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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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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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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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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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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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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
Members of Jamaica's men's 4x100-meter relay team react following their heat at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, in Saint-Denis, France.

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In Paris, Jamaican sprinters backslide in Olympic track rivalry with U.S.

The Americans, unsurprisingly, have medaled in the fastest track events at the Paris Games. The Jamaicans? Hardly.

August 10, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
Olivia Reeves, of the U.S.A., performs a snatch during the women's weightlifting 71kg on Friday at the South Paris Arena during the Paris Summer Olympics. She won the U.S.'s first weightlifting gold in 24 years.

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Olivia Reeves wins first U.S. weightlifting Olympic gold medal in 24 years

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.

August 09, 2024
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Imane Khelif of Algeria (L) defeated Liu Yang of China to win Olympic gold in the women's 66-kilogram boxing event.

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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins Olympic gold in face of political controversy

For two weeks, political controversy and online harassment had loomed over Khelif's participation in the Olympics. On Friday, she claimed Olympic gold and called her critics the "enemies of success."

August 09, 2024
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Rai Benjamin of the U.S. celebrates after winning gold ahead of silver medalist Karsten Warholm of Norway, seen behind him, in the 400-meter hurdles final at the Paris Olympics on Friday.

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USA's Rai Benjamin bests world record holder to win 400m hurdles Olympic gold

After winning silver at the Tokyo Games, the 27-year-old traded spots on the podium in Paris with Norwegian Karsten Warholm, the defending gold medalist.

August 09, 2024
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