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Jordan Chiles of Team USA reacts after finishing her routine on the uneven bars during the Olympic Games in Paris 2024.

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'I was devastated': Jordan Chiles recounts 2024 Olympics in new memoir

Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles shares her up-and-down journey to the 2024 Paris Games and what happened afterward, in her new memoir, "I'm That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams."

March 04, 2025
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Bela Karolyi reacts with joy as his gymnastics student Kerri Strug finishes a routine on the balance beam during the U.S. Olympic Trials in gymnastics, on June 30, 1996, in Boston.

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Bela Karolyi, legendary and controversial gymnastics coach, dies at 82

Bela Karolyi coached several renowned gymnasts, including Mary Lou Retton, Kerri Strug and Julianne McNamara. But he was known for harsh methods of training.

November 18, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster
Rebecca Cheptegei is seen competing at the Discovery 10km road race in Kapchorwa, Uganda, on Jan. 20, 2023.

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Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned in gasoline attack

Rebecca Cheptegei, who was 33, had competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. She died from organ failure after being set on fire by a man local authorities described as Cheptegei's partner.

September 05, 2024
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Australia's Rachael Gunn, known as B-Girl Raygun, competes during the Round Robin Battle at the breaking competition at La Concorde Urban Park at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Aug. 9, in Paris. Her performance drew laughs and criticism and now Gunn is responding.

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Raygun responds to Olympics breakdancing performance hate

The Australian breakdancer who goes by Raygun apologized for the backlash her Paris Olympic Games performance brought to the breakdancing community. Her performance went viral for her unorthodox moves during competition.

September 04, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
From left: Elon Musk, a sloth, Tom Cruise.

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Who or what did Trump call 'the greatest cutter' this week? Find out in the quiz

After the blissful news avalanches of campaign hijinks and the Olympics, we're back to the usual soup of science, retail and animals.

August 16, 2024
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  • Holly J. Morris
Diver Tom Daley of Team GB arrives back in the United Kingdom at St. Pancras International Station on Monday in London.

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British Olympic diver Tom Daley announces he is retiring

Daley has won five Olympic medals in diving, including three bronze medals, one gold medal and the latest, a silver at the Paris Games.

August 13, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Your guide to keeping up with the Paris Olympics

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Here are the Georgia athletes who won medals at the Paris Olympics

The 2024 Paris Olympics wrapped up Sunday. Here is a look at athletes from Georgia who medaled during the two weeks of the Games.

August 12, 2024
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  • Madison Auchincloss
A general view as the final Olympic Ring is lifted into place to assemble the Olympic Rings during the Closing Ceremony on Sunday.

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Photos: See what happened at the Olympic closing ceremony

The Games in Paris wrapped up with the closing ceremony. We take a look at the lavish celebration.

August 11, 2024
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Clayton Young (L) and Conner Mantz celebrate after placing second and first during the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials — Marathon in February.

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Spurred by faith and friendship, two buddies chase marathon medals in Paris

When runners take their places at the starting line of the men’s Olympic marathon on Saturday, among them will be two friends and training partners, who have logged thousands of miles together.

August 09, 2024
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  • Juana Summers,
  • Christopher Intagliata,
  • and 1 more
Ashleigh Johnson in the women's quarterfinal match between Hungary and the United States on day 11 of the Olympics.

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Ashleigh Johnson is a water polo champion. She might lead the U.S. to another gold

Ashleigh Johnson is one of the best water polo goalkeepers in the world. Can she guide the U.S. women's team to another Olympic gold?

August 08, 2024
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  • Christopher Intagliata,
  • Juana Summers,
  • and 1 more
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Olivia Reeves is chasing gold in Paris. We break down how she lifts

Expectations are high that a member of the U.S. women’s weightlifting team could win gold at the Olympics. And among the team’s most promising athletes is 21-year-old Olivia Reeves.

August 06, 2024
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  • Vincent Acovino,
  • Juana Summers,
  • and 1 more
From left: a person with no medals, two people with medals

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Is 'stiff arm' a reference to politics or the Olympics? Find out in the quiz

This week is the Olympics! That means an unusual quantity of sports questions, with an occasional sop to the rest of the news cycle. Enjoy!

August 02, 2024
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  • Holly J. Morris
Veronica Fraley competes in the women's discus throw final during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials in June in Eugene, Ore.

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Rapper Flavor Flav and Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian help to pay an Olympian's rent

Veronica Fraley was this year’s NCAA discus champion, SEC Field Athlete of the Year and SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She also holds the Vanderbilt records for discus and outdoor shot put.

August 02, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Laurie Hernandez pictured speaking at the Key Club International Convention in Atlanta on July 10, 2024. (Courtesy of Key Club International)

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Olympian Laurie Hernandez talks being UNICEF Ambassador, the Paris Games, & advice to young athletes

Ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, former Olympics gymnast Laurie Hernandez talked to GPB about her serving as a gymnastics correspondent for the Olympics, her work with UNICEF, and her recent trip to Atlanta as a keynote speaker for the Key Club International Convention.

July 24, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Great Britain's Derek Redmond limps to the finish line after tearing his hamstring at the 1992 Olympic Games, helped by his father Jim.

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The father who helped his son cross the finish line at the Olympics has died

A torn hamstring left sprinter Derek Redmond painfully limping through the last 200 meters at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Then his father Jim emerged to help him cross the finish line, together.

October 04, 2022
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