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Extremely rare 1924 Olympic gold medal up for auction

Extremely rare 1924 Olympic gold medal up for auction

Published by Jenni Sidey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. An extremely rare piece of Olympics history hits the auction block this week. Sports enthusiasts with deep pockets have the chance to own an original gold medal from the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics.  The harp on this side of the medal represents the Cultural Olympiad, an artistic and cultural program that ran alongside the athletic competition. Image: Nate D. Sanders Auctions. The 1924 Paris Games were a hallmark of Olympics and sports history. More than 3,000 athletes from 44 countries competed in the first Olympics to include a Closing Ceremony. American swimmer Johnny Weissmuller won three gold medals and later went on to play Tarzan in 12 films. Swiss tennis player Richard Norris Williams won gold, after surviving the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. He almost lost both his legs after jumping into the freezing water, but made a full recovery. The Paris Games were also featured in the award-winning film Chariots of Fire. The 1924 Paris …

Pajor finally gets her winner’s medal as Barca claim women’s Champions League

Pajor finally gets her winner’s medal as Barca claim women’s Champions League

Published by Sam Flores

OSLO, May 23 : Barcelona’s Ewa Pajor bounced back from five women’s Champions League final defeats to win the title at her sixth attempt, scoring twice to set her side on course for a 4-0 win over OL Lyonnes on Saturday that finally got her a winner’s medal.  The five defeats in the decider – four with German side VfL Wolfsburg and one with Barca last season – had left the Polish striker wondering if she would ever win the competition. On Saturday she took matters into her own hands by scoring the first two goals as the Spaniards romped to victory.  “It’s the best day in my life. It’s a great day. I am grateful to be part of this great team. I don’t know what more I want to say because I am very emotional today,” the 29-year-old Pajor told reporters. “I want to say thank you to my teammates for their hard work every day, to be here again and to win in the final. “Of course, losing five finals was difficult …

2026 Paralympics brings Oksana Masters’ medal count to 24 : NPR

2026 Paralympics brings Oksana Masters’ medal count to 24 : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Oksana Masters poses with one of her gold medals in Italy. Out of her 24 total medals from both Summer and Winter Paralympics, 14 are gold. Buda Mendes/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Buda Mendes/Getty Images Multi-sport athlete Oksana Masters arrived in Milan Cortina as the most decorated U.S. Winter Paralympian in history, with 19 medals already under her belt from both summer and winter Games. But a series of setbacks had her wondering if she would add to her collection — let alone make it to the start line in Italy. Just two days before the opening ceremony, Masters announced on Instagram that she had been in and out of hospitals with a concussion and recurrent leg infection that kept her from training — not long after recovering from hand surgery for a torn ligament. She said she cried every day leading up to the Games, admitting, “I’m not the same skier as I was training to be.” But she didn’t give up. “I might not be my best, but I will have the …

Team USA sled hockey advances to gold medal game

Team USA sled hockey advances to gold medal game

Published by Sam Flores

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Dr Hannah Critchlow awarded 2026 Rosalind Franklin Lecture Medal – Humanists UK

Dr Hannah Critchlow awarded 2026 Rosalind Franklin Lecture Medal – Humanists UK

Published by Sam Flores

Humanists UK hosted the 2026 Rosalind Franklin Lecture, titled ‘The Science of Fate’, delivered by neuroscientist, broadcaster, and author Dr Hannah Critchlow. Chaired by journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed, the lecture explored how our biology, our brains, and our experiences shape who we are – and what that might mean for ideas of free will, identity, and human connection. Hannah began by asking a deceptively simple question: what makes us who we are? From our habits and beliefs to our relationships and emotional lives, she said, neuroscience is increasingly showing how many of our complex behaviours are deeply biologically ingrained. Reflecting on her early experience working as a nursing assistant on adolescent psychiatric wards, she described how this first sparked her desire to understand the brain better – both to improve treatment, and to answer deeper questions about what creates our individual life stories. Hannah staged what was a Humanists UK first: a live electroencephalogram (EEG) demonstration. With an audience volunteer wired up on stage, the room watched the electrical activity of the brain in …

Winter Paralympics 2026: latest medal table for Milano Cortina | Winter Paralympics 2026

Winter Paralympics 2026: latest medal table for Milano Cortina | Winter Paralympics 2026

Published by Sam Flores

The Winter Paralympics return to Italy for the second time in 20 years. From the fashion capital of Milan to the dramatic peaks of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Milan Cortina will take place across northern Italy, marking the 50th anniversary of the first Paralympic Winter Games. The medal table prioritises the number of gold medals won. If countries have the same number of gold medals, the order is then dictated by which has the most silvers, and finally bronze if the numbers are still identical. The Paralympics open on Friday 6 March in the Arena di Verona and the Games will will showcase around 665 athletes competing in 79 medal events across six sports – para alpine skiing, para biathlon, para cross-country skiing, para ice hockey, para snowboard and wheelchair curling. There will be a new medal event at these Games as wheelchair curling mixed doubles slides into the mix. The closing ceremony will take place on 15 March in the revamped Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium, the former venue of the 1956 Olympic Winter Games. Source link

Winter Paralympics 2026: who are Australia’s top medal contenders? | Winter Paralympics 2026

Winter Paralympics 2026: who are Australia’s top medal contenders? | Winter Paralympics 2026

Published by Sam Flores

Following a Winter Olympics of unprecedented success for team Australia, the nation’s para-athletes will be hoping to emulate that golden form when the Milano Cortina Paralympics begin on Friday. Australia has won a medal at every Winter Paralympics since 1992, with the high-point coming at Salt Lake City in 2002 thanks to a record six gold medals. In Italy, Australia will be represented by 12 para-athletes and two guides across four sports, a slight increase on the team size from Beijing 2022. Who are Australia’s medal hopefuls? Amanda Reid (Para-snowboarding – SB-LL1) Already a two-time Summer Paralympics gold medallist, the remarkable Reid will make history as Australia’s first Indigenous Winter Paralympian in the weeks ahead. The Wemba-Wemba and Guring-gai woman started her career as a para-swimmer, competing at the 2012 Games, before switching to track para-cycling. Success soon followed, with silver at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio before consecutive gold medals in Tokyo and Paris, alongside a dozen world titles. Not content with domination in the velodrome, Reid took up para-snowboarding in 2023 and won …

Donald Trump sparks fresh health concerns at Medal of Honor Ceremony

Donald Trump sparks fresh health concerns at Medal of Honor Ceremony

Published by Daniella Wilson

Donald Trump sparked health concerns once again when he was seen at the Medal of Honor Ceremony on Monday with a red, scabbed rash on the right side of his neck. The rash, which sat between his ear and the beginning of his hairline, was quickly addressed by the White House physician, Dr Sean Barbabella. “President Trump is using a very common cream on the right side of his neck, which is a preventative skin treatment,” he shared in a statement. “The president is using the treatment for one week, and the redness is expected to last for a few weeks.” Dr Barbabella did not elaborate on what cream he was using or what the underlying issue was.  © InstagramDonald was seen with a red rash on his neck Social media users speculated as to the cause of the rash, with one writing: “Strange marks on Trump’s neck,” while another added that he could have a “nasty” case of shingles or that “he is getting his dry cleaning done on his flights and wearing his …

Olympic medal from first modern Games up for auction

Olympic medal from first modern Games up for auction

Published by Jenni Sidey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The 2026 Winter Olympics are in the rearview mirror, but the chance of getting a medal is not over. You don’t even need to be a superstar athlete—just some deep pockets. Bids are open for several Olympic medals in Stack’s Bowers Galleries February 2026 Collectors Choice Online Auction of Ancient & World Coins. Some of these medals from the Richard Jewell Collection are over 100 years old, including a piece from the first modern Olympics in 1896. The first modern Olympic Games GAMES OF THE I OLYMPIAD: Athens. Participants’ Gilt Bronze Medal, 1896. Austrian (Pittner) Mint. Image: Stacks Bowers Galleries. While the first known Olympics were in southern Greece in 776 BCE, the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896.  Athletes from 14 countries participated, with the largest delegations coming from Greece, Germany, France, and Great Britain. Hungarian swimmer Alfréd Hajós won the 100 meter and the 1200 meter events, while James Connolly of the United …

Team USA men’s hockey wins first gold medal since 1980

Team USA men’s hockey wins first gold medal since 1980

Published by Sam Flores

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 2026 Winter Olympics closing ceremony highlights 01:15 U.S. warns Americans after death of Mexican cartel leader 00:36 Blizzard warning prompts travel bans in some states 00:45 NYC issues travel ban, school snow day ahead of storm 00:54 Jack Hughes after gold-winning goal: ‘I love the USA’ 00:25 Now Playing Team USA men’s hockey wins first gold medal since 1980 00:52 UP NEXT Armed man shot and killed by law enforcement at Mar-a-Lago 01:05 Team USA scores first goal in men’s hockey final 00:47 Americans bracing for severe storm to hit East Coast 00:40 U.S. takes gold in women’s mass skating for first time 01:10 Do smartphones discredit the existence of aliens? 00:45 Driver rescued from a burning vehicle in New Jersey 00:11 Canada defeats U.S. for women’s curling bronze medal 01:22 USA takes gold in freestyle skiing mixed team aerials 01:14 Austrian Olympian hospitalized after bobsled crash 01:03 Trader Joe’s chicken fried rice recalled 00:22 Wolfdog makes a paw-sitive mark …