2024 Olympic Games

Track and Field Becomes First Olympic Sport to Offer Prize Money to Medal Winners

World Athletics announced that it would offer prize money to Olympic gold medallists in the track and field events, becoming the first Olympic sport to do so.

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Paris Mayor: Russian, Belarusian Athletes ‘Not Welcome’ at Olympics

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo sparked outrage by declaring that Russian and Belarusian athletes “are not welcome” in Paris for the Olympics this summer.

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Official Indicates Russia Won’t Block Neutral Athletes From Competing at Paris Olympics

“If the athletes have the opportunity, then they probably should go,” Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said last week.

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Leon Marchand’s Coaches Lobbied for Olympic Schedule Change to Ease 200 FL/200 BR Double

Leon Marchand’s coaches have been lobbying for an Olympic schedule change that would make it easier for him to tackle the rare 200 fly/200 breast double.

U.S. Artistic Swimming Team Earns First Olympic Berth Since 2008

On Friday, the United States officially qualified its artistic swimming team for the Olympics for the first time since 2008.

Sarah Sjöström Reveals That She Will NOT Swim The 100 free At Paris 2024 Olympics

Sjostrom recently opened up to Swedish News Outlet Dagens Nyheter about her decision to skip the 100 meter freestyle at the upcoming Paris Olympic Games.

Snoop Dogg To Help With NBC Primetime Coverage During The 2024 Paris Olympics

Snoop Dogg hosted a comedic version of Olympic highlights in 2021 for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics alongside Kevin Hart.

More 2024 Olympic Games

ITA Will Start Re-Testing Samples from Rio 2016 for Doping Violations

The International Testing Agency (ITA) recently announced that it will begin re-analyzing samples from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games for doping violations.

2024 Paris Olympic Torch Design Revealed

The design for the 2024 Paris Olympic Torch was revealed on July 25th. See what it looks like here. The Games start July 26, 2024.

Paris 2024 Olympic Volunteer Process Opens

Paris 2024 organizers are looking for 45,000 volunteers to help with the running of the Olympic Games next summer.

Seven Women, Six Spots: Aussie 100 Freestyle Race Heats Up As Campbell Sisters Return(?)

Australia’s top seven 100 freestylers will be duking it out in 2024 to fill six spots on the 4×100 freestyle Olympic squad.

Olympic Roundup: India’s Legal Issues Drag On as International Suspension Looms

Despite three rulings by India’s Supreme Court in the past week, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is no closer to avoiding another suspension.

How Do the French Feel About the Paris 2024 Olympics?

The IOC recently touted report showing overwhelming support for the next Summer Games, but another poll painted a different picture of approval ratings. 

Are the 2024 Olympic ‘A’ and ‘B’ Cuts Closer Together Than They Were In The Past?

For Paris, the gap between the OQTs and the OCTs was just 0.5%, a significant drop from what the average distances had been in the past. 

Examining How the Paris 2024 Swimming Time Standards Compare to Previous OIympics

Below, you can view tables comparing the Paris 2024 time standards to the London 2012, Rio 2016, and Tokyo 2020 standards.