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Miami Dolphins defensive back Tyreek Hill took a few shots at Olympic sprinter Noah Lyles over the runner’s COVID announcement.

One of China’s most successful and popular Olympians, two-time gold medalist swimmer Pan Zhanle, shut down his official fan page on the regime-controlled Weibo social media site this week, prompting loud applause from state media for taking a stand against “toxic fan culture.”

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has filed a criminal complaint to French authorities claiming a campaign of “cyber harassment.”

Colin Kaepernick, the former NFL quarterback who explained his anthem protests by saying he would not “…stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” says he would “love” to represent the United States at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

The father-in-law of viral Australian Olympic breakdancing sensation Racehl Gunn, aka “Raygun,” is blasting judges for giving her a zero score at the Paris Games.

Rapper Flavor Flav has gifted U.S. Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles a bronze clock necklace in the wake of her bronze medal controversy.

The internet laughed after Australian breakdancer Rachel Gunn, aka Raygun, took the stage at the Olympics, but not everyone laughed.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has been taking heat on social media for a stern reaction he had to a young fan in Paris.

Former Olympic boxer and Olympic boxing trainer Rafa Lozano says that Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif was considered too dangerous for women to train with during a recent boxing retreat in Spain.

Australia’s Olympic chief, Anna Meares, is striking back at critics of the country’s female Olympic breakdancer and blaming “sexism” for the attacks on her much-criticized performance.

Lin Yu-ting, a Taiwanese fighter and one of two Olympic boxers alleged to have male chromosomes, defeated Julia Szeremeta of Poland on Sunday to capture the women’s featherweight gold medal at the 2024 Paris Games.

French police evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris landmark before the Olympic closing ceremony.

Afghan b-Girl Manizha Talash, a member of the refugee Olympic team at the Paris Games, was disqualified after displaying the words “Free Afghan Women” on her cape during her breaking routine in the competition’s pre-qualifiers on Friday.

Three German swimmers became ill after competing in the open water races in the Seine River at the Paris Olympics.

The Summer Olympic Games scheduled for Los Angeles in 2028 will be car-free with spectators expected to leave their private vehicles behind and only use public transport to access events, Democrat mayor Karen Bass has decreed.

The 2024 Summer Olympics have been inundated with advertisements from tech giants touting their latest AI tools, but their tone-deaf approach has left viewers unimpressed and concerned.

Imane Khelif, the Algerian Olympic fighter alleged to have male chromosomes, defeated China’s Yang Liu on Friday by unanimous decision to clinch the gold medal in the women’s welterweight division.

International Olympics President Thomas Bach told reporters on Friday that there is “no scientific way” to tell a man from a woman.

U.S. Olympian Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone dominated the 400-meter hurdles Thursday, and afterward she gave all the credit to God.

Alysha Newman, a Canadian pole vaulter and social media content creator, twerked after her bronze medal-winning performance earlier this week.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) issued a scathing statement condemning America’s top sports substance testing authority on Wednesday, blasting it as “ironic and hypocritical” for demanding more testing after Chinese athletes were found to have ingested banned substances prior to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Kevin Durant earned the praise of USA basketball fans when he celebrated America as a complicated place where “great things” happen.

Noah Lyles, the U.S.100-meter champion proclaimed by many to be the fastest man in the world, won bronze in the men’s 200-meter race on Wednesday while stricken with COVID, according to reports.

A female resident of Beijing was arrested for allegedly making “defamatory claims” about a Chinese Olympic athlete and her coach.

The head of Algeria’s Olympic Committee is blaming “the Zionist lobby” for the ongoing controversy over the Algerian Olympics boxer.

World Health Organization (W.H.O.) director for pandemic prevention Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove said on Tuesday that the Wuhan coronavirus “is still very much with us,” and warned governments around the world are unprepared for the surge of infections that is now under way.

A BBC Olympics commentator was corrected live on the air by his broadcast partner for calling a U.S. shot putter a “her.”

The China Anti-Doping Agency issued a statement on Thursday demanding the world force American athletes to take more tests for banned substances, an apparent respond to growing condemning of the Chinese Olympics team for allowing athletes who tested positive for banned substances compete in Paris.

Thomas Craig, a member of the Australian field hockey team, is speaking out after his arrest for allegedly purchasing cocaine in Paris.

Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso is now hinting to fans that she might go in for a surprising career change.

History’s most decorated Olympian, swimmer Michael Phelps, told reporters competitive sports should have a “one and done” rule for athletes who test positive for banned substances – anyone testing positive should “never be allowed to come back.”

It appears that Paraguayan Olympics swimmer Luana Alonso has been annoying her country’s Olympics officials for longer than we thought.

No getting around concerns about the safety of swimming in the long-polluted Seine River, not to mention contending with its strong current.

The French pole vaulter who failed to capture a medal at the Paris Olympics after his bulging genitals hit the bar has spoken out.

WATCH: Fighter Alleged to Have Male Chromosomes Defeats Third Consecutive Female Boxer, Advances to Gold Medal Round

Chinese state television broadcaster CCTV on Sunday pulled the plug on its Olympic coverage to avoid showing Taiwan’s badminton team winning the gold medal by defeating the top-rated Chinese team.