/tags/olympics Olympics en-US Copyright Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:00:00 GMT /show/due-south/2024-08-08/south-sudan-shines-despite-loss-at-olympics-a-former-duke-star-helped-them-get-there The South Sudan men's basketball team had a commendable recent run at the Paris Olympics. The nation of just 13 years had a squad funded in large part by a former Duke basketball player. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:00:00 GMT /show/due-south/2024-08-08/south-sudan-shines-despite-loss-at-olympics-a-former-duke-star-helped-them-get-there Jeff Tiberii /sports/2024-08-01/evy-leibfarth-bryson-city-nc-bronze-womens-canoe-slalom-olympics Evy Leibfarth of the United States earned a bronze medal in women's canoe slalom. She was sitting in third place with one competitor standing between her and a first first Olympic medal. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 14:02:30 GMT /sports/2024-08-01/evy-leibfarth-bryson-city-nc-bronze-womens-canoe-slalom-olympics Associated Press /sports/2024-07-30/rugby-us-women-olympic-bronze-medal-sevens-australia Alex Sedrick ran most of the length of the field to give the U.S. women a first Olympic rugby sevens medal with a stunning stoppage-time comeback win over Australia in the bronze-medal match on Tuesday. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:34:51 GMT /sports/2024-07-30/rugby-us-women-olympic-bronze-medal-sevens-australia Associated Press, Josh Sullivan /news/2024-07-25/veronica-fraley-steph-curry-2024-paris-summer-olympics Raleigh's Veronica Fraley will throw the discus in Paris at the 2024 Olympic Games. She joins a long list of Olympians with North Carolina ties that includes Steph Curry, Bam Adebayo and Anna Cockrell. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:28:06 GMT /news/2024-07-25/veronica-fraley-steph-curry-2024-paris-summer-olympics Josh Sullivan /news/2022-02-17/chinas-politics-not-sports-spill-out-during-heated-olympic-news-conference Each day the International Olympic Committee holds a press conference to answer a variety of press questions. Today, the spokeswoman for the Beijing Games interjected several times to defend China. Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:34:00 GMT /news/2022-02-17/chinas-politics-not-sports-spill-out-during-heated-olympic-news-conference Emily Feng /sports/2022-02-16/triangle-curling-club-bounced-back-covid-time-olympics-durham Every four years, around the Winter Olympics, the sport of curling finds some new fans. Not surprisingly, it’s a sport played, primarily, in very cold locations. But curling also has a home right here in the Triangle. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:01:54 GMT /sports/2022-02-16/triangle-curling-club-bounced-back-covid-time-olympics-durham Mitchell Northam /sports/2021-07-14/north-carolina-competing-olympics-tokyo-usa-2020 According to data compiled by ��������վ, 33 athletes and coaches with connections to the Tar Heel State will be competing at the delayed Summer Olympic games in Tokyo for Team USA. Wed, 14 Jul 2021 18:09:46 GMT /sports/2021-07-14/north-carolina-competing-olympics-tokyo-usa-2020 Mitchell Northam /sports/2019-05-28/the-true-story-of-a-star-athlete-whos-also-a-zombie-filmmaker Johnny Dutch is a man of many talents, passions and identities. He’s the subject of the new documentary film “Run of the Picture,” which traces his… Tue, 28 May 2019 15:58:49 GMT /sports/2019-05-28/the-true-story-of-a-star-athlete-whos-also-a-zombie-filmmaker Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-28/the-true-story-of-a-star-athlete-whos-also-a-zombie-filmmaker Johnny Dutch is a man of many talents, passions and identities. He’s the subject of the new documentary film “Run of the Picture,” which traces his… Tue, 28 May 2019 15:58:49 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-28/the-true-story-of-a-star-athlete-whos-also-a-zombie-filmmaker Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /sports/2016-08-18/backchannel-politics-on-the-olympic-podium The Olympics are heralded as an international event rooted in intense competition, national pride and athletic successes. But the Olympic Games can often… Thu, 18 Aug 2016 15:39:26 GMT /sports/2016-08-18/backchannel-politics-on-the-olympic-podium Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio