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News Articles: Paris Olympics 2024

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
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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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
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
Katie Ledecky scored two of America's forty Olympic gold medals in the Paris Summer Games.  The U.S. tied with China for the most gold, but the U.S. dominated the overall count with 126 medals.

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The final Olympic medal tally puts the U.S. on top in Paris

The fight for national bragging rights over gold medals — considered by many countries to be the most coveted prize — came down to the wire and, in the end, China and the U.S. tied with 40 apiece.

August 11, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
A'Ja Wilson #9 of Team United States shoots between Valeriane Ayayi (L) and Janelle Salaun of Team France during the Women's Gold Medal game Sunday at the Paris Olympics.

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U.S. women's basketball team defeats France to win eighth straight Olympic gold medal

The United States struggled most of the game against a tenacious French team that was powered by a boisterous home crowd. The U.S. women's basketball team has not lost at the Olympics since 1992.

August 11, 2024
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  • Juana Summers
Jordan Chiles of the United States, poses with her bronze medal following the women's gymnastics floor exercise event final on Monday at the Paris Olympics. The International Olympic Committee says Chiles must return the medal following an arbitrator's decision that her initial scoring appeal came in four seconds too late.

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U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles must return her bronze medal, Olympic officials say

Chiles' bronze had been awarded after a last-minute inquiry boosted her score by a tenth of a point. An arbitrator ruled the inquiry was four seconds too late; now, her medal will be "reallocated."

August 11, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
LeBron James dunks the ball during the men's Gold Medal basketball match between France and USA at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. The U.S. downed France to win its fifth straight Olympic gold medal - extending a lengthy streak of international dominance.

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The U.S. men's basketball team topples France to win its fifth straight Olympic gold

The Americans' streak of dominance in Olympic men's basketball has only grown more impressive as international basketball has become more competitive than ever. The U.S. defeated host France 98-87.

August 11, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands stays ahead of Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa at the finish of the women's marathon on Sunday at the Paris Olympics. Hassan won gold, adding to two bronzes she won in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races.

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Sifan Hassan wins Olympic women's marathon, for a third medal at Paris Olympics

With a hard, late kick, Sifan Hassan won the women’s marathon in Olympic record time. The gold-medal performance caps a stunning Olympics for her. She also bronze in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races.

August 11, 2024
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  • Juana Summers
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will leave office after his term expires in 2025.

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Thomas Bach who led the Olympic Games in sport and controversy will leave after 2025

Thomas Bach's tenure as Olympics leader has been controversial as took the IOC through doping scandals, controversy involving Chinese and Russian influence, and two Games held during Covid pandemic.

August 10, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabrielle Thomas and Alexis Holmes (L-R) of Team USA celebrate winning the Gold medal in the Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final on Saturday at the Stade de France.

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U.S. women, men seize a pair of golds in Olympic 4-by-400m relays

U.S. women cruised to victory in the 4 by 400 relay in Saint-Denis, France. American men, meanwhile, prevailed in a hard-fought relay at the same distance, beating Botswana.

August 10, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
Jordan Chiles, of the United States, competes during the women's artistic gymnastics individual floor finals Monday at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Chiles won bronze after a last-minute inquiry found the judges had underscored her by a tenth of a point. On Saturday, an appeals court vacated the inquiry, saying it had come four seconds too late.

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U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles may have to return Olympic bronze medal after ruling

Chiles won bronze after a last-minute inquiry found the judges had underscored her by a tenth of a point. On Saturday, an appeals court vacated the inquiry, saying it had come four seconds too late.

August 10, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Masai Russell, of the United States, wins the women's 100-meter hurdles final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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American Masai Russell wins Olympic gold in 100m hurdles by a 100th of a second

In a photo finish, Masai Russell of the U.S. captured a gold medal in the hundred-meter hurdle sprint, beating a French runner by 0.01 seconds.

August 10, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
Mallory Swanson celebrates scoring against Brazil in the women's Gold Medal match between Brazil and United States of America Saturday at the Paris Olympics.

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U.S. women's soccer team wins 5th gold medal, defeats Brazil 1-0 at Paris Olympics

It's the first Olympic gold medal for the U.S. women's national team since 2012. The win against Brazil is another sign of the U.S. transformation after falling short in a string of major tournaments.

August 10, 2024
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  • Juana Summers
Chile's Esteban Bustos competes in the men's riding show jumping of the modern pentathlon during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Chateau de Versailles in Versailles on Friday. The equestrian portion of the Olympic modern pentathlon will end after these Games — replaced with ...

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The modern pentathlon, soon to break from military tradition, has last ride in Paris

This will be the final Summer Olympics with the current line-up of the five events that make up the modern pentathlon. Gone will be the horse-riding and in its place: a controversial obstacle course.

August 10, 2024
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  • James Bennett II
Sabrina Van Der Sloot of the Netherlands celebrates scoring a goal in the women's water polo bronze medal match between USA and the Netherlands during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Netherlands defeated the three-time defending gold medalists 11-10 on Saturday.

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Stunner: U.S. women's water polo team loses out on a medal after Netherlands defeat

The U.S. women's water polo team was chasing a historic fourth straight Olympic gold medal. Instead, the team will miss out on the podium for the first time since the sport made its debut in 2000.

August 10, 2024
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  • Juana Summers
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