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A worker puts on the finishing touches on a sign outside a venue ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 22, 2024, in Paris.
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Hosting the Olympics has become financially untenable, economists say
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts to making a 3 point shot against the Phoenix Mercury at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on August 16, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Caitlin Clark wows with 29-point double-double in return to WNBA action
People gather in the streets as Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif waves from the top of a double decker bus.
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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif honored by celebratory parade on return home from Paris Olympics
American rapper Flavor Flav shows his support during the Women's Preliminary Round Group B match between Team Italy and Team United States on day five of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Aquatics Centre on July 31, 2024, in Paris, France.
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Flavor Flav helps Paralympic athlete raise money to have parents watch him compete in Paris
American gymnast Jordan Chiles looks at her bronze medal after the floor event on August 5.
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Everything to know about the controversy over Jordan Chiles’ Olympic bronze medal
Jordan Chiles of Team USA looks on ahead of the apparatus floor final on day ten of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 05, 2024 in Paris, France.
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Dispute over Jordan Chiles’ Olympic floor routine rolls on as US claims CAS sent emails to the wrong addresses
As the Olympic flame heads for Los Angeles, what can we expect from the 2028 Games?
Australian breaker Raygun earns mixed reviews, praised for ‘courage’ and ‘character’ after viral performances at Paris Games
Princess of Wales, Snoop Dogg and a bearded Prince William team up for Olympics video
Summer Olympics: Top medals by delegation
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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins Olympic gold after social media firestorm
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<p>The female boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting have faced intense scrutiny after the International Boxing Federation claimed the athletes had previously failed a gender eligibility test. CNN's Christina Macfarlane speaks with two-time Olympic track and field champion Caster Semenya, who has been deemed <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/10/sport/caster-semenya-imane-khelif-olympics">ineligible to run</a> for similar reasons, but is fighting her case at the European Court of Human Rights. </p>
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A golden Olympic opportunity in Paris
The participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes has been one of the major talking points leading up to this year's Olympic Games.
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Can Russians and Belarusians compete at the Paris Olympics? Individual Neutral Athletes explained
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‘The eyes of the world are on this race’. Paris Olympics’ triathlon hangs in the balance over E. Coli levels in the Seine
BELGRADE, SERBIA - MARCH 19: Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine UKR looks on prior to the Women's High Jump on Day Two of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 at Belgrade Arena on March 19, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images for World Athletics)
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‘When I see Russian athletes … I see every city destroyed,’ says Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh
India's Neeraj Chopra competes in the men's javelin throw final during the Diamond League athletics meeting at Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zurich on August 31, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Neeraj Chopra has gained unlikely stardom in India. If he wins another Olympic gold, he will be ‘treated like God’
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‘Breaking has total freedom for me,’ says Menno van Gorp, a medal hopeful in the newest Olympic sport
Bill May, of the United States, walks along the pool deck at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Saturday, July 15, 2023. Largely unnoticed by the general public, men have been participating in artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronized swimming, for decades. (AP Photo/Nick Didlick)
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Excluded from the Olympics for his whole career, artistic swimmer Bill May set for ‘beautiful’ debut at this year’s Games
Armand Duplantis of Team Sweden competes in the Men's Pole Vault Final on Day Three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 at Emirates Arena on March 03, 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Mondo Duplantis aims for ‘dominance’ in ‘freaky sport’ of pole vault after breaking the world record multiple times
British Olympic Rower, Helen Glover trains in preparation for the Sport Relief All-Star Games: Birmingham 2022. Two teams of para and non-disabled sporting legends and celebrities are set to go head-to-head at this summers Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, all to raise life-changing money for Sport Relief.The teams will take on five Birmingham 2022 sports, competing in front of live crowds at the actual venues during the Games. Taken in Lee Valley VeloPark, London on the 19th July 2022.
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For Helen Glover, motherhood means that ‘every inch of happiness’ doesn’t rest on Olympic success

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Gallery In pictures: The closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics
Simone Biles performs on the balance beam during the individual all-around competition at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, August 1.
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Gallery In pictures: Simone Biles wins Olympic all-around

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Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese both make yet more WNBA history
CINCINNATI, OH - AUGUST 19: Jannik Sinner of Italy poses with the Rookwood Cup after defeating Frances Tiafoe to win the final round of the Cincinnati Open on August 19, 2024, at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, OH. (Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Tua Tagovailoa (right) talks to Brian Flores (left) during a Miami Dolphins preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons on August 21, 2021.
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Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa criticizes former head coach Brian Flores, calls him a ‘terrible person’
ASHBURN, VA - JULY 25: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders attempts a pass during training camp at OrthoVirginia Training Center at Commanders Park on July 25, 2024 in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
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Jayden Daniels named as Washington Commanders starting quarterback
MASON, OHIO - AUGUST 19: Aryna Sabalenka celebrates after defeating Jessica Pegula of the United States 6-3, 7-5 to win the women's championship of the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 19, 2024 in Mason, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
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Cincinnati Open: Aryna Sabalenka defeats Jessica Pegula to win her last tournament before the US Open
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 18: Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa reacts after his submission victory against Israel Adesanya of Nigeria in the UFC middleweight championship fight during the UFC 305 event at RAC Arena on August 18, 2024 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
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Dricus du Plessis retains UFC middleweight belt against Israel Adesanya, who touted Africa as the winner
Hideki Matsuyama of Japan poses with the trophy after winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind on August 18, 2024 in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama watches five-shot lead disappear before winning FedEx St. Jude Championship