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Rugby Sevens schedule confirmed for Paris 2024

  • Rugby Sevens

The Rugby Sevens schedule for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has been announced with just over two weeks to go. Australia and Samoa will have the honour of opening the Olympic competition when they take to the field on 24 July at 15:30.

Final champions France, led by global superstar Antoine Dupont, will begin their campaign against the USA



2024 GAMMA Pan Am Championships: Zoe Nowicki dominates in Argentina

  • GAMMA

The 2024 GAMMA Pan American Championships concluded in Rosario, Argentina, with significant triumphs for Zoe Nowicki, who was the star of the weekend, winning two gold medals in the 56.7kg and 61.2kg categories.

outstanding athletes, but none more so than American Zoe Nowicki (GAMMA World Champion and Invicta FC signee, USA

Nicaragua) won gold in the 61.2kg striking MMA event, while Samantha Buttery (GAMMA World bronze medallist, USA

silver.Host nation Argentina topped the medals table at the continent's premier event, followed by the USA

included Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay and the USA


Paris 2024 Paralympics: Bipartite slots for Para-Taekwondo athletes

  • Taekwondo

The World Taekwondo has announced that 12 Bipartite slots were allocated to nations including four first timers in seven Para Taekwondo categories for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

and Nepal (Men K44, -58 kg), Aruba and Costa Rica (Men K44m, -80 kg), Morocco (Women K44, -47 kg) and USA


Paris 2024 men's basketball: Greece, Spain, Brazil and Puerto Rico qualify

  • Paris 2024

Three of the four nations that fielded a group in the men's basketball pre-Olympic tournament have booked a coveted ticket to the Paris Olympics. While Greece, Spain and Puerto Rico enjoyed a day of celebration, Latvian fans had to endure a nightmare against Brazil, led by 41-year-old Marcelinho Huertas.

With USA-born Panathinaikos' Lorenzo Brown (18 points), NBA's Santi Aldama (12 points and seven rebounds

basketball tournaments... but he will remain tied with five-time Olympic champion Diana Taurasi of the USA


Michael Bohl considers US favourite in Olympic pool

  • Home

Maximum rivalry between the best swimming teams ahead of the Olympics. Michael Bohl, coach of the Australian team, told Reuters about the excellent form of his swimmers, though he still considers the United States the favourite to lead the medal tally in Paris.

they now hope to surpass in the Paris Olympics, a feat not achieved at this level since Seoul 1988.USA


Duplantis, Paris' biggest star with an eye on the Olympics

  • Athletics

Less than three weeks before the start of the Olympic athletics competition, Paris will host the eighth meeting of the Diamond League this Sunday, a competition that, with Sebastian Coe at the helm of world athletics, is losing its old magic with too many meetings and many of the best athletes missing.

Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines (5.97 this year and 6.00 personal record), Chris Nielsen of the USA


Team USA gathers in Vegas to prepare 5th consecutive gold bid

  • Basketball

The powerful squad under coach Steve Kerr, with LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant at the forefront, kicked off training camp on Saturday, ahead of their first test against Canada on Wednesday.

After two humiliations in the last FIBA World Cups, where the USA missed out on medals in 2019 and 2023

US dominance at the Paris event, which begins in just three weeks.For many, this is the best roster USA

with much to prove.The Stars Align in the City of Light.🇺🇸 #USABMNT pic.twitter.com/RV1tIGoxXa— USA

However, it’s well-known that Team USA shifts into a different gear when an Olympic gold medal is at

stake.El Team USA ya está reunido para preparar los Juegos Olímpicos de París...


LA Lakers go LeBron & son, but what’s next?

  • Basketball

but set in Los Angeles as LeBron James nears 40 and faces yet another high-stakes challenge with Team USA

from his collapse during a Trojans practice due to a cardiac arrest, LeBron will go all-in with Team USA

And Team USA has done well by me, so I felt like it was important for this summer to be able to go out

Paul, while the player’s unofficial deadline regarding free agency was believed to be by the start of USA


Bandy: Rebecca Draper - Chair of the Athletes Committee

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The inaugural meeting of the Federation of International Bandy (FIB) Athletes' Committee took place on 30 June 2024, marking a significant milestone for athlete representation within the organisation. 

At this historic gathering, the committee members unanimously elected Rebecca Draper (USA) as Chair and


2024 Pan American MMA Championships in Rosario, Argentina

  • GAMMA

Hosted by GAMMA ARGENTINA (Asociación Civil con Personeria Juridica de Artes Marciales y Deportes de Combate), the 2024 GAMMA Pan American Championships will begin this Friday, July 5th in Rosario, Argentina.

coming from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay and the USA


China to maintain women's weightlifting dominance at Paris 2024

  • Weightlifting

They will be challenged by the USA, Norway, Egypt and Australia, all of whom have never finished on the

Four nations that have never won gold - the USA, Norway, Egypt and Australia - are keen to challenge

also become the first female champion for Africa and the Arab world.An example of the potential the USA

has gained in weightlifting is Olivia Reeves from the USA.

original champion was disqualified, although she did not receive her medal in the Olympic stadium.The USA

The USA are one of the countries that have grown the most in weightlifting in recent years.


US gymnast Hezly Rivera to make Olympic debut at 16 years old

  • Gymnastics

Sixteen-year-old Hezly Rivera will be heading to Paris this summer, as one USA Gymnastics five-woman

I’m so excited to represent Team USA at the Olympics."

She was officially named part of the USA Team on Sunday in an official ceremony.

USAGTrials24 pic.twitter.com/n8A9wmsMgQ— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 1, 2024The USA

Alicia Sacramone Quinn, 2008 Olympic silver medalist and the strategic lead at USA Gymnastics said the


19 November will be 'King Pele Day'

  • Football

Brazil is creating a day to honour the man considered the greatest footballer of all time. The date chosen is 19 November. It is the day the Brazilian footballer scored his 1,000th goal for Santos at the historic Maracanã stadium.

He went on to play for New York Cosmos in the USA, a pioneering move at the time.

In his three years in the USA, he made 64 official appearances.


Paris 2024: Ten stars to keep an eye on at the Olympics

  • Paris 2024

In recent weeks, both well-known athletes and new faces have made their mark, with only a month remaining before the track and field events commence at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

In early May, he anchored the USA to victory in the 4x100m relay at the World Relays, setting a world-leading