Hannah Peters / Getty Images Olympic Medalist Is Tased and Arrested After Becoming 'Increasingly Aggressive' with Police An Olympic medalist was arrested by Miami Beach police after a scuffle in which a Taser was used against him. By Jack Davis January 4, 2025
Jason Mendez / Getty Images ; Alexander Tamargo / Getty ImagesCommentary Madness: Caitlin Clark Lost Multiple AP Votes to Imane Khelif as Female Athlete of the Year "A group of 74 sports journalists from The Associated Press and its members voted on the award. Clark received 35 votes." By C. Douglas Golden December 26, 2024
Steph Chambers/Getty Images Christian Athlete Hit With Lengthy Ban After Making Cross Sign at the Olympics An athlete who made the sign of the cross before his Olympic match has been punished by the International Judo Federation. By Jack Davis September 21, 2024
AP Paris Olympian Dies After Being Set on Fire Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80 percent of her body was burned. By The Associated Press September 4, 2024
Odd Andersen - AFP / Getty Images Olympian Shows Off the Troubling State of His Medal After Just One Week: 'Step Up the Quality' A 2024 Olympic medal winner took to social media to share his thoughts on the quality of his medal. He was not impressed. By Michael Austin August 18, 2024
Vadim Ghirda / AP Romanian Athlete Given Olympic Medal Stripped from American Competitor On Friday, Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received her Olympic bronze medal during a ceremony in the capital Bucharest. By The Associated Press August 16, 2024
Ezra Shaw / Getty Images Viral Australian Breakdancer Breaks Silence: 'So Much Hate' Has Been 'Devastating' Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn said the blowback that she has received from her performance in Paris has been "devastating." By Randy DeSoto August 15, 2024
Maja Hitij / Getty ImagesCommentary Criminal Probe Launched After Olympic Boxer Who Brutalized Female Opponents Files Suit Against Critics An embattled gold medalist has filed a criminal complaint against online critics, a legal offensive that authorities are now moving on. By Jared Harris August 14, 2024
Jamie Squire / Getty ImagesCommentary Videos of Olympic Team Right Before Medals Ceremony Explain Bizarre Behavior - Did Anyone Notice This? This strange ceremony can be explained by what was recorded and posted to social media right before the awards event. By Jared Harris August 14, 2024
Marc Piasecki / Getty Images ; Richard Pelham / Getty Images ; Scott Olson / Getty ImagesCommentary Olympic Boxer Who Failed Gender Test Files Lawsuit; Trump, Musk May Be Involved French authorities will have "the latitude to be able to investigate against all people," a lawyer for the boxer said. By C. Douglas Golden August 14, 2024