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Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts to beating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz to win gold after their men's singles final tennis match at the Roland-Garros Stadium Sunday during the Paris Olympics. It was Djokovic's first-ever gold medal.

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At 37 and already a tennis superstar, Novak Djokovic wins first Olympic gold medal

Djokovic is the all-time leader for most Grand Slam men's singles titles and one of only three men to hold all four Grand Slam championships simultaneously. But an Olympic gold had escaped him.

August 04, 2024
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  • Russell Lewis
Algeria's Kaylia Nemour won gold in the women's gymnastics uneven bars final Sunday at the Paris Olympics. It was the first ever gymnastics medal for an African country at an Olympics. China's Qiu Qiyuan took silver and USA's Suni Lee won bronze.

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Algeria's Kaylia Nemour wins gold in Olympic uneven bars final. Suni Lee takes bronze

Lee, 21, was diagnosed with two kidney conditions last year that threatened to end her gymnastics career. Instead, she returned to the Olympic Games and won three medals.

August 04, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Dan O'Brien, a former American decathlete, bears the brigadier ahead of the High Jump portion of the Decathlon at Stade de France on Friday. He's about to command the attention of the stadium's raucous crowd as part of a new, very French Olympic custom.

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What’s that thumping sound in Paris? A dramatic new pre-game Olympics custom

In the moments before many Paris Olympic events get underway, someone comes out and taps a staff. The ritual, inspired by a French theatrical tradition, made its Olympics debut last week.

August 04, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
American Vincent Hancock competes in the Shooting Skeet Men's Final Saturday at Chateauroux Shooting Center in Chateauroux, France.

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Team USA's Vincent Hancock makes history with his 4th Olympic gold in skeet

Only seven athletes ever have won gold in the same event in four different Olympics. On Sunday, the 35-year-old Army veteran joined the exclusive club with his win in the shotgun discipline skeet.

August 04, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Ryan Crouser, of the United States, competes in the men's shot put final at the Paris Olympics. He won his third gold in a row on Saturday.

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In a league of his own, shot-putter Ryan Crouser wins U.S. 3rd Olympic gold in a row

The world record holder out-threw his opponents under a steady rain at Stade de France, becoming the first-ever shot-putter to win three Olympic gold medals.

August 03, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
Katie Ledecky has done it again, winning a second gold medal at the Paris Olympics, her ninth career gold. She is the most decorated U.S. woman Olympian in history and has carried the U.S. swim team in these Summer Games.

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Katie Ledecky wins 800m, her 9th Olympic gold, as U.S. swimmers bounce back in Paris

Katie Ledecky has come through again winning her second gold medal in Paris in the women's 800-meter freestyle. The U.S. also won gold and a new world record in a relay race, edging out China.

August 03, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
Julien Alfred, of Saint Lucia, celebrates after winning the women's 100-meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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Julien Alfred stuns Sha'Carri Richardson in 100m to win St. Lucia's 1st Olympic gold

Since its Olympic debut in 1996, St. Lucia has never won a medal of any kind. Sha'Carri Richardson, who had entered the Paris Games as the 100-meter favorite, finished in second to win silver.

August 03, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
Simone Biles performs her signature 'Yurchenko double pike' to win gold in the gymnastics women's vault final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday at Bercy Arena.

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Simone Biles wins her 3rd gold of the 2024 Olympics with the vault named after her

The Yurchenko double pike, the most difficult vault in women's gymnastics, was named after Biles when she first landed it in international competition in 2023. Now, it has won her an Olympic gold.

August 03, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
The U.S. gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik won the bronze medal in Saturday's pommel horse final at the Olympic Games in Paris.

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Stephen Nedoroscik, the 'Pommel Horse Guy' who charmed the internet, wins bronze

Nedoroscik, the self-described dork who captured the nation's attention as he calmly awaited his turn in the Olympic men's gymnastics team final last week, won bronze in the pommel horse final on Saturday.

August 03, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Algeria's Imane Khelif (left) hits Hungary's Anna Hamori in their women's 66kg quarterfinal boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Saturday in Paris.

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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif clinches Olympic medal after gender outcry

Imane Khelif clinched a medal in an emotional fight that followed sharp scrutiny and online abuse as misconceptions about her gender have exploded into a larger clash about identity in sports.

August 03, 2024
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Now it's four. Léon Marchand of France has won four individual gold medals during the Paris Summer Games, shattering an Olympic record each time.

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France's Léon Marchand claims his crown as the next big thing in Olympic swimming

Léon Marchand entered the Paris Summer Games with no gold medals. He now has claimed four gold - while shattering four Olympic records - and has emerged as a national French icon.

August 03, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
Algeria's Imane Khelif, reacts after defeating Italy's Angela Carini in their women's 66kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, in Paris.

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Imane Khelif is just the latest case of female athletes being questioned over their sex

Since women started competing in elite athletics about 100 years ago, they have been subjected to questions over their sex, had to undergo humiliating sex eligibility tests and had careers ruined.

August 03, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
American Caeleb Dressel is the Olympic record holder in the men's 50-meter freestyle race. In Friday's finals in Paris, Dressel failed to reach the podium. He's shown here in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay final on Day 1 of the Paris Summer Games, where he won a gold medal.

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U.S. swimmers falter again on Day 7 of Olympics, winning a single silver medal

The U.S. swim team entered Paris confident after a strong showing in national trials. But the American team's stars struggled again on Friday night as swimmers from Australia and France dominated.

August 02, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
Gold medalist China's Xie Yu poses with team members at the end of the shooting 10m air pistol men's final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Center. Chinese shooters have accounted for four of China's 13 gold medals.

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Let's talk about China's whopping Olympic gold medal count

At the halfway mark of the Paris Olympics, China is running well ahead of the U.S. and every other country in the gold medals tally. China's success stems from two sports: diving and shooting.

August 02, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
Gold medalist Joshua Cheptegei, of Uganda, poses with silver medalist Berihu Aregawi, of Ethiopia, left, and bronze medalist Grant Fisher, of the United States, after the men's 10,000-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, in Saint-Denis, France.

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The fastest 10,000m runner still reigns, and U.S. steps onto podium after 12 years

World record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda looked up to four-time Olympic medalist Kenenisa Bekele as a kid. He just stole the Ethiopian's Olympic record. Grant Fisher won bronze for the U.S.

August 02, 2024
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