Sports

Break dancing makes its debut at the Paris Olympics. A timeline of when every Olympic sport was introduced

CNN  —  Nearly 50 summer sports — including long-discontinued ones like motorboating and tug-of-war — have made appearances at the…

Olympic moment of the day: Cindy Ngamba wins first ever medal for Refugee Olympic Team

CNN  —  The Olympic Games is bound up with questions of nationality, with crowds waving a kaleidoscopic collage of different…

Novak Djokovic says that Olympic gold ‘supersedes everything’ as he defeats Carlos Alcaraz in thrilling final

Roland Garros, Paris CNN  —  On his fifth time trying, after a match of extraordinary quality, Novak Djokovic has a…

American Scottie Scheffler turns in a remarkable 9-under final round to win Olympic golf gold

CNN  —  Scottie Scheffler produced a remarkable final round to clinch gold in the men’s golf competition at the Paris…

Belgium drops out of mixed triathlon and Switzerland shuffles line-up after athletes fall ill following race in River Seine

Paris CNN  —  Belgium has withdrawn from the mixed relay triathlon race on Monday and Switzerland has had to mix…

Son of a two-time Olympic champion, Mykolas Alekna will aim to carry on his father’s legacy in his own sport

CNN  —  Following in your parents’ footsteps can be a daunting task: just ask Bronny James what it’s like to…

One Ukrainian journalist’s mission to stop Russian and Belarusian athletes competing at the Paris Olympics

Kyiv CNN  —  Many high-profile Ukrainians had called for all Russian and Belarusian athletes to be banned from this year’s…

Remco Evenepoel creates a moment he ‘could only dream of’ with thrilling Olympic cycling double

Paris CNN  —  Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel made history on Saturday, becoming the first male cyclist to claim gold in both the…

Katie Ledecky just can’t stop making history

Nanterre, France CNN  —  When you’re the most decorated women’s swimmer in history, it’s a little difficult to keep topping…

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins quarterfinal bout and guarantees herself an Olympic medal

Villepinte, France CNN  —  Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won her women’s 66kg welterweight quarterfinal bout by unanimous points decision against…