Rachel Axon

Coming into these Paris Olympics, I wrote extensively about what these Games could mean to the movement . After a string of challenging Games for a variety of reasons -- especially the past two that were hindered by COVID concerns -- everyone I talked to...

PARIS -- For nearly a year, the question of whether International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach would seek another term has hung over the movement. On Saturday, Bach settled it, announcing at the end of the IOC session that he would not continue on...

Organizing the Olympics is a complicated enough endeavor, effectively running world championships across 32 sports and bringing to the same place more than 10,500 athletes, many multiples of that in support staff, media, sports officials, sponsors and other stakeholders as well as millions of fans. Paris 2024 is...

For these last few days of the Games, Sarah Hirshland will be juggling the medal potential in front of her and on her phone. On Saturday, she’ll be tracking the women’s soccer gold-medal game while she heads to wrestling. For the CEO of the USOPC, this...

PARIS – All across these Games, female Olympians made the case for investing in women’s sports. Whether through sheer dominance (see Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles ) or compelling stories (see also USA rugby sevens and cyclist Kristen Faulkner ), they...

On Aug. 4, a fan with a Union Jack painted on his forehead stopped to ask a man for directions to Champions Park, a free site in Trocadero Gardens at the foot of the Eiffel Tower where crowds gathered to watch Olympic events taking place all...

Absorbed in the competition and her history-making trip at the Paris Olympics, Katie Ledecky took little time to reflect on the run of success she had in these Games. But between sponsor obligations and media stops after she wrapped up her races last week...

In waves over the last few weeks, several leaders in college athletics have made their way to Paris for these Olympics. NCAA president Charlie Baker, Florida’s Scott Stricklin, North Carolina’s Bubba Cunningham and former Penn State and Cal AD Sandy Barbour all came to experience the Games in...

PARIS -- From atop the medal stand, Olympians have been taking selfies with a special edition Samsung phone. Bottles of Old Spice and Head & Shoulders are mounted on the wall in the divers’ warm-down area. Medals and cases designed by the Maisons of...

Do you know the muffin man? The one who, at least for now, lives in the Olympic village? If you do, it’s likely from the viral reach of TikTok, with the social media app achieving unprecedented success during the Paris Olympics. In this case, the muffin...