sport appeared for the first time in Tokyo four years ago but isn't back this year.

Here Are The 3 Sports That Were Dropped From The Olympics This Year

The US Sun

AS athletes compete for a spot on the podium in Paris this summer some who win will return home with more than just a gold medal. While the Olympics rewards its winners with immense glory and a place in sporting history it traditionally lacks the flashy giant checks that other competitions offer.

Paris 2024 Olympics prize money: How much do gold medallists get?

New York Post

Samoa’s Lionel Elika Fatupaito has died in Paris at the 2024 Olympics, the International Boxing Association announced on Saturday.

The boxing coach died while in the Olympic Village on Friday morning, according to multiple reports.

According to CBS News, he died of “natural causes.”

France’s high-speed rail to be fully restored by Monday after ‘coordinated’ arson attacks before start of 2024 Paris Olympics

Fatupaito, reportedly 60 years old, was set to coach the only Samoan boxer at the Olympics — Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali.

“We at the IBA extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Lionel Elika Fatupaito, the national boxing coach of...

Samoa boxing coach Lionel Elika Fatupaito dies at 2024 Olympics

RadarOnline

A doping scandal has already hit the Paris Olympics, with 28-year-old Iraqi Judoka Sajjad Sehen accused of bulking up with the help of anabolic steroids, RadarOnline.com can report.Hours before the opening ceremony, the International Testing Agency said samples taken earlier this week from the judo practitioner tested positive for metandienone and boldenone: synthetic forms of testosterone used to boost muscle mass and strength.Gearing up for his Olympic debut, Sehen was scheduled to compete next Tuesday in the men's 81-kilogram class against an opponent from Uzbekistan, 28-year-old Boltaboev Sharofiddin. The International Testing Agency (ITA) reports that a sample collected from Iraqi...

Paris Olympics Rocked by First Doping Scandal: Iraqi Judoka Sajjad Sehen, 28, Suspended After Testing Positive for Anabolic Steroids

The Olympic games are meant to be a time of celebration among countries, but one nation is in mourning on Saturday. Team Samoa announced that boxing coach Lionel Fatu Elika passed away on Friday at the age of 60.  According to local French outlet Le Parisien, Elika died of cardiac arrest. He ...

Fans Praying For Boxing Coach Who Passed Away At Olympics Friday

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Samoa boxing coach Lionel Elika Fatupaito died Friday at the Olympic Village in Paris, with the IOC saying his death was from natural causes.

Samoan boxing coach dies during Paris Olympic Games

Virginia State

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

South Carolina State

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

West Virginia State

Norfolk, VA

Four Virginians were confirmed to be onboard when the Titanic sank on April 14, 1912. Phillip Acts and Selini Decker, who lived a few blocks apart in Norfolk, died when the ship sank. Richmond native Robert Decker and Eloise Smith, who later moved to Richmond from West Virginia, survived.

There's a reason no remains from the Virginia Titanic victims will ever be found

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

History Facts lists eight names US parents no longer give their newborns, which you may no longer hear in Virginia. The girls' names are Doris, Gertrude, Mildred, and Judith. I know or have known women with all four names, but they are either baby boomers or boomer parents' ages and someone's grandma or great aunt. Consider the ages of females in Virginia you know with these names.

Eight names parents in Virginia may no longer be giving to their newborns

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	It’s difficult to determine where the Olympics rank in the hierarchy of prestigious tennis tournaments. On the one hand, winning a gold medal is a high honor for any athlete. The games occur only quadrennially, as opposed to ATP Tour events and the Grand Slams, which are held every year.IOC Hotel Staff Strikes as Labor Pains Plague Paris Olympics




	On the other hand, tennis was only reintroduced as an Olympic sport in 1988, so it doesn’t have the historical status of Wimbledon, for instance. Furthermore, the best-of-three rather than a best-of-five set format makes it feel less weighty and leads to...

Tennis Players Skip Olympics With Chance for Extra Prize Money

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Boxing has been a mainstay of Olympic competition for more than a century, but the sport's future at the games will be in doubt when Paris 2024 concludes.

Is Paris 2024 the last Olympics to feature amateur boxing?

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A complete list of pros boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympics

Professional boxers are allowed to compete in the Olympics primarily due to a rule change implemented in 2016 by the International Boxing Association (AIBA). The first...

A complete list of pros boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympics

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