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Turkey’s viral Olympian Yusuf Dikeç inspires new celebration with nonchalant stance

CNN  —  Turkey’s understated Olympian Yusuf Dikeç went viral for his nonchalant stance while competing in the air pistol mixed…

‘The marathon, it’s about being patient,’ says Hellen Obiri as she chases elusive Olympic gold medal

CNN  —  Hellen Obiri has won almost everything in her running career. Everything, that is, except an Olympic gold medal.…

Pakistan celebrates its first Olympic medal in decades as javelin hero breaks Games record

Islamabad, Pakistan CNN  —  Pakistan partied late into the night after javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem won the country’s first ever…

After war threatened to derail their preparation, these twins are on an Olympic ‘mission’ to serve Ukraine

CNN  —  Ukrainian twins Maryna and Vladyslava Aleksiiva will join more than 10,000 athletes at this year’s Olympics in Paris,…

World Golf Hall of Famer Juan ‘Chi Chi’ Rodriguez dies at age 88

CNN  —  World Golf Hall of Famer Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez has died at the age of 88, the PGA…

Olympic moment of the day: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone defends 400m hurdles title, smashes world record and makes history

Saint-Denis, France CNN  —  Team USA superstar and defending 400m hurdles champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone put on a spectacular show at…

American sprinter Noah Lyles says he tested positive for Covid-19, ran 200-meter race anyway

Saint-Denis, France CNN  —  American sprinter Noah Lyles has confirmed that he tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this week and…

Team USA comes back from 17-point deficit to survive Serbia, advances to the gold medal game

CNN  —  Team USA on Thursday had to produce a breathtaking comeback to defeat Serbia 95-91 and advance to the…