Italian weightlifter won Paris Olympics bronze while on trial for gang rape in Italy
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Italian weightlifter won Paris Olympics bronze while on trial for gang rape in Italy

An Italian Olympic weightlifter won bronze at the 2024 Paris Games while on trial for rape in his home country, according to a new report on Tuesday. Antonino Pizzolato placed third for Italy in the Snatch and Clean and Jerk event at 81kg this summer but did so during an…

Canada women’s soccer coach ‘approved’ illegal filming
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Canada women’s soccer coach ‘approved’ illegal filming

Canadian women’s soccer team coach Bev Priestman will not be back after an independent report into the drone spying scandal at the 2024 Summer Olympics found that Priestman and an assistant coach “directed, approved and condoned” the actions used to film opposing teams’ training sessions.  Canada Soccer revealed the findings…

Australian field hockey player suspended over attempted cocaine purchase at Paris Olympics
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Australian field hockey player suspended over attempted cocaine purchase at Paris Olympics

Field hockey player Tom Craig has been suspended for 12 months by the sport’s Australian governing body for attempting to purchase cocaine at the Paris Olympics. Craig was arrested but released without charge after trying to purchase the drug in Paris on Aug. 7 during a night out after his…

Ugandan Olympic athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei, dies after being severely burned by her partner
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Ugandan Olympic athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei, dies after being severely burned by her partner

Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in an attack by her partner. She was 33. A spokesperson at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret city, Owen Menach, confirmed Cheptegei’s death on Thursday. Menach…

Breakdancer Raygun finally set to face the music after Olympics distaster
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Breakdancer Raygun finally set to face the music after Olympics distaster

After making news around the world during the Olympics, Rachael “Raygun” Gunn is set for her first sit down interview in a world exclusive with Channel 10’s The Project on Wednesday night. In the first — and potentially only — appearance of Breaking at an Olympic Games, Raygun’s performance stole the show…

US Rugby hero Ilona Maher stars for SI Swimsuit with Olympic medal
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US Rugby hero Ilona Maher stars for SI Swimsuit with Olympic medal

Ilona Maher, a member of the United States women’s rugby team that improbably won the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics, can now add Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model to her list of accolades. Maher posed, with the medal, for the cover of the outlet’s digital September issue. “I was always…

‘Pommel Horse Guy’ Stephen Nedoroscik joins ‘DWTS’ Season 33
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‘Pommel Horse Guy’ Stephen Nedoroscik joins ‘DWTS’ Season 33

From Paris to the ballroom. Stephen Nedoroscik, known as “Pommel Horse Guy” following his historic performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is joining the cast of “Dancing With the Stars” Season 33. The 25-year-old gymnast appeared on “Good Morning America” Thursday to share the exciting news. Stephen Nedoroscik on “Good Morning…

Australian Olympian Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn signs with influencer agency
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Australian Olympian Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn signs with influencer agency

Raygun has signed with a talent agency, but there are suggestions the breakdancer has already missed the boat. Rachael Gunn, who used the name ‘Raygun’ during her widely mocked breaking appearance at the Paris Olympic Games, continues to figure prominently in the Australian media. This week the 36-year-old Gunn was linked…

Noah Lyles gushes over ‘fighter’ girlfriend Junelle Bromfield
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Noah Lyles gushes over ‘fighter’ girlfriend Junelle Bromfield

American sprinter Noah Lyles gushed over girlfriend and fellow Olympian Junelle Bromfield on Wednesday following a headline-making run at the 2024 Paris Games. When discussing his experience at the Olympics on the “Today” show, Lyles — who took home a gold and bronze medal in the 100-meter and 200-meter, respectively…