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French Olympian Leon Marchand trains in the U.S. He thrilled Paris with swimming gold

8:30pm July 28, 2024

by Brian Mann

On a night when American swimmers scored upsets to add to the U.S. medal count, it was French swimmer Leon Marchand who stole the show in Paris winning his first gold medal.

Basketball - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 2

Kevin Durant powered the U.S. men’s basketball team in Olympic opener against Serbia

7:00pm July 28, 2024

by Juana Summers

For the U.S. to win its fifth straight Olympic gold medal, the men’s team has to advance out of its four-team group, and then win three consecutive games in the knockout round.

Swimming - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 2

Torri Huske missed a medal by 1/100th of a second in Tokyo. On Sunday, she won gold

6:14pm July 28, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Her teammate Gretchen Walsh had been favored after setting the world record during Olympic trials in June. But it was Huske who won Paris gold, an emotional win after her "devastating" Tokyo result.

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What's inside the mysterious boxed gift Olympic winners get with their medals

6:12pm July 28, 2024

by Juliana Kim

The first trove of medals were awarded this weekend at the Paris Olympics and fans were quick to notice that athletes were handed another prize at the podium.

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Chinese swimmers at Paris Olympics deny doping accusations as diplomatic row grows

3:35pm July 28, 2024

by Brian Mann

Chinese athletes say they compete "clean" despite positive drug tests in 2021 that were kept secret. Diplomatic tensions over the case continue to escalate as U.S. officials push for reform.

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Canadian government halts funding for 3 people tied to Olympic soccer drone spying

1:57pm July 28, 2024

by Emma Bowman

The women's soccer coach of Team Canada, Bev Priestman, and two other staffers were suspended by FIFA for a year related to the use of drones to spy on an Olympics opponent.

Simone Biles hurts her leg in Olympic gymnastics qualifying but finishes 1st anyway

9:36am July 28, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

The gymnast appeared to hurt her lower leg while warming up for the floor exercise. After wrapping her ankle and lower leg with heavy athletic tape, she returned to competition and performed well.

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After opening ceremony, Paris Olympics are really getting started

6:39pm July 27, 2024

With the opening ceremony wrapped up, the competition at the Paris Olympics really gets underway. On Saturday, among the notable events are some swimming finals and men's gymnastics preliminaries.

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Swimmers score first Paris gold for U.S. in men's relay final

6:10pm July 27, 2024

by Brian Mann

On a day when Australians often bested the U.S. in the swimming pool at the Paris Summer Olympics, four Americans seized gold from the Aussies in the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay.

Swimming - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 1

American swimmer Katie Ledecky takes bronze in Olympic women's 400m freestyle

6:05pm July 27, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Ledecky, the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history, won her first medal of these Games with a bronze in the 400-meter freestyle. She finished three seconds behind Australian Ariarne Titmus.