In 2021, three days before her team was due to depart for the Tokyo Paralympics, Team USA sitting volleyball star Nicky Nieves had started to feel a bit “off.” She’d vaguely noticed some changes in her body and sense of smell, but chalked it up to her asthma, and the intensity of preparing for the […]
After two weeks of epic competition, friendly rivalries, and breakthrough performances — with romantic, picturesque Paris as its backdrop — the 2024 Olympic Games are coming to an end. They’ve provided an oasis amid the often stormy and chaotic news cycle — a rare moment for the world to come together and celebrate our shared
The 2024 Olympics Were Full of Uplifting Trends: 4 of Nice News’ Favorites Continue Reading »
Perhaps no athlete has received more visibility during the 2024 Olympics than Simone Biles. Her story of resilience and perseverance, combined with her boundary-breaking, gravity-defying athleticism, has catapulted her to the pantheon of single name icons. Say “Simone” to anyone in Paris, and they’ll know exactly who you’re talking about. When the world’s spotlight was
For her 7th birthday, Zheng Haohao received her first skateboard as a gift, igniting a passion that would take her around the world. For her 12th birthday, this Sunday, she’ll celebrate the closing ceremony in Paris — as an Olympic skateboarder. Born Aug. 11, 2012 — the day before the London Olympics’ closing ceremony —
Boxer Cindy Ngamba shattered a glass ceiling for the International Olympic Committee’s Refugee Olympic Team on Sunday: securing their first medal at any Olympic Games since the team’s formation in Rio in 2016. Last Wednesday, the 25-year-old made a huge crack in that glass ceiling as the first member of the EOR, or French équipe
The Summer Olympics are the first Olympics to celebrate full gender parity in competition. According to the International Olympic Committee, quota places were distributed equally among women and men athletes this year — a major increase from over a century ago. When women first competed in the modern Olympics at the 1900 Games in Paris,
The winners at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games will be taking home a piece of Paris, not only in their hearts but also in their hands: Each of the 5,084 gold, silver, and bronze medals contains an 18-gram hexagonal chunk of iron from the Eiffel Tower. Completed in 1889, the City of Lights’ iconic
“A Piece of History”: 2024 Paris Olympic Medals Include Chunks of Eiffel Tower Continue Reading »
When Pierre Hedji was growing up in Benin, West Africa, he would rush to school early to get in a game of soccer with friends before the bell rang, then hurry through his homework in the afternoon and play until dark. He participated in street tournaments with the neighborhood kids on the weekends, working hard
These days, Anya Culling is considered one of the U.K.’s fastest female marathon runners — she’s sponsored by athletic apparel giant Lululemon and competed as an elite in this year’s London Marathon. But rewind to 2019, and running was merely a hobby Culling had picked up to benefit her mental health. Following a spate of significant
Olé! In big news for soccer fans — and even bigger news for women’s sports — the first stadium built specifically for a National Women’s Soccer League team is officially in play. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the 11,500-seat stadium was christened on March 16, when the Kansas City Current faced off against the Portland
