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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.

FIFA suspends Canada's women's soccer coach for one year after Olympic spying scandal

5:42pm July 27, 2024

Coach Bev Priestman and two former members of Canada's coaching staff cannot work in soccer for a year. In addition, the Canadian women's team received a penalty that likely ends its Olympic hopes.

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Saturday Sports: Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles compete at Olympics opening weekend

3:45pm July 27, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the Paris Olympics and the end of a remarkable era for some U.S. athletes.

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Athletes floated down the Seine at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics

3:45pm July 27, 2024

The Paris Olympic opening ceremony delivered an amazing spectacle. Thousands of athletes floated down the Seine as more than 400,000 people lined the banks to take it all in.

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Team USA wins its first medal of the Paris Summer Olympics

8:08am July 27, 2024

by Juana Summers

Divers Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook won the first U.S. medal of the Paris Olympics: a silver in the 3-meter synchronized springboard. It's the first time the U.S. has medaled in the event since 2012.

Gymnastics - Artistic - Olympics: Day 11

Simone Biles reminds us: You never know what Olympic athletes are going through

7:00am July 27, 2024

by Linda Holmes

Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in history. But she withdrew from the last summer Olympic Games due to mental health struggles. Her journey is chronicled in the new Netflix series Simone Biles Rising.

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A spectacular opening ceremony wowed a global audience despite Paris' on-and-off rain

9:55pm July 26, 2024

The Paris Olympics opening ceremony wowed Parisians, fans and most everyone who was able to catch a glimpse of thousands of athletes floating down the Seine to officially begin the Games.

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Tahiti’s waves are a matter of ‘life and death’ for surfing Olympics

9:55pm July 26, 2024

Tahiti's Teahupo'o wave has a slew of riders for the Paris 2024 Olympics. NPR finds out why it's called one of the most dangerous waves.

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Ashleigh Johnson is a water polo veteran. Now, she's learning how to be a role model

9:55pm July 26, 2024

Ashleigh Johnson is one of the best water polo goalkeepers in the world. NPR's Juana Summers talks to her about her barrier-breaking role in the sport and her expectations for her third Olympic games.

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Opening Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 0

An ambitious Olympics opening ceremony showboats French culture on the Seine River

8:43pm July 26, 2024

by Emma Bowman

The amphibious ceremony unfolded as a love letter to France and global sport.