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Swimming champion Missy Franklin announced her retirement from the sport in an emotional letter to ESPN.com on Wednesday. She is 23.

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5-Time Gold Medalist Missy Franklin Retires From Swimming

9:14pm December 19, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The 23-year-old became an Olympic sensation as a teen during the 2012 London games, where she broke a world record and became the first woman to win four gold medals in a single Olympics in any sport.

Meb Keflezighi and Galen Rupp lead the race during the U.S Olympic Marathon Team Trials in February in Los Angeles.

How Many Calories Do Olympic Athletes Need?

12:16pm August 05, 2016

by Eliza Barclay

To Olympians, food is fuel, and mileage may vary. Depending on their sport, contenders need to consume anywhere between 1,200 to 8,000 calories before competing.

Boxer Claressa Shields, shown here in November 2015, wants to follow in Muhammad Ali's footsteps.

For Olympic Boxer Claressa Shields, Round 2 Brings New Expectations

4:07pm July 27, 2016

by Sue Jaye Johnson

At 17, boxer Claressa Shields won gold in the 2012 London Olympics. But it didn't change her life as much as she thought it would. After she returned home to Flint, Michigan, she thought: Now what?

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New analysis of stored samples taken from athletes at the Beijing and London Summer Olympics has turned up 45 cases of banned substances. Here, urine samples are recorded upon arriving at the China Anti-Doping Agency in Beijing in 2008.

45 Olympic Athletes From 2012, 2008 Implicated In New Doping Tests

10:38am July 22, 2016

by Bill Chappell

More than 20 athletes who won Olympic medals in Beijing are among those implicated. The new findings nearly double the number of implicated athletes from those games.