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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.

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.

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.

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.

Simone Biles and Team USA dominate to win Olympic gold in women’s gymnastics

By Will Graves, Associated Press

Simone Biles powered a dominant U.S. women’s team to gold in the finals and cemented her legacy as the greatest ever in her sport and among the best in the history of the Olympics.

Concerns over water quality in the Seine delays men’s Olympic triathlon

By Pat Graham, Kate Brumback, Associated Press

Officials on Tuesday say they hope the swimming portion of the race will be able to go forward in the long-polluted waterway Wednesday or in the coming days following an expensive cleanup effort.

Takeaways and photos from Paris Olympics Day 3

By Jenna Fryer, Associated Press

CoCo cruises, another teen rules and China dominates diving.

Simone Biles will compete in all 4 events at team finals despite calf injury

By Will Graves, Associated Press

A calf injury isn’t going to slow down Simone Biles. The American gymnastics star is in the lineup for all four events during Olympic women's team finals.

Triathlon cancels Olympic swim training for the second day over Seine water quality concerns

By Pat Graham, Kate Brumback, Associated Press

The sport's governing body, its medical team and city officials, are banking on sunny weather and higher temperatures to bring the levels of E. coli bacteria below the necessary limits to stage the swim portion of the race.