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LeBron James, Stephen Curry and more NBA stars will represent Team USA in the 2024 Olympics

Some of the NBA’s top stars, including LeBron James and Stephen Curry, will compete for gold in Paris this summer.
Kevin Durant (left) and LeBron James.
Kevin Durant (left) and LeBron James.

Simone Biles on Olympics twisties: 'I thought I was going to be banned from America'

Biles said in an interview released Wednesday that she thought she "was going to be banned from America" after she pulled out of gymnastic competition at the Summer Games in 2021.
'America hates me': Simone Biles opens up about withdrawing from Tokyo 2020 finals
'America hates me': Simone Biles opens up about withdrawing from Tokyo 2020 finals

Female athletes criticize Nike's skimpy Olympic track uniform

The athletic apparel giant insists its revealing leotard is just one look that athletes can choose from when they compete in Paris this summer.
Sha’Carri Richardson of Team USA wears Nike's Paris 2024 Track & Field kit.
Sha’Carri Richardson of Team USA wears Nike's Paris 2024 Track & Field kit.

Paris flame lit in ancient Olympia ceremony, starting torch relay to France

The flame was lit early Tuesday at the site of ancient Olympia and will be carried more than 3,000 miles on its way to the French capital this summer.
Image: Lighting Ceremony Of The Olympic Flame
Image: Lighting Ceremony Of The Olympic Flame

France floats moving Olympics opening ceremony from river Seine over security threats

French President Emmanuel Macron said that he is confident the ceremony will go ahead as planned and be a success but that he has alternatives in mind for the ambitious showpiece.
French President Macron said instead of teams sailing down the Seine on barges, the ceremony could be "limited to the Trocadero" building across the river from the Eiffel Tower or "even moved to the Stade de France".
French President Macron said instead of teams sailing down the Seine on barges, the ceremony could be "limited to the Trocadero" building across the river from the Eiffel Tower or "even moved to the Stade de France".
9d ago

A filthy river Seine could force Paris to cancel an iconic Olympics event

The president of the Paris Organizing Committee said the swimming section of the triathlon could be nixed if officials can’t reduce pollution levels in the filthy waterway.
A man carries a child on a bicycle through the flooded docks along the Seine river, near the Passerelle Leopold-Sedar-Senghor bridge in Paris
A man carries a child on a bicycle through the flooded docks along the Seine river, near the Passerelle Leopold-Sedar-Senghor bridge in Paris
10d ago

The Olympic rings for the Paris Games will be displayed on the Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower will feature prominently in the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and the following Paralympics.
The Olympic rings on the Trocadero Esplanade near the Eiffel Tower in Paris
The Olympic rings on the Trocadero Esplanade near the Eiffel Tower in Paris
10d ago

A typically French disruption threatens a key part of the Olympics as medal-makers go on strike

“Production of the medals is not blocked,” said the French national mint.
Paris 2024 Olympic medals.
Paris 2024 Olympic medals.
14d ago

Olympic diver sees funny side of less-than-synchronized slip in front of France's great and good

Alexis Jandard said he was happy to have made people smile after taking a tumble during the event at the Paris Aquatics Centre, watched by French President Emmanuel Macron.
French Diver Olympics
French Diver Olympics
23d ago

Inside the massive operation to keep the Paris Olympics secure

NBC News got an exclusive invite last week to board a military police helicopter as it swooped over sites for the upcoming games.
French police patrol over the Seine river in Paris last week. The iconic waterway will feature prominently in the 2024 Olympic opening ceremony.
French police patrol over the Seine river in Paris last week. The iconic waterway will feature prominently in the 2024 Olympic opening ceremony.
25d ago

Paris waiters race through the streets to celebrate French capital's life and soul ahead of Olympics

The resurrection of the waitering race after a 13-year hiatus is part of Paris’ efforts to bask in the Olympic spotlight and put its best foot forward for its first Summer Games in 100 years
Around 200 participants gathered to compete in the 2km race around Paris' Marais district single-handedly carrying a tray bearing a coffee, a glass of water and a croissant. Founded in 1914, this is the first edition of the race after a 13-year hiatus. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Around 200 participants gathered to compete in the 2km race around Paris' Marais district single-handedly carrying a tray bearing a coffee, a glass of water and a croissant. Founded in 1914, this is the first edition of the race after a 13-year hiatus. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)