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In 2024, the wide, wide world of sports saw repeat champions, first-time titlists, a grand Paris summer and some epic fails. The winners and losers:
The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 24 July. [1] Athletes representing 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the games. [2]
The programme of the 2024 Summer Olympics featured 329 events in 32 sports, including the 28 "core" Olympic sports contested in 2016 and 2020, [1] and four optional sports that were proposed by the Paris Organising Committee: breaking made its Olympic debut as an optional sport, while skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing returned from 2020.
Serena Williams was the first African American female athlete to host the ceremony. On May 14, 2024, it was announced that tennis player Serena Williams would host the ceremony, becoming the fourth woman to host the ESPY awards, following Danica Patrick, Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird, as well as the first African American female athlete to host.
The biggest names in sports and entertainment came together on Thursday night to honor the year's best, most influential and inspiring athletes at the 2024 ESPY Awards.Coming into the big show ...
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs WINNER*** Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers. Best MLB Player. Ronald Acuña, Atlanta Braves. Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
2024 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main highlight for this year is the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Paris . Calendar by month
John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM The 59th Academy of Country Music Awards honored the biggest names in country music. The award show returned to the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, on Thursday, May 16.