2024 Paris Olympics

From winning awards to sharing her swimming journey with kids who look up to her, Olympian Katie Ledecky has been on the go after the Paris Olympics. News4’s Jummy Olabanji sat down with Ledecky to talk about how the busy swimmer’s life has been after the Olympics. 

Montgomery County honored the most decorated woman Olympian in history, designating Thursday Katie Ledecky Day and naming a street after her near her alma mater, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda.

Katie Ledecky’s high school celebrated the nine-time Olympic gold medalist Thursday, and a street was even named after her. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

Olympic champion Suni Lee shared that the MyKayla Skinner criticism ahead of the 2024 Paris Games was “frustrating,” especially considering “all the things that I’ve been through.”

President Joe Biden welcomed 400 members of Team USA’s Olympics and Paralympics teams to the White House on Monday. “Your legacy is one of discipline, success, joy and loyalty to one another,” Biden said. “And that legacy is part of something bigger than yourselves – it’s about your country, the greatest sports nation in the history of the world.”

Declaring the U.S. the “greatest sports nation in the history of the world,” President Joe Biden welcomed U.S. Olympians and Paralympians at the White House on Monday.

As the first St. Lucian to win an Olympic medal, sprinter Julien Alfred already has poems, paintings and even a calypso song dedicated to her.

The world’s fastest man made a memorable stop. Monday olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles swung by Children’s National Hospital in D.C. for a very special visit. Weeks after taking home gold and bronze in paris, the sprinting champ slowing down to take questions from patients turned DJs for a radio show broadcast to every room in the hospital. “I...

Olympic gold medalist visited patients and Children’s National Hospital in D.C. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

The DMV is home to one of the best hurdlers in the world. Masai Russell, a Bullis School alum, tells News4’s Molette Green about winning a gold medal and her plans for future Olympics.

Thousands of mourners in Uganda paid respects to Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympic athlete who died last week in Kenya after her partner set her on fire.

French judicial authorities are investigating the disappearance of two Paralympic athletes from Congo.

Gymnast Jordan Chiles spoke candidly in her first interview since her 2024 Paris Olympic bronze medal was stripped, saying she was heartbroken and lost her love of the sport.

“The rings were never part of its original design,” Gustave Eiffel’s great-great granddaughter told NBC News, as the family clashed with the mayor of the French capital.

A Kenyan hospital says a man accused of dousing gasoline on Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, causing her death days later, has succumbed to burns sustained in the attack.

The World DanceSport Federation said Rachael Gunn secured the top spot after she came in first place at the 2023 Oceania Continental Championships.

Olympic sponsor Panasonic is terminating its contract with the IOC at the end of the year. The company made the announcement Tuesday.

Beacon, the golden retriever therapy dog for the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team, has returned home after surgery and a hospital stay.

The city of Paris wants to pay tribute to the late Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei by naming a sports venue in her honor.

News4’s Trinity Rodman sits down with News4’s Jummy Olabanji to reflect on the mindset that helped her win gold with the USWNT at the Paris Olympics, plus shares her next goal. “This whole experience, this whole season has been very hard, and I’ve worked very hard, but at the same time, it’s been so much fun.”