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News Articles: Sports

Fei Liwei, of China, competes during a heat in the men's 400-meter freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Saturday in Nanterre, France. He's one of 11 Chinese swimmers competing in Paris who face questions over a 2021 sports doping case.

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Chinese swimmers at Paris Olympics deny doping accusations as diplomatic row grows

Chinese athletes say they compete "clean" despite positive drug tests in 2021 that were kept secret. Diplomatic tensions over the case continue to escalate as U.S. officials push for reform.

July 28, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
Canada's head coach Bev Priestman is pictured during a Women's World Cup match between Canada and Ireland in Perth, Australia, in July 2023.

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Canadian government halts funding for 3 people tied to Olympic soccer drone spying

The women's soccer coach of Team Canada, Bev Priestman, and two other staffers were suspended by FIFA for a year related to the use of drones to spy on an Olympics opponent.

July 28, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
The U.S. gymnast Simone Biles appeared to hurt her lower left leg during a warmup on Sunday, but she finished the remaining events after wrapping her ankle with thick athletic tape.

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Simone Biles hurts her leg in Olympic gymnastics qualifying but finishes 1st anyway

The gymnast appeared to hurt her lower leg while warming up for the floor exercise. After wrapping her ankle and lower leg with heavy athletic tape, she returned to competition and performed well.

July 28, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
The United States men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay team celebrate after winning the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Saturday in Nanterre, France.

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Swimmers score first Paris gold for U.S. in men's relay final

On a day when Australians often bested the U.S. in the swimming pool at the Paris Summer Olympics, four Americans seized gold from the Aussies in the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay.

July 27, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
New Zealand midfielder Macey Fraser (right) and Canada forward Janine Beckie fight for the ball during the group match at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint-Etienne on Thursday.

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FIFA suspends Canada's women's soccer coach for one year after Olympic spying scandal

Coach Bev Priestman and two former members of Canada's coaching staff cannot work in soccer for a year. In addition, the Canadian women's team received a penalty that likely ends its Olympic hopes.

July 27, 2024
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan and
  • Russell Lewis
Ariarne Titmus of Team Australia celebrates after winning gold as Canada's Summer McIntosh (left) and USA's Katie Ledecky (right) win silver and bronze in the Women's 400m Freestyle Final on Saturday at Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France.

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American swimmer Katie Ledecky takes bronze in Olympic women's 400m freestyle

Ledecky, the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history, won her first medal of these Games with a bronze in the 400-meter freestyle. She finished three seconds behind Australian Ariarne Titmus.

July 27, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan and
  • Brian Mann
The United States won its first medals at the Paris Olympic Games when Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon took silver in the synchronized 3m springboard final on Saturday. Cook (right) and Bacon pose after the competition at the Aquatics Center in Saint-Denis, north of Paris.

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Team USA wins its first medal of the Paris Summer Olympics

Divers Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook won the first U.S. medal of the Paris Olympics: a silver in the 3-meter synchronized springboard. It's the first time the U.S. has medaled in the event since 2012.

July 27, 2024
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  • Juana Summers
A light show is displayed on the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.

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First look: Photos from Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Images from the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games offer a stunning glimpse into the dramatic and heavily Parisian-themed day.

July 27, 2024
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  • Alana Wise
Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in history. But she withdrew from the last summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, a journey that is chronicled in the new Netflix series <em>Simone Biles Rising</em>.

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Simone Biles reminds us: You never know what Olympic athletes are going through

Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in history. But she withdrew from the last summer Olympic Games due to mental health struggles. Her journey is chronicled in the new Netflix series Simone Biles Rising.

July 27, 2024
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  • Linda Holmes
Lady Gaga performs at Square Barye during the athletes’ parade on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

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The musical moments (so far) during the Olympic Opening Ceremony in Paris

The rainy opening ceremony featured a Parisian performance from Lady Gaga, a heavy metal moment with Gojira and a headless Marie Antoinette, plus a golden performance from one of France's most popular performers.

July 26, 2024
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  • Alana Wise and
  • Rachel Treisman
Tens of thousands of athletes, spectators and journalists are descending on Paris to cover the Olympic Games. Many more will be watching from home.

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Your guide to keeping up with the Paris Olympics

The 2024 Olympics kick off in Paris with a splashy opening ceremony on Friday and will run through Aug. 11. Here's how to keep up with the action, from primetime viewing to occasional scrolling.

July 26, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Paulina of Poland competes in the Breaking B-Girls Olympic Qualifier Series on June 22, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary.

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How are new sports chosen for the Olympics?

Breaking is the newest Olympic sport. But how did the competitive dance style make it to the Paris games? NPR's Andrew Mambo speaks to ESPN's Alyssa Roenigk about how the IOC and host countries add new sports.

July 26, 2024
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  • Andrew Mambo
Travelers sit on stairs at the Gare de Montparnasse at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday in Paris. Hours away from the opening ceremony of the Olympics, high-speed rail traffic to the French capital was severely disrupted on Friday following what officials described as "criminal actions" and sabotage.

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France's high-speed train lines are sabotaged hours before Olympic opening ceremony

Just hours before the Olympic opening ceremony in the French capital, rail networks around the country were brought to a standstill Friday by a series of arson attacks on train lines in what officials called “coordinated acts of malice.”

July 26, 2024
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  • Fatima Al-Kassab
Police boats patrol the Seine river in Paris ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday.

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Paris prepares for the Olympic opening ceremony on the River Seine

The amphibious ceremony starts with a float parade on the Seine. The open-air venue has invited serious security concerns.

July 26, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
Flavor Flav, the co-founder of Public Enemy, is in Paris to support his new passion: Team USA's women's water polo squad. The team has won three straight gold medals and the rapper says he's confident they'll capture a fourth-straight win at these Summer Games.

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Flavor Flav hits Paris to boost his new passion: women's water polo

Flavor Flav, co-founder of Public Enemy, has been embraced by Team USA's women's water polo team as "our hype man." In Paris he plans to cheer the team on to a fourth gold medal

July 26, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
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