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Tommy Tries It: Artistic swimming as an Olympic sport
In the runup to the Olympic Games, News4’s Tommy McFly tried the synchronized sport of artistic swimming for himself. After 35 years in the pool, Team USA’s Bill May, 45, will make history as the first man to compete on the team in the Olympics. McFly found the sport takes tremendous athleticism.
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Olympic refugee athlete Lohalith suspended in team's 3rd doping case ahead of Paris
Anjelina Lohalith, who fled war in South Sudan as a child to a refugee camp in Kenya, was being funded with an IOC scholarship to prepare for her third straight Summer Games.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters call on Olympic officials to limit Israel's participation in Paris
About 300 people attended the rally at the Paris Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games HQ in the French capital.
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Grant Holloway looking for redemption in Paris
Grant Holloway earned a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, but the three-time World Champion is using his experience in the sport to propel him to chase gold in Paris.
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Paris and DC share unique sister city connection
The capitals of the U.S. and France connect by exchanging culture and education. News4’s Jummy Olabanji spoke to Christine Warnke, the Sister Cities International ambassador for D.C.
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Gabby Douglas returns to gymnastics after 8 years and qualifies for US Championships
Gabby Douglas is officially back. The 2012 Olympic gymnastics champion posted an all-around total of 50.65 at the American Classic, her first competition since the 2016 Olympics.
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Meet the Walmart deli employee who's also a track star hoping to make the Olympic team
When it comes to Olympic athletes, Dylan Beard is cold cut from a different cloth.
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NBA MVP finalists show Paris Olympics challenge facing Steve Kerr and Team USA
Steve Kerr is leading a star-studded roster to Paris for the 2024 Olympics, but Team USA faces a monumental task, and the NBA MVP finalist list is perfect evidence.
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Tommy Tries It: Trampoline as an Olympic sport
A 23-year-old trampoline gymnast from Ellicott City, Maryland, is working to secure her spot on the Olympic team. News4’s Tommy McFly visited the gym where Jessica Stevens trains five days a week and gave it a try himself.
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Louvre launches ‘Run in the Louvre' session
The Louvre Museum hosted its first session of “Run in the Louvre,” an opportunity for visitors to work out in a deserted museum as the Paris gears up for the 2024 Olympics.
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Reston's Grant Hill leads Team USA's quest for basketball gold
The man in charge of Team USA’s men’s basketball team has local roots. News4’s Jummy Olabanji spoke with Reston native and former Olympian Grant Hill, who’s going for gold again.
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Caitlin Clark's early WNBA play will be tryout for spot on US Olympic team
Unable to attend training camp, Caitlin Clark will have the start of her WNBA career to show she belongs with the U.S. women’s team in Paris.
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2024 Paris Olympics venues
With less than 100 days to go before the 2024 Paris Olympics, drone shots show venues that will host some events of the Games.
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Paris Olympics hope to earn the gold medal in ‘green' by cutting emissions in half
Hosting an international event like the Olympics hasn’t exactly been a climate-friendly thing to do, but Paris 2024 wants to change that. The home of the UN’s landmark Paris Climate Agreement has reworked nearly every aspect of hosting the Olympics in order to become the first carbon-neutral games. National climate reporter Chase Cain takes us behind the scenes in Paris...
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Maryland native is first female U.S. wrestler to qualify for 3 Olympics
Wrestler Helen Maroulis earned a coveted spot on the USA Team for the Paris Olympics.
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Aaron Brooks tops wrestling gold medalist David Taylor, makes 2024 Olympics
Aaron Brooks defeated reigning gold medalist David Taylor in consecutive matches Saturday at the U.S. Olympic wrestling trials, claiming a roster spot at the Paris Games.
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Helen Maroulis becomes first US female wrestler to qualify for three Olympic teams
Helen Maroulis, the first American woman to win a wrestling gold medal, became the first U.S. female wrestler to qualify for three Summer Games as she earned a spot Saturday night on the American team for Paris.
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Olympic sports bodies criticize track and field's move to pay Paris gold medalists $50,000
The collective group of Summer Games sports has criticized World Athletics for promising to pay $50,000 for each track and field gold medal won at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Hatred of running led to Paralympic success for swimmer Haven Shepherd
Paralympic swimmer Haven Shepherd discusses how she got involved in swimming as a young girl.
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Jalen Brunson and other snubs from Team USA men's basketball 2024 Olympics roster
With a star-studded roster going to the 2024 Olympics, which men’s basketball players missed the cut? Here are a few exclusions worth mentioning.