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Which Olympic Athlete Has POTS?
Quizzes > Weekly News Quiz — You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz by MedPage Today Staff August 10, 2024 The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up
Olympic beach volleyball results: Updated standings for 2024 women’s, men’s brackets at Paris Games
Beach volleyball features in the Olympics for the seventh time since debuting in Atlanta in 1996 — and the 2024 Games will showcase the sport at one of the most picturesque venues in Paris.The court is situated underneath the Eiffel Tower in the Jardins du Trocadéro at Champ-de-Mars Park.The U.S. women and Norwegian men will seek to
Olympic Golf: Nelly Korda Silences Questions About Worrying Form Ahead of Gold Medal Defense in Paris
The 2024 season has been a rollercoaster for Nelly Korda. The #1 golfer started the year with dominance, winning six of the first eight events. However, her fortune took a turn for the worse after her victory at the Mizuho Americas Open, as she went on to miss the cut in three consecutive tournaments.The situation
Olympic surfers are staying on a cruise ship with a waterslide and real beds
Image: Gregory Bull (AP)Paris 2024, officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, kicked off to great fanfare over the weekend. One of the games this round isn’t based in Paris at all, however, mostly due to the area’s lack of gnarly swells. The surf competition, added to the Olympiad schedule in 2020, is
Half of the Paris Olympic athletes are women. Are periods in sports still taboo?
It's been eight years since Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui told the media she'd had her period.Fu, who had just missed the podium in the 4x100-metre medley relay women final at the 2016 Rio Games, coming in fourth, told China's state-run broadcaster CCTV: "Actually, my period started yesterday evening." "That's why I feel very weak and tired, but this is not an excuse.
Olympic Games Triathlon: Reigning champ Blu the big mover in betting markets for men’s race
The betting markets on the men’s race at the Olympics sees Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde as the two clear odds favourites as they look to continue their absorbing rivalry. But a little lower down the lists there has also been some significant support for a couple of other big names. We’ve already ranked Yee
The first thing to say is that the men’s triathlon at the Olympics isn’t just about Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde. Kristian Blummenfelt is back to defend his title against the two men who joined him on the podium in Tokyo. Hosts France have such strength in depth that they couldn’t find room for two-time
Olympic Games Triathlon: Potter prepared for everything – with a little help from her friends
Beth Potter says she’s prepared for all eventualities as she looks to justify her favourite’s tag at the Olympics next Wednesday. The reigning World Champion won the Paris Test Event last year and though she’s been pipped by home hope Cassandre Beaugrand in her last two races, she says everything is on track. Speaking to
Olympic medalist latest star announced for the supertri E World Triathlon Championship
Joining an all-star line-up next month in London at the supertri E World Triathlon Championships, Katie Zaferes will continue her bid to qualify for Paris by debuting over the hybrid racing format. The Olympic medalist, who is battling the likes of Gwen Jorgensen and Taylor Spivey for a spot on Team USA in Paris this
Paris 2024 Olympic marathon route: Runners to take in spree of historic sights
The route for the Paris 2024 marathon has been unveiled, with runners set to take in a spree of historic sites in the French capital. Starting at Hotel de Ville, the 42.195km route will travel past the Louvre, out to Versailles and back via the Eiffel Towel. It will also take in well-known sites like