Olympics
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Novak Djokovic faces Carlos Alcaraz for the 2024 Olympics men’s gold after beating Lorenzo MusettiAug 02, 2024 6:46 pm - PARIS — Novak Djokovic's surgically repaired knee did not appear to slow him down a bit as he finally reached a Summer Olympics singles final for the first time, defeatin...
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US-born Palestinian runner Layla Almasri at the Paris Games: ‘We’re diplomats as well as athletes’Aug 02, 2024 6:39 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — American-born Palestinian runner Layla Almasri realizes the weight of responsibility that she and her team carry at the Paris Olympics. It's about f...
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Heartbroken U.S. star Caeleb Dressel misses chance to defend Olympic titles in 50-meter free, 100 flyAug 02, 2024 6:16 pm - NANTERRE, France — Caeleb Dressel finally let it all out, his individual events in the pool complete and not even close to the results he had wanted. The decorated Americ...
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How to make an Olympic chocolate muffin like the one athletes loveAug 02, 2024 11:13 am - Now you can have a homemade version of the Olympic chocolate muffins that athletes at the Paris Games have helped go viral.
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Who is Imane Khelif? Algerian boxer facing gender outcry had modest success before Olympics
Aug 02, 2024 10:36 am - VILLEPINTE, France — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has landed in the middle of a divide about gender in sports after her Italian competitor, Angela Carini, pulled out secon...
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U.S. women clinch quarterfinal berth and stretch Olympic win streak to 57 straightAug 01, 2024 5:56 pm - VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — The U.S. faced a challenge from Belgium that only a few countries have provided during the Americans' long Olympic win streak. The pro-Belgium...
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Ledecky wins record 13th medal with a silver. Summer McIntosh and Kate Douglass strike goldAug 01, 2024 5:50 pm - NANTERRE, France — It wasn't the medal Katie Ledecky would've preferred. Still, it was good enough for the record books. On a night when Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh r...
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Simone Biles edges Brazil's Rebeca Andrade for her second Olympic all-around gymnastics title
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Simone Biles edges Brazil’s Andrade for 2nd Olympic all-around gold medal; Lee takes bronzeAug 01, 2024 1:50 pm - PARIS — Simone Biles huddled with Sunisa Lee. She looked to her husband Jonathan Owens in the stands. Lost in the moment. And maybe a touch frantic. The American gymnasti...
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Olympics on her mind, Ukraine in her heart, world-record high jumper goes for a gold medal in ParisAug 01, 2024 11:26 am - SAINT-DENIS, France — The best high jumper in Ukraine, and maybe the world, hasn't spent much time at home the last few years. Home for Yaroslava Mahuchikh is Dnipro, a c...