RISING OVER PARIS A huge crowd gathers outside the Tuileries garden on Thursday before the Olympic cauldron (right) takes off. —Agence France-Presse PARIS, France — The Olympic cauldron rising over Paris beneath a huge balloon each night has become such a popular sight that it may become a permanent fixture in the City of Light. … Read more
The U.S., which became the first country to top 3,000 Olympic medals during the 2024 Summer Games, earned more medals in Paris than it did in Tokyo. Athletes from the U.S. took home 126 total medals this year, topping China (91), Britain (65) and France (64). China had been ahead in the race for gold … Read more
Cao Yuan defended his title in the men’s 10-meter platform on Saturday and gave his nation an unprecedented sweep of the diving gold medals at the Paris Olympics. The Big Red Machine won all eight golds handed out at the Olympic Aquatics Centre, most of them with dominating victories. That wasn’t the case in the … Read more