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Italy’s gymnasts enjoy ‘wonderful’ first women’s team medal in 96 years at Paris Olympics

Paris CNN  —  You could tell from their reactions just how much the silver medal meant to the Italian gymnasts:…

Olympic moment of the day: Simone Biles, alone on the floor, completes an incredible comeback

Paris CNN  —  It was everything she could have ever hoped it would be. Three years after pulling out of…

Olympic triathlon goes ahead after officials give the green light over Seine water quality

Paris CNN  —  The triathlon competitions went ahead in Paris on Wednesday after concerns over water quality in the River…

The internet is in love with South Korea’s record-breaking Olympic shooter

CNN  —  She’s impossibly cool, casually breaks world records and is the internet’s latest darling. And while her cap and…

Tearful Coco Gauff exits Paris Olympics singles competition after controversial umpire call

Roland Garros, Paris CNN  —  Coco Gauff looked to be cruising against Donna Vekić in her third-round singles match at…

Takeaways from Team USA’s gold medal victory in the women’s team gymnastics final

Bercy Arena, Paris CNN  —  It was the moment everyone’s been waiting for, and it lived up to the hype.…

A perfect 10 pose for an (almost) perfect 10 wave goes viral

CNN  —  It was a celebration worthy of the ages — or at least viral fame. Surfer Gabriel Medina was…

Why Japan’s teenage girls are so good at skateboarding

CNN  —  With the oldest average population in the world, squeaky clean city streets and something of a national reputation…

The ‘blue man’ at this year’s opening ceremony defends memorable Olympic moment

CNN  —  It was one of the more memorable moments of arguably the most unique opening ceremony in history, but…