Paris Olympics - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Jordan Chiles turns to Swiss supreme court in bronze medal caseJordan Chiles is appealing to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland in her quest to overturn the ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that stripped her of a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.,Chiles' appeal is backed by both USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Commit...

Jordan Chiles: Decision to strip bronze medal 'feels unjust'Gymnast Jordan Chiles took to social media on Thursday to publicly share her feelings for the first time since losing her bronze medal from the Paris Olympics in controversial fashion.,"I am overwhelmed by the love I have received over the past few days," Chiles said to begin her lengthy statement o...

Japan takes 2 wrestling golds; American Kennedy Blades wins silverPARIS -- Wrestling powerhouse Japan bagged two freestyle golds through Kotaro Kiyooka and Yuka Kagami on the final day at the Paris Olympics on Sunday to boost their bumper crop of medals.,Japan finished its campaign with eight golds -- three more than in Tokyo three years ago -- with Iran, Bulgaria...

China's Wenwen Li dominant in women's over 81kg weightlifting

PARIS -- China's Wenwen Li won her second Olympic gold medal with a dominant performance to take the title in the women's over 81kg weightlifting at the Summer Games on Sunday.,The defending gold medalist in the heaviest women's class did not come close to threatening her own world record of 335kg, ...

Denmark's Mikkel Hansen retires a winner with handball gold

LILLE, France -- Denmark clinched its second men's Olympic handball gold medal, defeating Germany 39-26 in the final as one of the sport's greatest -- left back Mikkel Hansen -- retired on a high Sunday.,It was Denmark's second title in the event in the past three Games, having played in all three f...

U.S. dominates final medals table, ties China for golds

The United States topped the medals table at the Paris Olympics with 126, outdistancing second-place China by 35.,With the United States pulling out a thrilling victory over France to win the women's basketball tournament Sunday in the final event of the Games, the Americans wound up with 40 golds, ...

Serbia wins gold in men's water polo; Americans capture bronze

PARIS -- Serbia extended its reign over Olympic water polo by beating Croatia 13-11 for a third consecutive gold in the men's event on Sunday, the final day of competition in the 2024 Paris Games.,The Balkan battle was spirited and physical, with both teams committing a slew of fouls and occasionall...

Olympic cycling: American Jennifer Valente wins women's omnium

SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France -- American Jennifer Valente won the gold medal in the women's omnium to conclude Olympic racing at the National Velodrome on Sunday.,Valente comfortably retained the title she won in Tokyo with a consistent performance across the four races.,Poland's Daria Pikulik ...