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3 Brazilian athletes win appeal to compete at Paris Olympics in track and field
PARIS (AP) — Three Brazilian track and field athletes won a court ruling Friday allowing them to compete at the Paris Olympics despite the South American country’s substandard anti-doping program. Shot putter Livia Avancini, race walker Max Batista and sprinter Hygor Bezerra had...
Who are the flag bearers for the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony?
PARIS (AP) — Most countries will have two athletes hoisting a large flag in the boats along the Seine River for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony Friday. It's considered an honor to be chosen for the duty at the Games, and for years there was just one flag bearer per nation. In a...
Jill Biden meets with US Olympic athletes in Paris — and even helps with a relay drill
PARIS (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden visited some American athletes at an Olympic training center in Paris on Thursday, wishing rugby and track and field competitors good luck and even taking part in a stationary relay drill with runners. Biden arrived in Paris a day before the...
At Paris Olympics, anti-doping leaders accept that some cheating is inevitable
PARIS (AP) — The days are over when Olympic organizers and anti-doping officials would typically predict “the cleanest Games ever.” Not at the Paris Olympics. “It’s not our role to do it,” World Anti-Doping Agency President Witold Bańka said Thursday. ...
French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla says she's barred from the Olympic opening ceremony due to her hijab
PARIS (AP) — French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla says she has been barred from Friday's opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics because she wears a hijab, and the French Olympic Committee said it is working with her to find a solution that adheres to the team's secular requirements for athletes. ...
Noah Lyles looks to be the star of the Olympics, and bring all of track along for the ride
PARIS (AP) — Winner. Entertainer. History maker. By the time the Paris Olympics are over, Noah Lyles hopes to be all of that, and maybe more. The confident 26-year-old sprinter thinks he can win medals, break records and bring the entire sport of track and field onto America's...
Biles, Richardson, Osaka comebacks 'bigger than them.' They highlight issues facing Black women
PARIS (AP) — When Naomi Osaka lifts her racket on the red clay courts at Roland Garros during the Paris Olympics later this month, it'll represent more than a high-stakes competition for the tennis star. For Osaka, a four-time grand slam champion, it's an important step in her...
Competing and parenting: Some athletes are doing double duty at the Olympics
From training and competing to preparing bottles for feedings and changing diapers, some of the Olympians at the Paris Games will be balancing their roles of athletes and parents. There is the British rower who raised more than $4,000 through GoFundMe to go to Paris “as a full-time...
Cecile and Laurent Landi helped Simone Biles reach new heights. The Olympics serve as a homecoming
SPRING, Texas (AP) — Cecile Canqueteau-Landi fit “in the box,” as she put it. She was skinny. She was blonde. She was pretty good at gymnastics. And so at 9 years old, she was whisked away to become part of the French national team program, a path that ultimately led her to the...
Noah Lyles warms up for Olympics by setting PB of 9.81 seconds to win 100 in London
LONDON (AP) — Heading into the Paris Olympics, Noah Lyles has never been faster. The American world champion warmed up for the Paris Games by setting a personal best in the 100 meters at Saturday's Diamond League meet in London, clocking 9.81 seconds to beat a strong field in the...
