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Snoop Dogg tested his “lung power” in a special swimming lesson with Michael Phelps, the 23-time Olympic gold medalist, in celebration of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Donning a swimming cap and goggles, Snoop received a master class from Phelps, whom he humorously referred to as “Mr. 23-time, OG, the GOAT.” During the session, Phelps emphasized […]
Simone Biles and the U.S. Women Gymnastic team did again, bringing back the gold medal from the Paris 2024 Olympics. With a final total score of 171.296, the Americans defeated Italy, the silver medalists, by nearly six points, and there was an almost seven-point gap to bronze medalist Brazil. It was the fourth time that […]
Sha’Carri Richardson has secured her place in the 2024 Paris Olympics by winning the 100-meter final at the US Olympic Team Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon. The 24-year-old sprinter clocked an impressive 10.71 seconds, the fastest 100-meter time in the world this year. Richardson’s journey to the final included overcoming a stumble and […]
The U.S. Olympic swim trials in Indianapolis have been historic, marked by record-breaking performances and significant comebacks. Gretchen Walsh set a new world record in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 55.18 seconds, surpassing the previous record set by Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström in 2016. Walsh, a 21-year-old from Nashville, secured her spot on the […]
The world’s fastest man Usain Bolt is missing $12.7 million dollars from his account with a private investment company. After the money went missing it left the Olympic and world champion with only $12,000 to his name. Usain Bolt is possibly not the only person who was scammed for millions. Usain Bolt lawyers say $12.7m […]
Erin Jackson made history during Black History Month. Jackson is the first Black woman to win an Olympic medal in speed skating. Winning Gold in Beijing with a time of 37.04 seconds in the 500 meters to become the first American woman to medal in an individual race since the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake […]
12-year- old Hend Zaza from Syria made her debut in the Toyko Olympics this year. Zaza is a table tennis player and in order to make it into the Olympics, Zaza played a woman more than three times her age at the women’s singles preliminary round. She beat a 42-year-old Lebanese player when she was […]
Will the 2021 summer Olympic games be postponed again? The government in Tokyo is planing to place the city under a new virus emergency after their daily COVID-19 case are at a all time high. The emergency will last though the Olympic games. If the Olympic games continue to go on the virus emergency could […]
On Wednesday Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper is calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled. With the Olympics set open on July 23. the newspaper said in its editorial under a headline that read: “We Demand PM Suga Decide Cancellation.” Earlier this week, the Japanese government said a warning by the U.S. to avoid travel to […]
On the newest episode of Facebook Watch’s Versus, Olympic champion Simone Biles offers a glimpse into her world and shows the viewer what it’s like to be an Olympic Gold Medalist. 24 year old Biles has won 4 gold medals and is a 19 time world gymnastic champion. During the episode, she demonstrates what it […]
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