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- Paralympic stars shrug off 鈥榮uperhero鈥 label. They鈥檙e athletes.French spectators have shown unusual enthusiasm for the Paralympics, crowding stadiums and giving disabled athletes new visibility and respect.
- US women win eighth straight Olympic basketball gold medalThe U.S. women鈥檚 basketball team won gold with a 67-66 win over France on Sunday. The day before, the U.S. men鈥檚 team also beat France. This was the first time in Olympic history that both gold medal games featured the same two teams.
- Boxer Imane Khelif wins Olympic gold after facing gender misconceptionsImane Khelif was cheered to victory by crowds chanting her name in Paris. Her gold medal is Algeria鈥檚 first in women鈥檚 boxing.聽
- 鈥楳erci, Paris!鈥 Our Olympic reporter pens a love letter to the City of Light.After three weeks in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games, our reporter reflects, both in print and in our podcast, on the stories, the sparkling venues, and the city that stole his heart.
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- How do they do it? Breaking offers the Olympics a new beat.Breaking is making its Olympic debut in Paris. What can audiences expect from the iconic, high-energy sport?聽
- Russians used to love the Olympics. This year, not so much.Most Russian athletes are stuck outside looking in at the Paris Olympics. That has dissuaded the Russian public from paying the Games any heed.
- Whether 9.79 seconds or 30 minutes, Olympic track and field races inspire aweTeam USA鈥檚 track and field members, from Noah Lyles聽to Sha鈥機arri Richardson, are known for their perseverance. Over the weekend, those stars, plus a host of other U.S. athletes, showed how they manage the pressure of a world stage.聽
- Katie Ledecky makes Olympic history, helps USA swimming to the top of the gold medal countU.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky became the second swimmer in history to win gold in an event at four straight Summer Olympic Games, winning the 800 free. Ms. Ledecky now holds nine gold medals, winning her latest 12 years to the day after her first.
- Fencing while pregnant? Some Olympians are expecting more than competition.Olympic athletes are competing later in pregnancy, pushing the boundaries of what pregnant people can physically achieve. One Egyptian fencer recently revealed that she was seven months pregnant when she achieved her best result in three Olympics.
- Boxer Imane Khelif clinches medal amid furor fueled by gender misconceptionsThe Algerian boxer鈥檚 assurance of at least bronze comes following days of sharp scrutiny and online abuse as unsubstantiated rumors about her gender have exploded into a larger clash about identity in sports.
- Simone Biles sparkles with Olympic gold once moreTeam USA women are making history in Paris this week, with gymnastics star Simone Biles winning her second all-around Olympic gymnastics title.聽Ms. Biles now has nine Olympic medals, six of them gold. Teammate聽Sunisa Lee won the bronze.
- After much grumbling, Parisians have come to embrace the OlympicsThere was a lot of grumbling in Paris in the run-up to the Olympic Games. But now they鈥檙e here, and Parisians are largely enjoying the experience.
- Women鈥檚 sports are having a moment. The Olympics are showing why.Katie Ledecky broke her own Olympic record in the 1,500-meter freestyle Wednesday. Simone Biles led the U.S. women鈥檚 gymnastics team to gold. How the Olympics are feeding growing interest in women鈥檚 sports.
- With the Seine open for business, Olympic triathletes dive inParis organizers were determined to pull off something no one had done in a century: swim in the Seine. After delays, in which athletes found themselves at the mercy of the weather and the host city鈥檚 ambitions, the triathlon was on.
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