PARIS (AP) — Fans are making sure their favorite Olympians know that they are at the Olympic venues yelling, screaming and supporting them in their medal pursuit by waving cutouts with their faces. American and French athletes are the most featured. From Simone Biles to Teddy Riner – here is a selection of photos highlighting
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick of Britain withdrew from the Olympic men’s golf competition after an 81 on Saturday because of a thumb injury. A statement from the International Golf Federation said Fitzpatrick had a strain in his right thumb going into the tournament at Le Golf National. Fitzpatrick shot
FARDIS, Lebanon (AP) — Alma Ayman Fakhr al-Din, a lively 11-year-old who loved basketball and learning languages, was playing on a soccer field a week ago in Majdal Shams, a Druze town in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, when the rocket hit. Running to the site, her father Ayman pleaded with emergency workers for information about
A Florida sheriff’s deputy was killed and two other deputies were wounded while attempting to reach the first officer in what police called an ambush shooting inside a home. The three deputies were shot at a house in Eustis, Florida, on Friday night, Lake County Sheriff Peyton Grinnell said during a news conference at the
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Two men claiming to be Russian nationals and saying they were taken captive in Niger by militants linked to al-Qaida appeared in a video published on a media platform affiliated to the extremist group. The video, which appeared on the az-Zallaqa platform on Friday night, showed two men who said they
VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) — It was a “soul crushing” end to the Paris Olympics for 41-year-old Meghan Musnicki, the oldest American woman to ever row at the Summer Games. Musnicki and her U.S. teammates finished fifth in the final of the women’s eight on Saturday in what was likely Musnicki’s last Olympic race. Choking back
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — Equestrian star Isabell Werth helped Germany win the Olympic team dressage title for the third consecutive time with a narrow victory over Denmark on Saturday at the Paris Games. For Werth it was an eighth Olympic gold medal and increased her overall medal tally to 13, all in dressage and more
PARIS (AP) — Trinity Rodman scored in extra time and the United States advanced to the women’s soccer semifinals at the Olympics with a 1-0 victory over Japan on Saturday. The United States will face the winner of the later match between Germany and Canada in Marseille. The U.S. beat Germany 4-1 in the group
CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) — Vincent Hancock of the United States beat his student Conner Prince to capture his fourth Olympic gold medal in men’s skeet, winning Saturday at the Paris Games. Hancock coaches first-time Olympian Prince and turned round to share a hug with his silver medal-winning student after making his last two shots to
Live updates: Follow AP’s coverage of the 2024 Olympics in Paris as Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson and Karie Ledecky compete for gold medals. PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles earned her seventh Olympic gold medal by soaring to victory in the women’s vault final at the Paris Games on Saturday. The 27-year-old Biles averaged 15.300 for
