Olympics-Gymnastics-Brazil's Andrade zones in on landing unprecedented vault
PARIS - Brazil's most-decorated gymnast Rebeca Andrade has officially launched a bid to get a skill named after her as she will be...
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Olympics-Key facts about tennis at the Paris 2024 Games
PARIS - The Paris 2024 Olympics involves 32 sports. Tennis is one of the original sports included in the first modern Games. Here are...
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Olympics-Soccer-Bonmati leads Spain to comeback win over Japan, US off to solid start
PARIS - Spain's Aitana Bonmati scored one goal and created another to earn the world champions a 2-1 comeback win over Japan, while the...
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Olympics-Rugby Sevens-South Africa shock NZ; France, Fiji and Australia advance
PARIS - South Africa shocked New Zealand 14-7 on Thursday to earn an Olympic rugby sevens semi-final against France, while...
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Olympics-Swimming-China doping row to raise tension at Paris pool
PARIS - A doping row involving Chinese athletes may prove a tinderbox at the Olympic swimming meet where the United States face the...
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Olympics-Swimming-Peaty goes for 'three-peat' to extend rule in the pool
PARIS - Adam Peaty had been burned out and broken, no longer in love with swimming and on the verge of quitting, but the Olympic...
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Olympics-Boxing-Defending champion Jalolov on course for early clash with Australia's Teremoana
PARIS - Defending super heavyweight champion Bakhodir Jalolov was drawn in the same quarter as Australian Teremoana Junior after the...
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Olympics-Court of Arbitration for Sport dismisses Russian appeal over Valieva medal
PARIS - A Russian appeal against the decision to strip them of the figure skating team gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was...
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Olympics-France and NBA pledge to promote sustainable development goals in sport
PARIS - The French government and the U.S. National Basketball Association (NBA) announced commitments on Thursday to make sport meet...
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Olympics-Norwegians issue cheeky challenge to French over Olympic food
PARIS - The Norwegian delegation engaged in some good-natured ribbing of their hosts over comments about food quality and small portions...
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Olympics-Israel warns France of Iran-backed plot
PARIS - Israel's foreign minister warned his French counterpart on Thursday of a potential Iranian-backed plot to target Israeli athletes...
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How Macron's 'crazy' Olympics ceremony along the Seine came about
PARIS - When early proponents of hosting an unprecedented Olympics opening ceremony along the river Seine first pitched the idea to the...
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