Tennis star Coco Gauff on Thursday said the Olympics were an opportunity for Americans to "come together" during a turbulent presidential race back home, as she prepares to carry the US flag at the opening ceremony in Paris. 

put the "political turmoil" to the back of their minds.Flagbearer Coco Gauff: Olympics a Chance for USA

All Americans are cheering for Team USA.

But we're all proud to be here, being an Olympian representing the USA," she added.'

Your Team USA Opening Ceremony flag bearers.

🇺🇸@KingJames 🤝 @CocoGauff #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/g642t3Si2S— Team USA (@TeamUSA) July 24

Returning to the Old Continent after the hell she lived through two years ago in Russia, Brittney Griner admits to feeling well in the French capital and is eager to win her third Olympic gold.

Griner, a player for the USA women's team, experienced a turbulent and challenging chapter in her life

, now smiling as they became just a memory.And what better way to do it than with the family of the USA

On the eve of the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Palestine Olympic Committee has accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of "double standards" in its decision to allow Israel to compete.

#UnitedNations #Starvation #Immoral #Elections2024 #CeaseFireNow https://t.co/bG4LXnS3Tm— AHRC-USA

American forward Kevin Dirant is still recovering from injury. He is looking for his fourth gold medal at Paris 2024. Teammate Joel Embiid sees a team with a lot of stars, but several of them are very old. And he also appreciates the talent of other teams at these Games.

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It's LeBron's last dance with the USA Team, and possibly Curry's too, having never been to a Games before.Durant

Chiefs of the US Olympic Team are urging the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to put an end to their ongoing friction.

further and on Wednesday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stressed its ability to strip the USA

Berlin is setting its sights on hosting the Olympics once again in 2040, with a determined vision to sever any associations with the city's previous stint as the host in 1936. The 1936 Berlin Olympics, held under the Nazi regime, are infamous for being heavily propagandised by Adolf Hitler to promote his agenda of Aryan supremacy. This historical shadow has long marred Berlin's Olympic legacy.

efforts, one of the standout winners of those Games was Jesse Owens, an African American athlete from the USA

Words of encouragement from the Team USA Basketball star  on Thursday as he expressed his support

The USA will face Serbia in their first match on Sunday.

Boxing made its debut at the modern Olympics in 1904 and has been contested at every Summer Games since, apart from the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm as Swedish law banned the sport at the time.

GETTY IMAGESMany boxing legends from the USA have won Olympic gold, but Andre Ward is the country's last

The USA haven't had an Olympic champion since 2004, and their hopes of ending that drought will be led

Katie Ledecky, a seven-time gold medalist in swimming, continues to have doubts about the doping case involving 23 Chinese swimmers, which was reported by the New York Times last April. According to the publication, athletes tested positive for a banned substance seven months before Tokyo 2020.

supported WADA.That position was heavily criticised, and by award-winning swimmers, including Ledecky from USA

Simone Biles is the greatest gymnast in history, with the strength that comes from having lived through moments of extreme visibility including her series, that is already airing on Netflix.

on the streaming giant, but also because these Olympic Games represent her return to the courts in USA

#MTUSA | #USAGTrials24 pic.twitter.com/KLR6SVRXnt— Team USA (@TeamUSA) July 2, 2024The simple act of

Larry Nassar, the former USAG (USA Gymnastics) doctor.

Coco Gauff and LeBron James will be the flag bearers for Team USA at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Leading Team USA into the opening ceremonies together highlights Gauff's early achievements alongside

same amount of time that LeBron has been in the NBA.I just want to say thank you to my fellow team usa

Team USA could find itself in a similar situation if Diana Taurasi, 42, or rower Meghan Musnicki, 41,

that summer, Gauff wasn't even crawling yet.LeBron James will be joined by Coco Gauff in being a Team USA

Transgender women must have transitioned before the age of 12 to be eligible for the women’s category, to “prevent any potential biological advantage from male puberty”.

the pronouns “they/them”, but has always competed in the female category, and will be representing USA

Great Britain will finish third in the Paris 2024 Olympics winning more Gold medals than Tokyo 2020 according to a new supercomputer prediction.

propelling them to a 3rd place finish behind the United States and China.It forecasts the 592-member Team USA

The Avengers look set to take their first step on their quest for gold without one of their team's legends, Kevin Durant, who remains in the infirmary recovering from a calf injury. He is expected to miss the game against Jokic's Serbia, and this has led to a minor crisis in the American camp.

Steve Kerr when asked about his player.KD has missed the entire preparation tour, during which Team USA

just one point.However, the plan for the star forward of the Phoenix Suns remains unchanged for the USA

I think [Team USA] gonna be playing Serbia without Kevin Durant...

Not only did he participate, but he was also the top scorer and represented the USA in ESPN's best lineup

yet to hear an answer on why Kawhi Leonard, who was said to be healthy and participated in all 4 Team USA

Like Finland, Mexico, USA and Spain are also bringing their own.