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Paris Olympics security means minorities and others treated as potential terror threats can’t move freely

By John Leicester, Associated Press

Lawyers told The Associated Press that minorities are often among those targeted with orders not to leave their neighborhoods and to report daily to police.

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif says misconceptions about her gender ‘harms human dignity’

By Kaddour Habbari, Greg Beacham, Associated Press

he Algerian athlete spoke about her tumultuous Olympic experience on Sunday night in an interview with SNTV, a sports video partner of The Associated Press.

Belgium withdraws from mixed relay triathlon after athlete who swam in Seine falls ill

By Kate Brumback, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press

Claire Michel, who competed in the women's triathlon Wednesday, “is unfortunately ill and will have to withdraw from the competition,” the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee said in a statement.

For women athletes of color, outsized scrutiny over gender is nothing new, historians say

By Noreen Nasir

Female athletes of color who don’t conform to typically Western ideals of femininity have historically faced disproportionate scrutiny when it comes to sex testing and false accusations that they are male or transgender, historians and anthropologists say.

Noah Lyles wins 100-meter final by .005 seconds, among closest finishes in Olympic history

By Eddie Pells, Associated Press

Lyles became the first American to win the marquee event in Olympic track since Justin Gatlin in 2004.

Lin Yu-ting clinches Olympic medal as IOC condemns ‘hate speech’ toward women boxers

By Alanis Thames, Associated Press

Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan clinched her first Olympic medal Sunday, one day after fellow boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria secured one as well, following days of online abuse fueled by misconceptions about their gender and intense scrutiny of their participation at…

Photos and takeaways from Paris Olympics Day 8

By Jenna Fryer, Associated Press

Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky led a strong showing for the United States, American sprinter Sha'carri Richardson won silver in the women's 100-meter dash and Zheng Qinwen won China’s first Olympic tennis singles gold.

Katie Ledecky swims into Olympic history with 4th straight 800-meter freestyle victory

By Paul Newberry, Associated Press

Ledecky capped another stellar Olympics by becoming only the second swimmer to win the same event at four straight Summer Games, holding off Ariarne Titmus of Australia to win the 800-meter freestyle.

News Wrap: Concerns of wider Middle East conflict escalate as tensions flare

In our news wrap Saturday, Israel says it killed a Hamas leader in the West Bank as concerns of a wider regional conflict rise, the U.S. Defense Department revoked a controversial plea deal for the accused mastermind of the 9/11…

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Imane Khelif clinches Olympic medal after online abuse fueled by gender misconceptions

By Greg Beacham, Associated Press

Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria clinched a medal at the Paris Olympics in an emotional fight Saturday that followed days of sharp scrutiny and online abuse as misconceptions about her gender exploded into a larger clash about identity in sports.