Olympics and Paralympics

August 5, 2024 6:50 AM

Sunisa Lee, Simone Biles slip off balance beam during event finals to miss Olympic medals

No medal for Suni Lee or Simone Biles on the balance beam this time. The American gymnastics stars slipped and fell off the apparatus during the beam finals, denying an opportunity to add to the medals they won so far in Paris.

by The Associated Press

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August 5, 2024 5:45 AM

The U.S. wins silver in Olympic triathlon mixed relay after contesting close result

After the photo finish, Great Britain was initially awarded the silver. A review overturned that result, showing that the U.S. squeaked by to place second.

by Emma Bowman

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August 4, 2024 1:15 PM

Regan Smith leads off for record setting gold race in 4x100-meter medley

The U.S. women powered to a dominant lead early in the 4-by-100 meter medley relay on Sunday. The only real question was whether the swimmers would shatter the world record set by another U.S. American team in 2019.

by Brian Mann and The Associated Press

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August 4, 2024 12:31 PM

Olympic triumph: U.S. swimmer Bobby Finke wins gold, sets world record in 1,500 free

Bobby Finke came to Paris the reigning Olympic champion in the 1,500 meter freestyle swim. He defended his title with a gold medal win and shattered the world record.

by Brian Mann

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August 4, 2024 12:17 PM

Sunisa Lee couldn't get out of bed in December. Now she has three Olympic medals in Paris

American gymnastics star Sunisa Lee's Olympic medal count keeps rising. Lee earned her third medal of the 2024 Paris Games and the sixth of her Olympic career by claiming bronze Sunday in the uneven bars.

by The Associated Press

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August 4, 2024 8:55 AM

Sunisa Lee takes home bronze in uneven bars for Paris Olympics

Sunisa Lee adds another medal from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as she takes the bronze medal in the uneven bars. Lee won bronze on that apparatus at the Tokyo Games in 2021.

by The Associated Press

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August 4, 2024 6:01 AM

Heat training can help athletes — and the rest of us — adapt to hotter weather

Some Olympic athletes prepared for Paris with a technique for acclimatizing to hot weather. Healthy people can take a cue from them, medical experts say, to build up tolerance for heat.

by Pien Huang

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August 4, 2024 5:00 AM

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.

by Emma Bowman

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August 3, 2024 3:26 PM

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.

by Brian Mann

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August 3, 2024 2:01 PM

Simone Biles doesn't rule out the 2028 Olympics after winning the gold in vault. 'Never say never'

Simone Biles is getting kind of old for this. Just maybe not too old to keep going. The American gymnastics superstar says “never say never” when it comes to her future.

by The Associated Press

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Olympics and Paralympics

Sunisa Lee, Simone Biles slip off balance beam during event finals to miss Olympic medals

The U.S. wins silver in Olympic triathlon mixed relay after contesting close result

Regan Smith leads off for record setting gold race in 4x100-meter medley

Olympic triumph: U.S. swimmer Bobby Finke wins gold, sets world record in 1,500 free

Sunisa Lee couldn't get out of bed in December. Now she has three Olympic medals in Paris

Sunisa Lee takes home bronze in uneven bars for Paris Olympics

Heat training can help athletes — and the rest of us — adapt to hotter weather

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

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

Simone Biles doesn't rule out the 2028 Olympics after winning the gold in vault. 'Never say never'

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