Paraguay’s Luana Alonso is ready for another shot at Olympic glory. Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, the 20-year-old swimmer proudly announced she qualified for the Paris Games next month in what will be her second appearance at the Olympic level. “It’s official! Qualified for the Paris Games 2024 ! My heart is happy to represent … Read more
They won’t be getting gold medals for abstinence. Athletes hoping to get frisky during the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris appeared to have their dreams dashed after organizers announced they were ordering the same “anti-sex” beds used at the 2020 Tokyo Games. But the 16,000 modular mattresses made by Japanese company Airweave and sent to … Read more
He’s on track for Olympic glory — but he’s not giving up his day job. A Walmart worker is set to compete at the US Olympic track and field trials in Oregon following his surprise win in the 60-meter hurdles at the Millrose Games in February. Dylan Beard, 25, who hails from Raleigh, North Carolina, … Read more
Toast and liquid gold — America eats enough grilled cheese sandwiches in a year to fill nearly 900 Olympic-sized swimming pools. A new state-by-state poll of 5,000 U.S. adults found a single average person eats 36 grilled cheeses per year. If everyone in the nation’s population were to eat the average amount in a year, … Read more
The 2024 Olympics being set in the City of Love was divine timing. Organizers for this summer’s Paris Games are encouraging friendly mixing and mingling among athletes from different nations — and have provided 300,000 condoms for those staying in the Olympic Village, according to Laurent Michaud, the director of the 2024 Paris Village. The … Read more
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure — litter-ally. On Wednesday, Japan held the first garbage collection world championship called the SpoGomi World Cup, AFP reported. The name of the event is a combination of the words “sport” and “gomi,” the Japanese word for garbage. Teams of three from 21 countries took to the streets … Read more
Jesse Owens’ remarkable accomplishments at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin are unimpeachable: a record four gold medals won under the eye of Adolf Hitler, who was no doubt humiliated and infuriated by the black man’s achievements on his turf. But according to a new book, one of those medals — for the 4x100m relay … Read more
Romanian-Canadian Olympic speed skater Alexandra Ianculescu is using OnlyFans to help fund her dream of competing at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. Unlike her past Olympic appearance, the 31-year-old athlete is leaving her skates behind in hopes of representing Canada as a cyclist. But because the Canadian team is at the amateur level, it … Read more