Years of digging pipes and cisterns, and more than $1 billion, were required to make the Seine River clean enough to host the races. Two French athletes won medals.
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Alex Yee overcomes currents, heat and a big deficit to pull of a dramatic comeback.
Alex Yee overcame a big deficit to pull off a dramatic comeback to win the men’s race.
Paris Olympics: Why Gymnast Kaylia Nemour Is Competing for Algeria, Not France
A bitter fight with the French gymnastics federation threatened the Olympic hopes of Kaylia Nemour. Dual nationality offered a way out.
Thai Women Use Boxing to Punch Their Way Out of Poverty
Boxing is a national passion in Thailand, offering a path to the Olympics and lucrative careers in a country with one of the world’s widest income divides.
War Gives Palestinian Olympians a Wider Role: Athlete-Diplomats
The Israel-Hamas war has given the eight Palestinians competing in Paris Olympics a higher profile than usual.
Olympic Triathlons to Go Ahead After Seine Pollution Worries
The races were scheduled for Wednesday morning. The men’s event was postponed on Tuesday after tests showed the river was not safe for swimming.
Their Parents Fled War. Now South Sudan’s Young Team Is in the Olympics.
War, famine and floods have beleaguered the world’s youngest nation. The arrival of its men’s basketball team at the Paris Olympics is set to offer a modicum of hope.
Antidoping Agency Acknowledges Concern Over Use of Tainted Food as Excuse
After a spate of positive tests for performance-enhancing drugs by athletes, the World Anti-Doping Agency is investigating why China and other countries are citing contaminated food as an explanation.
How the U.S. reclaimed its golden crown in women’s gymnastics final.
The United States pulled away, winning ahead of Italy, which won its first team medal since 1928, and Brazil, which claimed its first team medal ever.
Hong Kong Taunts Italy With Pineapple Pizza After Olympics Fencing Win
After a fencer from Hong Kong beat an Italian for a gold medal, Pizza Hut’s offer of free pineapple toppings in Hong Kong was the city’s second jab at Italy.