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Simone Biles captures her 7th Olympic gold medal by winning women’s vault for a 2nd time

By Will Graves, Associated Press

The 27-year-old Biles averaged 15.300 for her signature Yurchenko double pike and Cheng vaults to claim a second gold on the event eight years after she triumphed in Rio de Janeiro.

Who is Olympian Imane Khelif? An Algerian woman boxer is facing gender backlash

By Greg Beacham, Associated Press

Khelif was assigned female at birth, but was disqualified from the 2023 world championships after failing unspecified and untransparent eligibility tests for women's competition from the now-banned International Boxing Association.

Photos and takeaways from Paris Olympics Day 6

By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press

Simone Biles dazzles once again, Canada's teenage swimming sensation Summer McIntosh sets an Olympic record and China's Zheng Qinwen defeats top-ranked Iga Swiatek of Poland in a surprise tennis upset.

Simone Biles holds off Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade to win all-around gold in women’s gymnastics

By Will Graves, Associated Press

Simone Biles edged Brazil's Rebeca Andrade during a tense Olympic all-around final on Thursday…

From shark watches to stray boats to bacteria, Olympic triathlon dilemmas not new

By Pat Graham, Associated Press

There was a shark watch at the first Olympic triathlon in 2000. There have also been boats in the way and major bacteria concerns at two of the last three events.

Photos and takeaways from Paris Olympics Day 5

By Andrew Dampf, Associated Press

Katie Ledecky dominates the 1,500-meter freestyle, an ambitious plan to clean up the long-polluted Seine River pays off and Adriana Ruano wins Guatemala’s first ever Olympic gold medal.

U.S. women strike gold with dominating performances at Paris Olympics

By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant, Eliot Barnhart

U.S. swimming star Katie Ledecky made a splash in her first finals of the Paris Olympics. The 27-year-old finished the 1500 meter freestyle nearly half a pool length ahead of her competitors. It comes as the U.S. women's gymnastics team…

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Ledecky breaks her own Olympic record and wins gold in 1,500-meter freestyle

By Paul Newberry, Associated Press

Katie Ledecky romped to the seventh individual Olympic gold medal — she has one team gold in a relay — and 12th medal overall with a runaway victory in the 1,500-meter freestyle Wednesday at the Paris Games.

Canada women’s soccer loses appeal over points deduction at Olympic Games

By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press

Two assistant coaches used drones to spy on New Zealand’s practices last week before their opening game.

Olympic organizers to triathletes: Come on in, the Seine water is fine

By Kate Brumback, Graham Dunbar, Associated Press

On Wednesday, organizers declared the water in Paris safe for swimming following days of concerns about elevated bacteria levels caused by heavy rains last week.