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News Articles: Olympics

Kirsty Coventry reacts after she was announced as the new IOC President at the International Olympic Committee 144th session in Costa Navarino, western Greece, Thursday, March 20, 2025.

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Zimbabwean millennial Kirsty Coventry gets Olympic top job

Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has been elected to head the International Olympic Committee. The two-time gold medalist is marking a whole new set of 'firsts.'

March 21, 2025
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  • Kate Bartlett
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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  • Sports

Australian breakdancer Raygun is retiring from the sport after her Olympics backlash

Raygun, whose real name is Rachael Gunn, said she had a hard time handling the criticism she received online about her performance. She said she will still dance leisurely.

November 07, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
B-girl Raygun of Team Australia was targeted by haters and conspiracy theorists after she broke out a raft of unorthodox moves during the Breaking B-Girls competition at the Paris Olympics at the Place de la Concorde venue.

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  • Sports

Raygun and Australian officials speak out against ‘hate’ over Olympic breaking

Not many early-round exits at the Olympics trigger conspiracy theories, fact-checkers, a week’s worth of memes and an online petition.

August 16, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
Datinha of Brazil does a bicycle kick Feb. 25 as Italy's Tommaso Fazzini defends during the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup final between Brazil and Italy at the Dubai Design District Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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  • Sports

Here’s how you can keep finding new sports to love between now and the next Olympics

One of the joys of watching the Olympics is getting sucked into sports you’ve barely heard of. If you still need that feeling in your life, these sports are out beyond the Olympic fringe.

August 13, 2024
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  • Christopher Dean Hopkins
Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles and Torri Huske (from left to right) are among the female athletes who brought home multiple medals for Team USA.

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Team USA has women to thank for more than half of its Olympic medals

If American women were their own country, they would rank third in the 2024 Olympic medal count. Women brought home 67 of Team USA’s 126 medals, though one remains in contention.

August 12, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
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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  • World

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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  • NPR Staff
Rayssa Leal of Brazil competes in the women's skateboarding street final at the Place de la Concorde. She won a bronze medal. The 16-year-old Olympian remembers that when she was a kid, a pair of sneakers without holes were an implausible dream.

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  • Global Health

This 16-year-old skateboard medalist went from holey shoes to ... holy shoe deal!

Rayssa Leal of Team Brazil won a bronze medal in Paris -- following up on her silver medal in Tokyo when she was only 13. When she was just a kid, she says, a pair of sneakers without holes was an implausible dream.

August 09, 2024
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  • Maria Isabel Barros Guinle
Athletes of Team Puerto Rico are seen on a boat on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris on July 26.

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  • Sports

Why does Puerto Rico have its own Olympic team?

It all boils down to rules set by the International Olympic Committee.

August 09, 2024
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  • Alana Wise
 Tara Davis-Woodhall makes a sand angel after winning gold in the long jump. (Credit: @TeamUSA on X)

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Former UGA athletes Tara Davis-Woodhall and Jasmine Moore win medals in long jump at Olympics

Former University of Georgia athletes Tara Davis-Woodhall and Jasmine Moore claimed gold and bronze, respectively, in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

August 09, 2024
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  • Madison Auchincloss
Coca-Cola is a major sponsor of the Olympics.

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  • Health

Public health advocates push Olympics to drop Coca-Cola sponsorship

The soft-drink giant is one of the Olympics' biggest sponsors. But advocates argue pushing sugary beverages promotes obesity and diabetes worldwide, and is inconsistent with the values of the games.

August 09, 2024
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  • Ronnie Cohen
Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda crosses the finish line during the men's 10,000-meter final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, setting an Olympics record.

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  • Opinion

Uganda's gold medal runner wants all kids to 'make it.' But they need help

Joshua Cheptegei, who grew up in rural Uganda, is the record holder in the 10,000-meter race and an Olympic champion. Here's what we should do for all youngsters to help them fulfill their dreams.

August 08, 2024
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  • James Kassaga Arinaitwe
Hampton Morris of the United States reacts as he competes during the men's 61kg weightlifting event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Paris, France.

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  • Sports

Hampton Morris is 1st US men's weightlifter to medal at the Olympics since '84

Hampton Morris is the first U.S. man to win an Olympic weightlifting medal in four decades. The 20-year-old from Marietta, Georgia, took home bronze in the men's 61-kilogram division.

August 08, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Chari Hawkins competes during the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, in March 2024. She's representing Team USA in the heptathlon this week in the Paris Olympics.

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  • Health

A new generation of elite female runners embraces strength over thinness

As Olympic athletes break records in track & field this week, they're also busting myths about body size and running. This generation of female runners are fueling up for strength and stamina.

August 08, 2024
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  • Maggie Mertens
Vinesh Phogat of Team India (in red) defeated a trio of current or former champions on Tuesday — but after failing to make weight for her 50-kilogram bout on Wednesday, she was disqualified from the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics. She's seen here after her win over Yusneylis Guzman Lopez of Team Cuba in Paris.

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  • Sports

Who is Vinesh Phogat, the wrestler who lost an Olympic medal over her weight?

Phogat defeated the reigning Olympic champion on her way to a spot in the final. But Indian officials said that despite drastic measures, such as cutting her hair, she was around 100 grams overweight.

August 07, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
Simone Biles of Team USA competes during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Vault Final on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. <br>

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  • Health

How older athletes powered up and transformed women's gymnastics

In 1997, the minimum age for women gymnasts was raised to 16. Some thought it would usher in a less competitive era. Instead, athletes of incredible skill and longevity emerged.

August 06, 2024
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  • Sarah Varney
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