Paris 2024

Businesses in Paris Report a Significant Decrease in Sales During the Olympic Games

Despite the Olympic and Paralympic Games bringing a spike in tourism to the city, many shop owners in Paris are reporting a decrease in sales.

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Gretchen Walsh’s Underwater Wasn’t Enough To Win Gold: Women’s 100 Fly Analysis

25 meters to go, Gretchen Walsh has a half-second lead over her opponents. However, the Olympic gold in the 100 butterfly goes to Torri Huske. What happened?

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Understanding 46.40: An Incredible Performance by Pan

Five reasons why Pan’s world record swim in Paris was one of the greatest performances we’ll ever see.

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World Champion Sam Short Opens Up On Olympic “Failure,” Set To Undergo Shoulder Rehab

Short revealed that a “combination of illnesses and injuries” derailed his year, and that he’s taking some time away from training to rehab his shoulder.

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Where Does Leon Marchand’s Paris Olympic Performance Rank Among All-Time Greats

Marchand’s 4 individual gold medal’s at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was without-a-doubt one of the best individual performances we’ve ever seen.

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Jiang Yuyan Becomes Most Decorated Athlete At 2024 Paralympics With Seven Golds

19-year-old Jiang Yuyan collected seven gold medals in the pool at the 2024 Paralympics, becoming the most decorated athlete of the Games.

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From Tokyo To Paris: Analyzing The Performances Of Repeat Individual Olympic Medalists

There were 11 men and 11 women who medalled individually at both the Tokyo and Paris Olympic Games. How well did they perform?

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Analyzing The Men’s 400 IM Final In Paris: Two Races In One

Leon Marchand dominated the men’s 400 IM, but Tomoyuki Matsushita emerged in what was a thrilling battle for the silver medal.

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Italy breaks relay WR, China Wins 4 Golds on the Final Day of the 2024 Paralympics

Additionally, 2 more individual world records went down, with 1 coming from the Women’s 100 Freestyle S11 and the other in the Women’s 100 Backstroke S6.

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WATCH: Daniel and Nathan Wiffen Analyze Daniel’s 800 Free Olympic Victory

Team Ireland twin brothers Daniel and Nathan Wiffen walk through Daniel’s Olympic Record-setting 800 freestyle and what he was thinking throughout the race

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2024 Paralympics: Ben Hance Breaks 100 Backstroke S14 World Record In Prelims

Benjamin Hance, defending Paralympic champion in the 100 backstroke S14, lowered his world record in the event (56.52) to highlight Day 9 prelims.

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2024 Paralympics: China Sees Athletes Medal in 5 Events in Strong Pool Showing on Day 7

A huge contributor to China’s success on Day 8 was Guo Jincheng, who won two gold medals and broke two world records during the finals session.

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Ariarne Titmus Describes Unwashed Sheets & Lack of Toilet Paper in Olympic Village

The latest in a stream of criticisms about the Paris Olympic Village, Australian swimmer Titmus says Olympic Village did not wash sheets for two weeks.

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How David Popovici Won 200 Free Olympic Gold In The Last Five Meters

In a roller-coaster race, David Popovici emerged with the gold medal in the men’s 200 freestyle after a blistering closing few meters.

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2024 Paralympics: Gilli and Chambers Set For IM Battle, Perales Sets Paralympic Record

Carlotta Gilli, world record holder in the women’s 200 IM SM13, faces off against rising star Olivia Chambers to defend her Paralympic crown from Tokyo.

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