The rainy opening ceremony featured a Parisian performance from Lady Gaga, a heavy metal moment with Gojira and a headless Marie Antoinette, plus a golden performance from one of France's most popular performers.
The 2024 Olympics kick off in Paris with a splashy opening ceremony on Friday and will run through Aug. 11. Here's how to keep up with the action, from primetime viewing to occasional scrolling.
Breaking is the newest Olympic sport. But how did the competitive dance style make it to the Paris games? NPR's Andrew Mambo speaks to ESPN's Alyssa Roenigk about how the IOC and host countries add new sports.
Just hours before the Olympic opening ceremony in the French capital, rail networks around the country were brought to a standstill Friday by a series of arson attacks on train lines in what officials called “coordinated acts of malice.”
Flavor Flav, co-founder of Public Enemy, has been embraced by Team USA's women's water polo team as "our hype man." In Paris he plans to cheer the team on to a fourth gold medal
While there are hundreds of athletes from all over the world competing in The 2024 Paris Olympics, some of them are from towns closer than you think. Here are the 21 Georgians going for gold this year.
The U.S. defeated Zambia 3-0 to open the Paris Summer Olympics. It's a much better result compared to the Tokyo Games three years ago when they lost their opener to Sweden and only won bronze.
On the eve of the Paris Games group match, two employees on Canada's team were let go for their part in a plot to spy on the training sessions of the lower-ranked New Zealand women's soccer team.
Three days away from the start of the tournament, Olympic veteran Kevin Durant and newcomer Steph Curry talked about the stacked NBA star power that's heating up the competition in Paris.
Nine figure skaters from the U.S. were denied their 2022 Olympic team gold medal in Beijing because of a Russian doping scandal linked to Kamila Valieva. Now the squad will get their medals in Paris.
The U.S. has a new coach, a reimagined roster and a chance to bounce back after dismal performances at recent major tournaments. The women's team has won four Olympic gold medals, but none since 2012.
The United States men had not played at an Olympics since 2008. The squad opened the Paris Olympics by taking on host France in group play. The French easily defeated the Americans 3-0.
The U.S. has a new coach, a reimagined roster and a chance to bounce back after dismal performances at recent major tournaments. The women's team has won four Olympic gold medals, but none since 2012.