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Rachael “Raygun” Gunn is retiring from breakdancing after facing online hate and misinformation.Gunn suffered ridicule and false rumors after her Paris Olympics performance.Breaking won’t be part of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, impacting future competitors. Olympic breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn is retiring from the sport after facing a barrage of…
Though the Paris 2024 Olympics have wrapped up, the events have kept inspiring Citadel Securities CEO Peng Zhao.”I hope many of you in this room will win gold in the field of financial services. I hope that the future champions of capital markets are in this room,” Zhao said, speaking…
There are 17 known couples participating in this year’s Olympics in Paris, and they are having a moment.For some, the Olympics has inspired them to take their relationship to the next level.Chinese badminton stars Liu Yuchen and Huang Ya Qiong got engaged after Huang won gold in the mixed doubles.Meanwhile,…
Flavor Flav and Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian helped pay Olympian discus thrower Veronica Fraley’s rent after she said she couldn’t afford it.On Thursday, the Team USA athlete took to X to explain her financial situation and how she was struggling to make rent.”I compete in the Olympic Games TOMORROW and…
Some young Olympic athletes are roasting the accommodations at the Olympic Village on TikTok, raising issues with the food, uncomfortable beds, lack of privacy, and limited shared spaces.The world’s greatest athletes have congregated in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, and some have opted to stay at the Olympic Village,…
By Emma Rumney LONDON (Reuters) – Anheuser-Busch InBev is betting on Olympic sponsorship to help its new Corona Cero brew become a top-selling zero-alcohol beer globally, but it will need to catch up with rivals like Heineken (AS:) 0.0, a leading player in major markets. The Olympic sponsorship, announced in…
At least two-thirds of the Russian athletes set to participate in the Olympic Games starting next week in Paris are openly defying neutrality rules over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a human rights group claims.Russia and Belarus are barred from sending teams to compete in the Olympics due to the war.…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Olympic fencer Kat Holmes. It has been edited for length and clarity.Ever since I was a kid, I knew I wanted to be a fencer and a doctor.Now, I’m 30, and I’ve fenced on a world championship-winning team and been to…
A Team USA bodysuit is reigniting a conversation about the design of women’s athletic outfits.Retired runner Lauren Fleshman said if skimpy outfits were efficient, men would also wear them.In recent years, women have pushed for more modest uniform options. A skimpy red, white, and blue bodysuit featured next to a…
