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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…

For even the most successful Olympians, life after the Games can be like ‘going down that cliff’

CNN  —  For almost two weeks, the world has watched transfixed as athletes have pushed themselves to the limit at…

Tug of war, pistol dueling and other strange Olympic Games

CNN  —  By now, you’ve probably heard that breakdancing, or “breaking,” is one of the newest competitive Olympic events at…

‘Goodbye wrestling’: Indian Olympian appears to announce her retirement after being disqualified from gold medal match

Vinesh Phogat, the first Indian woman to qualify for an Olympic wrestling final, appeared to announce her retirement from the…

Israel’s gold-medal winning windsurfer draws motivation from threats on his team

CNN  —  Olympic athletes are rarely lacking in motivation, but Israel’s newest gold medalist – windsurfer Tom Reuveny – had…

‘I want to encourage other women’: US star Raven Saunders wears mask and sunglasses in shot put semifinals

CNN  —  Raven Saunders has never been shy about standing out and that’s exactly what they did in Thursday’s shot…

Meet Dominika Banevič, teenage breaking superstar who wants to ‘write history’ in the Olympics’ newest sport

CNN  —  Breaking’s rising star Dominika Banevič knows all too well about believing in yourself and success from a young…

Aleksandra Mirosław celebrates ‘dream come true moment’ as first speed climbing gold medalist in Olympic history

Le Bourget, Paris CNN  —  Aleksandra Mirosław was stood poised at the base of a 15-meter climbing wall, waiting for…