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US Olympic hero Gary Hall Jr. will receive replacement medals from IOC after originals lost in LA fires

“Currently the full focus must be on the fight against the fires and the protection of the people and property. We have also learned that a great Olympian, Gary Hall Jr., has lost his medals in the fire. The IOC will provide him with replicas.”

Radio France Internationale · 49m

IOC to replace 'defective' 2024 Olympic medals after complaints from athletes

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that the "defective medals" from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will be replaced in coming weeks as more than 100 athletes have signalled the

The Associated Press on MSN · 15m

Some Paris Olympic athletes ask for medals to be replaced after quickly deteriorating

Some of the medals from the Paris Olympics seem to be quickly losing their shine. The French mint told The Associated Press on Tuesday that it is replacing a number of medals from the 2024 Paris Games and Paralympics after athletes complained that they have already deteriorated — with some posting pictures on social media.

Olympic kite surfer saves drowning woman

Men's Journal on MSN · 17h

Dramatic Video Shows Olympic Kite Surfer Rescue Drowning Swimmer

Talk about being in the right place at the right time. While out on the water, an Olympic kite surfer happened across a woman who had been swept out to sea and saved her, likely moments before she would have drowned. And the dramatic rescue was all caught on camera.

BBC · 1d

Moment kitesurfing Olympian rescues drowning woman

Video shows the moment that Olympic kitesurfer Bruno Lobo rescues a woman who appeared to be drowning at sea. The athlete was practising with a new camera, while kitesurfing off the coast of São Luís in Brazil when he heard someone screaming.

Yahoo! Sports · 17h

WATCH: Olympic kite surfer saves drowning woman

Brazilian kite surfer Bruno Lobo is being hailed a hero after rescuing a woman who appeared to be drowning in the ocean.

Fires Ramp Up Difficulty of Hosting 2028 Summer Games

Le Monde.fr · 1d

Fires in Los Angeles, a major concern for the organization of the 2028 Olympic Games

The ongoing disaster in the Californian megalopolis is a reminder of just how vulnerable the region is to climate change. The situation has reopened the debate on the city's ability to smoothly prepare for and host the Games in three years' time.

Newsweek on MSN · 47m

Map Shows 2028 Olympics Venues Surrounded by Los Angeles Fires

Los Angeles, which is set to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, is currently ravaged by devastating wildfires—with some of them surrounding venues for the Games. Newsweek has contacted the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (LA28),

The New York Times · 17h

For Los Angeles, Fires Ramp Up Difficulty of Hosting 2028 Summer Games

Rebuilding areas ravaged by wildfires will present a daunting challenge, but the flip side could be the “compelling image of a city emerging from the ashes.”

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Olympic high jump silver medallist Hopkins dies

Olympic high jump silver medallist Thelma Hopkins, who won Empire Games gold for Northern Ireland and held the world record, ...

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Will Utah lose the 2034 Winter Games? Here’s what one longtime IOC member says will happen

Utah could lose the 2034 Winter Games, the IOC member behind the world anti-doping agency warns. Here's what he expects will ...

Echo Press17h

Biathlon: Alexandria native Kaisa Bosek to compete in Winter 2025 FISU World University Games in Italy

Bosek is set to represent Team USA at the Winter 2025 FISU World University Games on Jan. 13-23 in Torino, Italy, and compete ...

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A rare and well-preserved 1904 Olympic medal is up for auction

A gold medal from the 1904 summer games is up for auction. The gold medal was awarded to American Fred Schule after he won ...

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The inclusion of flag football at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles has raised hopes for members of Kent Phoenix Youth American Football Club

Pictures: Helen Cooper Players at Maidstone-based Kent Phoenix have a genuine chance of competing at the Olympics. That’s the ...

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Olympic champions Hassan and Tola to contest London Marathon

Tola is one of a select group of athletes to have won world and Olympic titles at the marathon. The Ethiopian earned the ...

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The oldest living Olympic gold medallist has died aged 103, after surviving the Holocaust. Here are 2 things that may have helped her live so long.

Keleti won her first gold medal in gymnastics at age 31, at the 1952 Olympic Games. She could do the splits into her 90s.

Scuttlebutt Sailing News22h

Olympic sailor victim of sexual abuse

Argentine Olympic medalist Eugenia Bosco, who won silver in Sailing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, has denounced being the ...

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