Andscape at the Olympics: Talking with men’s 400-meter gold medalist Quincy Hall

Published on August 9, 2024

Andscape at the Olympics is an ongoing series exploring the Black athletes and culture around the 2024 Paris Games.

PARIS – Welcome to Andscape at the Olympics, a video series in which Andscape columnist William C. Rhoden, senior NBA writer Marc J. Spears and Andscape/ESPN commentator Arielle Chambers discuss the key topics about Black athletes and culture at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

In this special episode of Andscape at the Olympics, Chambers sits down with Team USA men’s 400-meter gold medal winner Quincy Hall to talk about what drives him, his thrilling comeback victory, his four-legged friends, and what’s next.

— Episode 4: Talking sprinters Noah Lyles, Sha’Carri Richardson and the 100 meters spectacle
— Episode 3: U.S. gymnastics, Team USA Basketball’s odds of losing, sports the Games need
— Episode 2: Talking U.S. women’s sports from Simone Biles to Sha’Carri Richardson
— Episode 1: Talking USA Basketball, opening ceremony
— Special episode: Recognizing author and essayist James Baldwin’s 100th birthday
— Special episode: Talking Team USA women’s basketball with Jackie Young

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