Paris Olympic medals: What are they really made of and how much are they worth?
The jewelry brand sought to honor France and the Olympic host city, Paris, with its design for one side of the medals. To do so, it used a hexagon, a "series of rays" meant to represent "radiance" and a piece of iron from the iconic Eiffel Tower.
US women’s rugby sevens team wins 1st-ever Olympic medal
The U.S. Women's rugby sevens team earned bronze, the first medal the U.S. has ever won in rugby sevens, men's or women's.
Paris Olympics: The story behind that viral surfing photo
A photo taken during the men's surfing event on Monday that showed Brazilian surfer, Gabriel Medina, appearing to float in midair, is going viral.
Simone Biles leads Team USA gymnastics to gold at 2024 Paris Olympics
The U.S. women’s gymnastics team won gold Tuesday at the 2024 Paris Olympics after finishing runner-up to Russia in 2021.
Simone Biles competing in all four events at Olympic team finals despite calf injury
The gold medal-winning gymnast tweaked her calf during warmups for the floor exercise during the qualifying round Sunday in Paris.
Olympic Games 2024: Simone Biles wins all-around in gymnastics qualifying
Simone Biles shook off a minor calf issue to prove once again why she's the most decorated gymnast of all time.
2024 Olympics opening ceremony: How to watch, other things to know
The Olympics opening ceremony is on Friday. Here’s what to know about the event, including how to watch and an attack against France's high-speed rail network.
Arson attacks paralyze French high-speed rail network hours before start of Olympics
France's high-speed rail network was hit with widespread and “criminal" acts of vandalism including arson attacks hours before the opening ceremony of the Olympics.
Salt Lake City to host 2034 Winter Olympics in first return since 2002
Salt Lake City was formally awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics following a Wednesday vote by the International Olympic Committee in Paris, giving Utah its second Games after hosting in 2002.
LeBron James chosen as Team USA's flag bearer at 2024 Paris Olympics
LeBron James becomes the third basketball player — and the first men’s player — to carry the U.S. flag at the start of an Olympics
Map: See which states have the most Summer Olympic gold medals
Some U.S. states have more Summer Olympic gold medals than others.
Queens boxer Zinnat Ferdous faces challenge representing Bangladesh in 2024 Olympic Games
Despite having never played a sport before, in 2019, she started boxing and went professional two years later. As a first-generation Bangladeshi, she is hoping to represent the country in the 2024 Olympics.
Team USA's uniform for Olympics opening ceremonies? Blue jeans
On Tuesday, Ralph Lauren unveiled the new look, billing it as “unexpected" yet classic.
Tonga Olympian, 18, gearing up for Paris Games, dead in diving accident
J.J. Rice, a U.S.-born kitefoiler who was set to represent Tonga in the upcoming Paris Olympics, died in a diving accident over the weekend, his father said. He was 18.
LeBron James, Steph Curry on roster for U.S. Olympics basketball team
LeBron James and Steph Curry headline a star-studded roster heading to Paris in the summer. See the other players on this year’s roster.
Here's why the Paris Olympics track is purple
While no specific profound significance has been attributed, event organizers assert that opting for a purple track enables them to depart from the customary color palette.
Russian figure skating phenom Kamila Valieva learns fate in Olympics doping scandal
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was the talk of the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, as the then-15-year-old phenom helped the Russian Olympic Committee to a team gold medal.
Mary Lou Retton says she's a 'fighter' as she recuperates at home following pneumonia scare
Olympic gymnastics great Mary Lou Retton says she faces a long battle recuperating at home from a rare form of pneumonia in which doctors weren’t sure whether she would survive.
Oscar Pistorius released on parole after serving nearly 9 years for girlfriend's murder
The world-famous Olympic runner was convicted of killing his girlfriend, model and law graduate Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s Day 2013.
Paris Olympics: Snoop Dogg to take center stage as special correspondent for NBC's coverage
Renowned rapper Snoop Dogg is set to trade his microphone for a reporting gig as he joins NBCUniversal's coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.