Olympics

Allow Sha'Carri Richardson to reintroduce herself -- the American sprinter proved she's ready to do her thing at the 2024 Paris Games ... absolutely leaving her competition in the dust in her Olympic debut!!

The women's 100-meter dash went down on the purple tracks of Stade de France on Friday ... and Richardson breezed by her opponents with a winning time of 10.94 seconds.

This massive outing punched her ticket to the semifinal round on Saturday ... and after the race, Richardson opened up on what the whole moment meant to her.

Frightening moment during the women's 200-meter individual medley qualifying heats at the 2024 Olympics ... when Slovakian swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed poolside after suffering an asthma attack.

The 21-year-old first-time Olympian required immediate medical attention after finishing seventh in the third heat at Paris La Défense Arena on Friday ... with staffers putting her on a stretcher with a neck brace and oxygen mask.

Potocka is now being constantly monitored for the next several hours after receiving oxygen and meds, a team rep said in a statement.

An Olympic athlete's spilling his guts on why he spilled his guts after a race ... blaming weather conditions after his race in Paris' Seine River -- NOT the water itself.

Tyler Mislawchuk -- the Canadian triathlete who went viral for all the wrong reasons when he hurled 10 times after racing Wednesday in the Triathlon -- says he's not used to such blazing hot weather.

ICYMI ... Mislawchuk's crossed the triathlon finish line and blew chunks within feet of his fellow competitors. Social media's non-medical diagnosis --  the polluted Seine -- but Tyler says that's not why he retched.

A popular underwear company wants to help keep Olympic diver Jules Bouyer's now-famous bulge safe and sound ... telling TMZ Sports it's offering the French athlete a LIFETIME supply of its undies!!

Officials over at Shinesty -- famously known for its Ball Hammock Pouch Underwear -- formally extended the offer to Bouyer this week ... after viewers of the Paris Games went crazy over what the dude was hiding in his tiny swimsuit.

"When we saw what Olympic diver Jules Bouyer was packing in his South of France, it didn’t matter that we were an American company," a rep for the undie co. said.

Cardi B is expecting, Tom Cruise is planning a huge stunt and C.J. Gardner-Johnson is balling ... all this on today's TMZ TV Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Elex break down some big announcements from Cardi ... she's pregnant, and she's divorcing Offset.

Before this little girl born in Japan was lobbin' up the ball on the court, she was just having her dad coach her, looking up to her older sister -- also a professional tennis player -- and growing up in Long Island before moving to sunny Florida.

Outside of her stellar skills on the pavement, she's been prepping her voice for an upcoming anime film. She's also a proud mama of a baby girl!

While in Paris, she's been hopping on social media -- proudly showing off her U.S.A. merch at the Summer Olympics.

Snoop Dogg's old-school playlist picks weren't connecting with Anthony Edwards when the rap superstar was chilling with the Men's Olympic Basketball Team ... so Tha Boss Dogg adapted like any true master would and got with the times!!!

As the guest of honor, Snoop got to control the music while hanging on the back of the bus (when the team wasn't getting their beauty rest) and admitted he noticed Ant-Man wasn't moving and grooving to the sounds of Curtis Mayfield on the "Super Fly" soundtrack like LeBron James was.

The King is a true-born Ohio Player but "Super Fly" was released 29 years ago -- before Ant was born, and Snoop quickly changed it up to BossMan Dlow's "Get In With Me" to get the star guard more charged up!!!

The G.O.A.T.'s got another gold ... Simone Biles just picked up the win at the women's all-around final in Paris -- delighting Kendall Jenner, Martha Stewart and a ton of other celebs who were cheering her on in the crowd!!

The gymnastics legend beat out Brazilian star Rebeca Andrade for the top spot on the podium at Bercy Arena in Paris ... landing in first place by a wide margin.

Biles got her day started with an epic Yurchenko double pike on the vault ... and she finished the evening with a stunning floor routine. In between the events, she also scored well on the uneven bars and the balance beam.

Some of the biggest celebs and athletes in the world are going scorched earth on Imane Khelif's participation in the Paris Olympics ... after the Algerian boxer's gender was called into question.

Logan and Jake Paul both expressed their frustration with the Olympic Committee green-lighting Khelif's eligibility -- with LP describing it as "the purest form of evil."

While Dillon Danis and Logan don't like each other ... they share similar opinions on this issue. Danis called the entire situation "despicable and unacceptable."

Tom Cruise is engineering an epic stunt to close out the Paris Olympics and pass the flag to Los Angeles for the 2028 Games ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell us ... the plan for the upcoming Closing Ceremony involves Tom rappelling down from the top of Stade de France ... landing on the stadium field and carrying the official Olympic flag.

The TV broadcast will then cut to a previously recorded film ... and the first 2 minutes shows Tom's journey on an airplane ... flying with the Olympic flag from France to Los Angeles, where he skydives down to the Hollywood sign.

Angela Carini bowed out of the biggest fight of her life in just 46 seconds after eating several big shots from her controversial opponent, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif ... who failed a gender eligibility test in 2023, but has been permitted to compete in Paris.

25-year-old Carini, competing for Italy, faced 25-year-old Khelif on Thursday ... but the scrap didn't last very long. Less than halfway through round one, Angela decided she'd had enough, and the fight was over.

Khelif's presence in Paris has given rise to massive controversy.

Katie Ledecky is weighing in on a pool cardinal rule ... making it clear she's a pretty serious rule follower -- even when nature calls.

The Olympic swimmer sat down with comedian Leslie Jones for a chat at the 2024 Summer Olympics ... where she was asked point-blank if she's ever peed in the pool. KL was insistent that she does not pee when in the water ... though, she couldn't speak on behalf of her fellow swimmers.

As the gold medalist put it ... "I try not to think about this."

The Olympic Village is a disaster this go-around ... but, surfing competitors aren't feeling the stress -- 'cause they're 9,000 miles away living it up on what they're calling a party boat!

Photos and videos from various surf athletes are flooding social media ... and, while their fellow Olympians complain of vegan-only diets and cardboard beds in Paris -- the surfers are chilling on a luxury cruise off the Tahitian coast in between events.

Check it out ... Paris athletes say they got five people to a bathroom in rooms without air conditioning -- but those on the Aranui 5 cruise ship 45 minutes from the surf in Tahiti are stretching out in private rooms with the sea breeze floating in through sliding glass doors.

The Paris Olympics are trending BIG in porn ... because a wave of horny people are now scouring the internet for adult videos related to the Summer Games -- reaching Gold Medal level views.

A rep for Pornhub tells TMZ ... the site is seeing a huge surge in searches for the term "Olympics," up 4,876% since the start of the games -- a grower and a shower total over the last few days.

The term "athlete" is also up 505% ... even though no one competing in the Paris Olympics is actually featured in pornos -- so that search ain't taking you to any NSFW Simone Biles or Noah Lyles content.

Jonathan Majors is down in the dumps, Bill Maher is making a bold prediction and Simone Biles is rubbing salt in a wound ... all this on today's TMZ TV Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Charles explained why Jonathan is feeling heartbroken over Robert Downey Jr.'s upcoming Marvel movies.

Aboriginal Australian sprinter Cathy Freeman was in her early 20s when she sprinted her way to the top of the leaderboard at the Summer Atlanta Olympics back in 1996 -- and making a triumphant return four years later to the 2000 Summer games in Sydney.

Freeman specialized in the 400 meter event with a personal best of 48.63 seconds, which to this day still ranks her as the eighth fastest woman of all time. And at the 2000 Olympics, she took the crown for her 400 meter specialty and lit the Olympic Flame!