Other top stories in Paris included the hometown run of France's Althea Laurin in the women's heavyweight class and 18-year old American Kristina Teachout claiming women's welterweight bronze. Here's ...

The 2024 Olympics will continue the tradition of including combat sports, but there is one sport that has been put on the chopping block this time around. A competitor wins a judo match by throwing ...

In taekwondo, athletes must fight head-to-head through a single-elimination bracket to reach the final. (Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY Network) Taekwondo returns for the 2024 Paris Games. Read on the ...

Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin (EOR, red) fights Hatice Kubra Ilgun (TUR, blue) in the women's 57kg taekwondo bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics. (Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY Network) Taekwondo returns ...

(NEXSTAR) – C.J. Nickolas is gearing up to represent the U.S. in taekwondo at the 2024 Paris Olympic games. The 22-year-old from Brentwood, California earned his black belt when he was just 7 years ...

UFC wasted no time signing a Cuban fighter who knocked out his opponent in less than five seconds at Fury FC 84 on Sunday. Robelis "The Bad Boy" Despaigne certainly made his impression with UFC ...

With a new roster of athletes set to represent the United States and a new format designed to create more exciting matches, the last three years have brought plenty of change to the world of Olympic ...

PARIS – Zakia Khudadadi made history on Thursday at the Paris Paralympics by becoming the first athlete from the Refugee Paralympic Team to win a medal. Khudadadi won bronze in the women's 47kg ...

Thai taekwondo athlete Panipak "Tennis" Wongpattanakit marked her 27th birthday with a historic win, securing Thailand's first gold medal at the Paris Olympics and becoming the first Thai athlete to ...