Paris 2024 official: Opening ceremony showed community tolerance despite furor

Paris organizers defended the Olympics opening ceremony on Sunday amid backlash over the apparent mocking of The Last Supper during the performance.

US, world leaders denounce Paris Olympics opening ceremony's mocking of Last Supper

Several U.S. and world lawmakers are denouncing the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, after drag queens and artists made a spectacle of the Leonardo DaVinci painting, the Last Supper, which depicts the last meal Jesus had with his apostles.

Tech company pulls Olympics advertising after opening ceremony display many deem to be anti-Christian

The 2024 Olympic Ceremony opened up the games in Paris, France on Friday night, providing spectators with a taste of French culture and blasphemous art, leading to Christians around the world being offended.

2024 Olympics opening ceremony: How to watch, other things to know

The Olympics opening ceremony is on Friday. Here’s what to know about the event, including how to watch and an attack against France's high-speed rail network.

Arson attacks paralyze French high-speed rail network hours before start of Olympics

France's high-speed rail network was hit with widespread and “criminal" acts of vandalism including arson attacks hours before the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

Paris Olympics ignite sports betting surge in U.S.
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Chances are high that sports betting will surge in the United States as athletes around the world go head to head in the Paris Olympic games.

LeBron James chosen as Team USA's flag bearer at 2024 Paris Olympics

LeBron James becomes the third basketball player — and the first men’s player — to carry the U.S. flag at the start of an Olympics

76-year-old U.S. swimmer takes a dip in Seine River
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An elderly man took a dip in the Seine River to mark Independence Day, and to draw attention to the cleanup effort happening ahead of the Paris Summer Olympics.

Oregon-native Jordan Chiles will compete on US Olympic gymnastics team

Oregon native and 2020 Olympic silver medalist Jordan Chiles will compete alongside Simone Biles in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.

US Olympic team to bring A/C units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan

The U.S. Olympic team plans to supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games, prioritizing athlete comfort over the event's environmental sustainability goals.

Tonga Olympian, 18, gearing up for Paris Games, dead in diving accident

J.J. Rice, a U.S.-born kitefoiler who was set to represent Tonga in the upcoming Paris Olympics, died in a diving accident over the weekend, his father said. He was 18.

UW alum steers U.S. men's eight crew to 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

The U.S. men’s eight crew qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on Tuesday, and there's a boy in the boat that Washingtonians need to keep an eye out for this summer.