U.S. weightlifter Olivia Reeves won a gold medal in her Olympic debut. She lifted a total of 262 kilograms, or roughly 577 pounds to bring home the U.S.'s first weightlifting gold since 2000.
With the equestrian events in the books, the reviews are in: The temporary grandstand built on the estate of Versailles was "spectacular," "magnificent" and a source of pride for residents of France.
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.
The team's trio of star forwards — Mallory Swanson, Trinity Rodman and Sophia Smith — has combined for nine of 10 goals in the Olympics. But they want more: the first U.S. gold medal since 2012.
The American finished finished her gold medal run in the 400m hurdles 1.5 seconds faster than her teammate Anna Cockrell who won silver. McLaughlin-Levrone also bested her world record.
Team USA trailed for most of Thursday's semifinal game, but a fourth quarter for the ages rescued its gold medal hopes. Coach Steve Kerr called it "one of the greatest" games he'd ever been part of.
Lyles, the clear favorite, won bronze behind his American teammate Kenneth Bednarek and Letsile Tebogo of Botswana won gold. Lyles said after the race that his positive test came on Tuesday.
As the sport makes its Olympic debut in Paris, a small crew of dancers from Ukraine look forward to representing their war-torn country and its rich culture on the world stage.
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.
The World Anti-Doping Agency has blasted America's anti-doping organization for allowing athletes to compete after using performance enhancing drugs, if they agreed to serve as informants.
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.
More than two years after the Beijing Winter Games and a Russian doping controversy, the U.S. figure skating team finally received the gold medals the team won during a ceremony at the Paris Olympics.
A boxing federation claims Khelif failed two unspecified gender tests in recent years. Olympic officials say the tests were illegitimate. Khelif will face China's Yang Liu in Friday's gold medal bout.
