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See every single Olympic medal design dating back to the 2000 Games

Olympic medals have transformed quite a lot over the last few decades.

The first modern Olympic medal was awarded in 1896, with designs varying from mundane to ostentatious. Since the beginning of the 2000s, we’ve seen more than a fair share of unique Olympic medal designs that show off what the host country wants to share with the world.

For the Paris Olympics, the medals are fascinating! Each of the medals has a piece if iron from the Eiffel Tower! Pretty amazing, right? And the design is a hexagon in the middle surrounded by radiant precious metal.

Here’s how the Olympics website breaks down the design of the current Olympic medal as the Games begin:

Paris 2024 called on LVMH jeweler Chaumet to design its medals. Globally renowned for its craftsmanship, Chaumet has made the medal into a veritable jewel, with a construction conceived around three sources of inspiration: the hexagon, radiance, and gem-setting. …

The Eiffel Tower has also inspired the unique design of the ribbons for the medals. For the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, the medal ribbons will be adorned with the Eiffel Tower lattice work. The Olympic medal ribbons will be dark blue, while those of the Paralympic medals will be a deep red—a mix of the first two coats of paint (“Venice red” and “red-brown”) used on the Eiffel Tower.

Here are all the Olympic medal designs for both the Summer and Winter Games dating back to 2000.

When is the Tokyo Olympics’ Closing Ceremony?

When and where to watch the Tokyo Olympics Closing Ceremony.

The Closing Ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics will take place on Sunday, August 8 at 7 a.m. ET and 8 p.m. Tokyo time. NBC will broadcast the events live at 7 a.m. ET, and the network will also re-air the Closing Ceremony in primetime at 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday. The ceremony will also stream on NBC’s Peacock, along with other services like Fubo.

The event will follow the finals for water polo, volleyball, boxing and marathon on Sunday, just a few of the 41 sports, 339 medal events and ceremonies which took place over the course of the Summer Olympics.

Much like Opening Ceremony, fans will not be in attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, dignitaries, officials and athletes will attend the events. Considering the elegant but muted Opening Ceremony, the Closing Ceremony is sure to be another impressive event.

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Who is playing on Team USA’s women’s basketball team at the Tokyo Olympics?

See Team USA’s women’s basketball roster for the Tokyo Olympics.

Team USA has women’s basketball teams in both the traditional 5-on-5 game as well as the new 3-on-3 competition at the Tokyo Olympics this summer.

The 3-on-3 basketball tournament began Saturday, July 24, and Team USA won both its games, beating France, 17-10, and Mongolia, 21-9. The roster for this squad is the Chicago Sky’s Stefanie Dolson, Dallas Wings’ Allisha Gray and Las Vegas Aces’ Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young. (Read about the Olympic rules and format for 3-on-3 basketball here.)

But while that version of basketball is new to the Olympics, we’re focusing here on the traditional 5-on-5 tournament.

Team USA’s women’s basketball team is led by South Carolina coach Dawn Staley, along with recently retired Seattle Storm coach Dan Hughes, Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve and Connecticut Sun coach Jennifer Rizzotti.

Only six of the 12-player roster have Olympic experience, including Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, who are back for their fifth Games and playing for their fifth gold medal and Team USA’s seventh consecutive Olympic title.

In exhibition games ahead of the Olympics, Team USA beat Nigeria, lost to Australia and lost to some WNBA players.

Here’s a look at Team USA’s women’s basketball roster for the Tokyo Olympics. Five-on-five competition begins Sunday, July 25, and Team USA’s first game is against Nigeria at 12:40 a.m. ET on Tuesday, July 27.

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Who’s coaching the United States men’s and women’s basketball teams?

The NBA season ended just a few days ago but for fans who want their basketball fix, the Olympics will help.

The NBA season ended just a few days ago, but for fans who want their basketball fix, the Olympics will help provide necessary excitement.

When the United State’s men’s national team begins to play against other top competition from around the world, the men’s team will be coached by Gregg Popovich. He is a five-time NBA champion leading the San Antonio Spurs and has served as head coach for Team USA since taking over for Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski back in October 2015.

Also on the coaching staff for the United States is Steve Kerr, who won five NBA titles as a player and has also already been crowned champion three times as a coach. Kerr played for Popovich for several years when he was a professional player.

Others on the coaching staff are Lloyd Pierce — who was head coach of the Atlanta Hawks until this past season and was recently hired as lead assistant for the Indiana Pacers — as well as Villanova men’s basketball head coach Jay Wright.

Meanwhile, the United States women’s basketball team is led by Dawn Staley, who has held the position since 2017.

(Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

She played professional basketball for more than a decade both domestically and internationally and is now the head coach for South Carolina’s women’s basketball team. She was recently considered a candidate for the head coaching position with the Portland Trail Blazers.

Her staff includes Dan Hughes (who recently retired as head coach of the Seattle Storm), Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve and former George Washington women’s basketball head coach Jennifer Rizzotti — who recently took over as head coach of the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun.

Men’s basketball at the Tokyo Olympics is set to begin Sunday, July 25, and Team USA’s first game is against France at 8 a.m. ET.

Women’s basketball at the Games begins Monday, July 26, and Team USA’s first matchup is against Nigeria at 12:40 a.m. ET on Tuesday, July 27.

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What is the time difference between Tokyo and the U.S.? A helpful guide to watch the Olympics

Let us help you calculate the time difference for the Tokyo Olympics.

You want to watch the Tokyo Olympics, and you’re even willing to wake up at weird hours to do that. But you don’t know when to set your alarm.

If that sounds like something that could reasonably happen to you sometime between now and the Closing Ceremony of the Olympics on August 8, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. That means if it is noon in New York City, it is 1:00 a.m. where all of the Olympic athletes are. So if an event is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. in Tokyo, it will be 6:00 a.m. on the East Coast and 3 a.m. on the West Coast.

If you’re in a different time zone, convert your time to EST and then use this guide if you need a visual explanation any time over the next few weeks:

Japan Standard Time Eastern Standard Time
12:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
1:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
2:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
3:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.
5:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
6:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. 12:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m. 1:00 a.m.
3:00 p.m. 2:00 a.m.
4:00 p.m. 3:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m. 4:00 a.m.
6:00 p.m. 5:00 a.m.
7:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m.
8:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m.
9:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m.
10:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m.
11:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.

Of course, if you don’t feel like doing all of that math, you’ve got another option that can get you out of this pickle fairly easily as well.

Over the course of the next few weeks, one of your best friends can be worldtimebuddy.com. Just type in your location and the location of where you’d like to know the time, and it will tell you exactly what time of day it is there.

Hint: This resource can also be pretty helpful if you’re in a long-distance relationship!

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Who will be playing for the USWNT at the Tokyo Olympics?

The U.S. Women’s National Team goes for gold.

The United States women’s national soccer team will be looking to avenge its disappointing fifth place finish from five years ago with a seat at the Tokyo Olympics medal podium this summer.

Led by head coach Vlatko Andonovski, the USWNT will feature 11 players from the 2016 Olympic team, including fan favorites such as Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd. Seven members of the USWT will be competing in their first Olympic Games this year as well, blending both seasoned veterans and up-and-coming talent into a hopeful gold-medal contender.

With the Tokyo Olympics just around the corner, here is the full 18-player roster for the USWNT as the team takes to the global stage. Soccer at the Summer Games begins July 21, two days before the Opening Ceremony.

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