Paris Olympics News

Paris Olympics at the halfway mark have brought the world «The Pommel Horse Guy, » a rugby star and social media sensation who wants to be on the reality shows «Love Island» and «The Real John Wick» in the form of a 51-year-old Turkish shooter. These Olympics have been full of memorable moments since the dazzling opening ceremony: the Seine River was too dirty for the triathlon swim to go off as scheduled, a gender controversy has emerged in women's boxing, and Leon Marchand led France with four golds in four swimming events, and of course, Simone Biles has dazzled while winning two gold medals with more still up for her taking. Here's a look at some memorable moments at the halfway point of the 2024 Olympics:

Deepika Kumari crumbed under pressure once again, suffering a 4-6 loss to Korea's Suhyeon Nam in the women's individual event quarterfinals to bring down curtains on India's campaign at the Paris Olympics here on Saturday. Deepika had qualified for the quarterfinals after defeating Germany's Michelle Kroppen 6-4 earlier in the day. Deepika had defeated the 19-year-old Nam in straight sets in the semifinal at the Shanghai World Cup in April en route winning a silver medal, but on Saturday the Indian stalwart could not repeat that performance. The two archers were tied 4-4 after four sets but Nam was rewarded for her consistency as she claimed the fifth set to enter the semifinals.

Manu Bhaker on Saturday said she was a bit nervous during the 25m sports pistol final as she finished fourth to miss out on an unprecedented third individual medal at the Olympics here on Saturday. «I got like really nervous about it, but again, I was trying my best to keep calm and to just try to do my best. But that was not enough,» Manu said after the event. The 22-year-old had earlier bagged two bronze medals, in women's 10m air pistol and 10m air pistol mixed team event partnering Sarabjot Singh.

India's Manu Bhaker narrowly missed out on a podium finish, placing fourth in the women's 25m pistol final in the ongoing Paris Olympics. The 22-year-old Bhaker shot 28 in the eight-women final. She lost to Hungarian bronze medallist Veronika Major in the shoot-off. Bhaker's third-medal achievement was highly anticipated. She had already secured two bronze medals in — the 10m air pistol and the 10m air pistol mixed team events with partner Sarabjot Singh.

Manu Bhaker has still scripted history in Paris by becoming the first Indian player to play for three Olympic medals in one single Olympic edition and winning two. Prior to 25m event, the young shooter had won a bronze in the 10m air pistol shooting as well as another bronze in mixed 10 m air pistol shooting with Sarabjot Singh at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The essential achievement marks Bhaker's redemption story after she faced a disappointing setback with a malfunctioning pistol at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Indian Men's Hockey Team will lock horns with Great Britain in the quarterfinals of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 on Sunday. The Indian men's hockey team bounced back in the men's competition with a 3-2 win over Australia in their last Pool B match on Friday. It is their first victory against Australia in the Olympics since 1972 Munich games. India bounced back from a 1-2 loss to the defending champions, Belgium, in their previous game. With this victory, India finished second and will now face Great Britain in the quarterfinals of the ongoing marquee event.

Manu Bhaker is on the brink of securing a historic third successive medal at the ongoing Paris Olympics. Bhaker has positioned herself as a top contender in the 25m sports pistol competition after finishing second in the qualifications with an impressive score of 590. Given her status as the reigning world champion in the 25m category, a third-medal finish appears highly likely. The athlete from Jhajjar, Haryana, has already claimed bronze medals in both the 10m air pistol and the 10m air pistol mixed team events, partnering with Sarabjot Singh.

Paris Olympics 2024 live performance on Day 8 is scheduled to start off on August 3, with a plethora of events lying wait to begin, including the likes of the women's 100m final, cycling, artistic gymnastics and a lot more. As 29 gold medals lie in offer for Olympic enthusiasts this time on Day 8 of Paris Olympics, countries like China, Japan, Great Britain, USA and others will be trying to win as many gold as possible to consolidate their positions in the Paris Olympics medal tally.

track and field events scheduled for August 3, at the Paris Olympics kick off within a matter of hours now and fans cannot hold their excitement as the past day of action in track and field has been nothing short of exciting, seeing phenomenal runs, selections, shocks and heartbreaks.

USA men's basketball game at the Paris Olympics against Puerto Rico is starting off in a few hours, with some legendary NBA stars set to take centerstage in this clash. This is Team USA's next game in Group C play at the Paris Olympics and they will launching a full-fledged onslaught against Puerto Rico right from the tipoff.

On the other side of the Atlantic from Wall Street, a market more wholesome than cutthroat has sprung up at the Paris Olympics

Summer Olympics in Paris, Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise came into close contact, only a few weeks after Kidman made an unusual public statement regarding her collaboration with her former spouse. The actress from Big Little Lies went to the Olympics with her two daughters, Faith Margaret and Sunday Rose, and her current spouse, Keith Urban. Kidman celebrated the Women's Gymnastics team final, when Team USA won the gold medal, with her family on July 30, 2024, as per the reports of Yahoo entertainment. Tom Cruise was present at the Olympic Games as well; on July 28, 2024, he went to the women's gymnastics qualifiers. He was seen yelling encouragement for gymnast Simone Biles. Given their recent history, their presence at the Games coincided closely, suggesting a tight avoidance.

IRL, a social networking platform that assists Gen Z users in locating real-world events, has raised $170 million from investors, including SoftBank. IRL was promoted as a cutting-edge substitute for Facebook Groups, with substantial user participation. But last year, the app was taken down due to the discovery that the majority of its user base was fraudulent, which prompted SoftBank to file a different case.

Badminton Men’s Singles Round of 16 match at the Paris Olympics when 22-year-old Lakshay Sen had to go up against his Prannoy bhaiya surely made one of the most exciting matches of 2024. Sen, in the pre-quarterfinal match secured a 12-21, 6-21 win against his Olympic village roommate, HS Prannoy and became India’s final hope in badminton at the Games. Following this, Lakshya Sen on Friday stormed into the semifinals beating Taiwan’s and World No. 12 Chou-Tien Chen by 19-21 21-15 21-12, raising hopes for another shiny medal in India’s kitty.

Taylor Swift has not yet indicated whether she would support Democrat presumptive nominee Kamala Harris, but her fans have come out in the open and backed the first black vice president of the country. They have set up a group called 'Swifties for Kamala', which has taken the shape of a movement with hundreds of thousands of people joining it and dominating the social media space. It started when Texas college student Emerald Medrano took to X and wrote in a post that he feels like U.S swifties should mass organize and help campaign for Kamala Harris and spread how horrendous Project 2025 would be.

Tom Cruise, whose very latest 'jumping off a cliff on a bike' stunt from the Mission Impossible series is still fresh in the minds of his fans, is planning for yet another grand stunt, this time during the closing ceremony at the Paris Olympics 2024. This will be a one of a kind live stunt which the viewers will be able to see in real time, making the concept much more enthralling.

Elon Musk recently caused a stir on X (formerly Twitter) by saying that Christianity could disappear if people don't stand up for it more bravely. He made this comment on July 27, soon after speaking with alt-right podcaster Jordan Peterson, where Musk showed strong support for Christian values. His remark came after a controversy about the Paris Olympics, where some claimed the event disrespected Christianity with a diverse interpretation of the Last Supper, as per the reports of Yahoo entertainment. Musk had criticized the Olympic performance, calling it «extremely disrespectful to Christians» in a post from June 26. He also agreed with a comment suggesting that if the performance had mocked Muslims, it would have led to a lot of unrest. However, these claims were incorrect because the performance was actually about the Greek feast of Dionysus, not a twist on the Last Supper.

Paris Olympics. She was given first aid and then carried off on a stretcher.Potocka, 21, was seen wearing an oxygen mask as she was taken away for medical attention.

Paris Olympics 2024 has become a news fest, riddled with major controversies and incidents that have started off, right from the point athletes stepped into the Olympic Village, followed by the opening ceremony, and now some more issues around respective events at the Olympics, that may have some eyebrow-raising rules and regulations.

Shares of Snap slumped 22% on Friday, after a dour forecast from the Snapchat parent reinforced Wall Street's worries that the company would continue to cede business to bigger rivals amid intense competition in the advertising space. The social media firm forecast third-quarter results below market estimates late on Thursday, blaming soft demand from advertisers in consumer discretionary sectors.

Imane Khalif has become the target of politicians, and rabble-rousers and has become the focus of one of the most polarised cultural debates — the inclusion of trans people in sports. After the Algerian boxer defeated her Italian counterpart, Angela Carini in the boxing ring at the Paris Olympics, her victory sparked a global outrage as she was assumed to be a trans woman. Khelif emerged victorious when Carini conceded merely 46 seconds into their welterweight match after enduring several blows to the face. Following Carini's Round of 16 bout in Paris, the Italian Prime Minister criticized the International Olympic Committee (IOC), stating, «Given the testosterone levels in the Algerian athlete's blood, it’s evident that the competition was unfair from the beginning.» In a social media post, American politician Donald Trump promised to ban men from women's sports.