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☆ USA Swimming CEO on the future of swimming
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUSA Swimming CEO on the future of swimmingTim Hinchey III, USA Swimming CEO, joins 'Money Movers' joins 'Money Movers' to discuss why U.S. swimmers achieve such fame, what to expect from the Olympics in Los Angeles, and much more

Persons: Tim Hinchey III Organizations: USA Locations: Los Angeles

☆ WNBA Commissioner on 2024 Paris Olympics, new media rights deal and expansion plans
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWNBA Commissioner on 2024 Paris Olympics, new media rights deal and expansion plansCNBC’s Carl Quintanilla and WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the the performance of Team USA women's basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics, growth of the WNBA, impact of the new media rights deal, expansion plans, and more.

Persons: CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla, Cathy Engelbert Organizations: USA

☆ Gen Z Loves the Gym; That's a Problem for Chains Like Planet Fitness
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Eve Upton-Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Advertisement"As much as we think that our country is obese or unhealthy, there's another whole side who are into their fitness," Taylor said. Taylor told me that strength training now makes up 90% of her routine. Gyms are quickly becoming Gen Z's favorite hangout spot — but there's just one problem with the fitness boom. Chains like Planet Fitness rely on members never showing up; the gyms aren't built for Gen Z. Planet Fitness, the most popular gym franchise in the US, has on average 6,500 members per gym.

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PARIS — The second boxer at the center of a global debate over gender eligibility and fairness at the Paris Olympics won her semifinal match Wednesday, ascending to the featherweight gold medal bout. Lin and another female Olympic boxer, Imane Khelif of Algeria, continue to face intense scrutiny and false accusations about their gender and eligibility to compete with women. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee later confirmed that Staneva was boasting about having XX chromosomes in an attempt to mock Lin. "The opponent is a respectable one.”Algeria's Imane Khelif reacts after defeating Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng in a women's 66-kilogram semifinal boxing match at the Olympics on Tuesday. Some who initially criticized Khelif and Lin apologized as more information about them and the IBA’s legitimacy came to light.

Persons: Lin Yu, Esra Yildiz, Lin, Imane, Kahraman, Svetlana Staneva, Staneva, Turkey's, Peter Byrne, ” Lin, couldn't, Khelif, Thailand's Janjaem, Ariana Cubillos, Thailand’s Janjaem, Umar Kremlev —, Vladimir Putin —, Thomas Bach, ” Bach, Aijaz, ”, Mark Adams, “, Lin’s, Khelif’s, Kremlev, Imane Khelif, Vadim Ghirda, Elon Musk, Harry Potter ”, J.K, Rowling, Donald Trump, ” Trump, Logan Paul, ” Riley Gaines, Nikki Hiltz, “, ” Hiltz, it’s, ” Khelif, Yang Liu of, Julia Szeremeta, Garros, David K, Li, Matt Lavietes, Jiachuan Wu Organizations: PARIS, Paris Olympics, Bulgarian Olympic, Representatives, Turkish Olympic, Press, AP, Tokyo, Boxing Association, Olympic Committee, IOC, IBA, SNTV, USA, Olympics, X, Boston Globe, Roland Locations: Taipei, Turkey, Algeria, Paris, Russian, New Delhi, Russia, Hangzhou, China, Istanbul, “, Yang Liu of China, Taiwan, New York

☆ Indian female wrestler is disqualified from gold medal match after making Olympic history
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Despite being disqualified from the gold medal match just hours after she made Olympic history, Vinesh Phogat is still being hailed by many online for her bravery and resilience. The wrestler from Team India, who on Tuesday became the first woman from her country to make the Olympic finals, will not be participating in the women’s wrestling 50kg gold-medal match due to being "a few grams" over the weight class, according to the Indian Olympic Association. The Indian Olympic Association didn’t elaborate on the matter and requested privacy for Phogat. In a January 2023 letter, the group accused Singh of sexual harassment against several young female wrestlers. Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat is detained by the police while attempting to march to India's new parliament in New Delhi on May 28, 2023.

Persons: Phogat, USA’s Sarah Hildebrandt, Yui Susaki, Ukraine’s Oksana Livach, Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Singh, Singh “, ”, Vinesh Phogat, Arun Thakur, ” Phogat, Brij Bhushan, India’s, Narendra Modi, Modi hasn’t Organizations: Team India, Indian Olympic Association, Wrestling Federation of India, Tokyo, Getty, “, ”, Indian Express Locations: Wednesday’s, Japan, New Delhi, AFP, Phogat, “

☆ Speed climbing: Aleksandra Mirosław celebrates ‘dream come true moment’ as first gold medalist in Olympic history
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

And not just any Olympic champion; Mirosław became the first-ever gold medalist in the sport of speed climbing on Wednesday, defeating China’s Deng Lijuan in the final. The format has changed in Paris, with speed climbing now awarded its own set of medals. Despite her superiority in speed climbing, setting a world record in the final, she finished fourth in Tokyo, just outside of the medals. “Lead climbing and bouldering, it’s completely different to speed climbing. “It means a lot, the first time for speed climbing and also for me here in the discipline,” said Mirosław.

Persons: Le, Paris CNN — Aleksandra Mirosław, Mirosław, China’s Deng Lijuan, ”, “, …, Le Bourget, Poland’s, Jack Gruber, Deng, Ola Kałucka, Kałucka, Indonesia’s Rajiah, it’s, Michael Reaves Organizations: Paris CNN, Paris, USA, Sports, Reuters, Tokyo, –, Wednesday, Paris Olympics Locations: Le Bourget, Paris, Tokyo, Parisian, Le, Boulder

☆ The Philippines' first male athlete to win Olympic gold prompts outpouring of #PinoyPride
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

With every tumble, handspring and stuck landing at the Paris Olympics, trailblazing two-time gold medal gymnast Carlos Yulo of Team Philippines ignited a wave of Filipino pride. The 24-year-old cemented his legendary status after he took the top spot in the men’s floor and vault events, making him the first male athlete in the Philippines history to win a gold medal. The wins made Yulo the second person ever to take home gold for the Philippines after weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the women’s 55-kilogram event in 2021 at the Tokyo Games. He also accounts for the totality of the Philippines’ medal count this year. “It’s also not seen as much of a priority … For a lot of people in countries like the Philippines, it’s about survival.

Persons: trailblazing, Carlos Yulo, They’ve, Yulo, Artem Dolgopyat, Armenia’s Artur Davtyan, Harry Hepworth, Hidilyn Diaz, Lionel Bonaventure, Suni Lee, ”, Diaz, “, ” Diaz, James Zarsadiaz, Zarsadiaz, “ It’s, Yulo’s Organizations: Paris, Team Philippines, Tokyo Games, Getty, Bercy Arena, USA, Philippine Studies, University of San, NBC News Locations: Philippines, Israel, AFP, University of San Francisco, Tokyo

☆ Nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz advances to semifinals for Team USA
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Isabel Yip | Isabel Yip Is An Intern For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Team USA middle-distance runner Nikki Hiltz secured a spot in the women’s 1500-meter semifinals after finishing third in their qualifying heat at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. Keep going,” Hiltz wrote, in part, on Instagram. “I will keep men out of women’s sports!” Trump wrote on his social media site, Truth Social, in all caps. “Transphobia is going crazyyyy at these Olympics,” Hiltz wrote in an Instagram story. I could just feel the love and support.”Hiltz will compete in the women’s 1500-meter semifinal on Thursday.

Persons: Nikki Hiltz, “, it’s, ” Hiltz, Imane, Lin Yu, Lin, Khelif’s, Angela Carini, Carini, Elon Musk, Harry Potter ”, J.K, Rowling, Donald Trump, ” Trump, Hiltz, transphobia, —, ” Organizations: USA, Paris Olympics, Boxing Association, International Olympic Committee, IOC, IBA, Tokyo Olympics, Games, NBC Sports, Pride, NBC Locations: Instagram, Algeria, Taiwan, Russian, Paris, Italian, “

MyKayla Skinner posted a video to Instagram on Tuesday calling on Simone Biles to stop her 11.8 million followers from “cyberbullying” her after Biles appeared to clapback at comments by Skinner. “To Simone, I am asking you directly and publicly to please put a stop to this," Skinner said in Tuesday's video. A few days after her comments in June, Skinner posted an apology on social media. After Biles' Instagram post last week, Skinner reportedly blocked the 11-time Olympic medalist on social media, according to an Instagram story posted by Chiles and a post on X by Biles. The edited photo implied that Skinner should have made the 2016 U.S. Olympic team over Douglas, who became the first Black Olympic all-around champion in 2012.

Persons: MyKayla Skinner, Simone Biles, “ cyberbullying ”, Biles, Skinner, “, Simone, We’ve, Jordan Chiles, ” Skinner, ”, I’m, Suni Lee, Larry Nassar, Nassar, unfollowed Skinner, that’s, Chiles, Lee, McKayla Maroney, Laurie Hernandez, Nastia, Gabby Douglas, Douglas Organizations: U.S, Paris, USA, U.S ., Olympics, Paris Games, Olympic Locations: Paris, Tokyo, U.S, Rio

☆ Serena Williams says she was 'denied access' to Paris hotel eatery, hotel says it was fully booked
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Susan Baek | News Associate | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A luxury hotel in Paris has responded after Serena Williams publicly criticized it for refusing service to her and her kids during the 2024 Olympics. On Monday, the tennis star shared a photo of The Peninsula Hotel with a caption describing her experience. "Yikes @peninsulaparis I've been denied access to rooftop to eat in an empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids," Williams wrote. "Dear Mrs. Williams, Please accept our deepest apologies for the disappointment you encountered tonight," the hotel said in a reply to Williams' post. One comment pointed out that the rooftop restaurant did not even take reservations, according to the Peninsula's website.

Persons: Serena Williams, I've, Williams, L'Oiseau, Simone Biles Organizations: Paris Olympics, USA Locations: Paris, L'Oiseau Blanc

☆ Los Angeles 2028 Olympics confirms Autodesk as partner as it presses toward $2.5 billion sponsorship target
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Autodesk partners with the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, boosting sponsorship revenue goals. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementDesign and engineering software company Autodesk has become a supporting partner of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, in a major boost for the Games' goal of $2.5 billion in domestic sponsorship. Autodesk was named the "official design and make platform of the LA28 Olympics and Paralympic Games and Team USA," the company announced Tuesday.

Persons: —, It's Organizations: Autodesk, Angeles, LA28, Service, Angeles Olympics, Games, Paralympic Games, Team USA, Business Locations: Las Vegas

☆ Breaking is making its Olympics debut in Paris. Just don’t call it breakdancing
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

It might seem more like an artform than a sport, but breakdancing — known professionally as breaking — is making its Olympics debut this month in Paris. The Olympics adopted the same name to honor its culture and history and preserve its authenticity, Nifontov said. As breaking makes its Olympics debut, Cooper said a part of him fears it will lose some of the cultural qualities that make it a unique artform. Breaking events are scored on five factorsLike gymnastics or figure skating, breaking competitions are scored by a panel of judges. She eventually left her job at a global cosmetics company to focus on breaking and lives in New York City, where she trains.

Persons: breakdancing, Victor Montalvo, Victor, who’s, Michael Jordan, “, ” Montalvo, ”, Sergey Nifontov, James Brown, Richard Laird, Nifontov, Richard M, Cooper, ” Cooper, we’re, Brown, ” Nifontov, Robert Deutsch, Zack Slusser, Montalvo, Logan Edra, Yves Herman, it’s, …, Sunny Choi, Andrew Kelly, Jeffrey Louis, Jeffro, Louis, ” Louis, I’ll, ” Choi, I’ve, ” CNN’s Gonzalo Alvarado Organizations: CNN, CNN En Espanol, New York City, DanceSport Federation, New York City's, American Studies, Widener University, Olympics, USOC Media Summit, Paris, USA, Sports, Reuters, International Olympic, Olympic, USA’s, Team USA, University of Pennsylvania Locations: Paris, New York, China, France, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, United States, New, Chester , Pennsylvania, Africa, Hollywood, Argentina, Leuven, Belgium, Mexico, New York City, Florida

☆ Logan Paul's Prime supplier is suing the energy drink company for $68 million, accusing it of cutting ties as demand cratered
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Refresco accuses Prime of failing to order the required amount during the first year of the contract, incurring a penalty payment. It's not the only lawsuit Prime is facing. In late April, a class-action lawsuit was filed accusing the brand of mislabeling the amount of caffeine in each drink. Prime filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. A similar lawsuit filed in 2023 was voluntarily dismissed.

Persons: —, Logan Paul —, Refresco, Paul, Ksi, It's, Sen, Chuck Schumer, they're, dink Organizations: Service, Business, Bloomberg, Refresco, Olympic, Paralympic, Games, USA Locations: Delaware, United States

Keep reading to learn where to watch Olympic boxing, no matter where you are in the world. In the past decade, Cuba and Great Britain have pretty much dominated the Olympic boxing field. Below, we've outlined everything you need to know about how to watch the men's and women's boxing semi-finals and finals. Where to watch Olympic boxing in the USBoxing live streams through Peacock in the US. Check price at Peacock TVWhere to watch Olympic boxing in the UKYou can catch boxing and the rest of the Olympics through Eurosport in the UK.

Persons: you've, didn't, Stan Sport, ExpressVPN, Omari Jones, Asadkhuja, Lewis Richardson, Marco Verde, Janjaem, Imane, Yang Wenlu, Kellie Harrington, Peacock, Stan, They're Organizations: Business, London Games, Tokyo, Britain, Eurosport, NBC, Stan Sport Locations: Cuba, Great Britain, Peacock, USA, Australia, 9Now

But with major names headlining the 2024 event, tickets for the Ohana Festival are selling out fast. Here's what fans need to know to buy Ohana Festival tickets. Ohana Festival 2024 festival scheduleThe Ohana Festival is a three-day event held September 27 to 29 at Doheny State Beach. How to buy tickets for Ohana Festival 2024While original three-day and Sunday passes are sold out, the festival still has limited general admission single-day passes for Friday and Saturday. How much are Ohana Festival tickets?

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We've scoured the global watch options to highlight everything you need to know about how to watch USA vs. Germany free from anywhere. How to watch USA vs. Germany in the USUSA vs. Germany will live stream on Peacock and air on the USA network in the United States. Check price at FuboHow to watch USA vs. Germany in the UKUSA vs. Germany will live stream through Eurosport in the UK. How to watch USA vs. Germany in AustraliaUSA vs. Germany (and lots of other Olympics coverage) will be available through 9Now in Australia, which is a free streaming service that just requires account creation to use. How to watch USA vs. Germany from anywhereFans planning to be away from Australia when USA vs. Germany airs can still utilize their free option with a VPN.

Persons: We've, Peacock, ExpressVPN Organizations: Business, Paris, USA, United, Germany, Canada, Japan, NBC, Eurosport, Australia USA, Stan Sport Locations: United States, Germany, Brazil, Spain, USA, Australia, 9Now, Australian

☆ Simone Biles tells CNN competing in Paris ‘meant the world’ after struggles in Tokyo
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Simone Biles put on a show at the Paris Olympics and walked away with another three gold medals and a silver to add to her extraordinary collection. Biles told CNN Sport’s Coy Wire that her return to the Olympics was for no one else, and that past experience made her participation and performances in Paris all the sweeter. So doing this for just me meant the world.”Despite overcoming them, she admits that doubts sometimes still begin to creep in. It didn’t slow her down much as she won gold with Team USA in the team competition and then took the individual all-around and vault gold medals. She finished her Olympics with the silver on the floor and a fifth place finish in the individual balance beam competition.

Persons: CNN — Simone Biles, Biles, CNN Sport’s Coy Wire, ” Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympics, CNN Sport’s, Paris, Olympics, Team USA Locations: Paris, Tokyo, “

☆ What to watch at the Olympics today: Elimination games for U.S. women’s soccer and men’s basketball
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Lauren Merola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

There are six days of Olympic competition left and only four women’s soccer teams remain vying for gold. It’s also win or go home for the U.S. men’s basketball team, which went undefeated in pool play to emerge as the No. Trinity Rodman celebrates with Emily Fox after scoring the winning goal against Japan during the women’s quarterfinals of the Paris Games. Durant needs just four more points to become USA Basketball’s all-time leading scorer at the Olympics for both the men’s and women’s programs. The men’s long jump final, men’s 1,500-meter final, women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase and women’s 200-meter final close out a five-medal day in athletics.

Persons: It’s, Trinity Rodman, Emily Fox, Brad Smith, Rodman, Mallory Swanson, Sophia Smith —, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, LeBron James, Durant, Lisa Leslie, Jayson Tatum, Steve Kerr, Holiday, Long, DeAnna Price, Annette Echikunwoke, Echikunwoke, Price, Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk, Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred —, Gabby Thomas, Wally Skalij, Sara Hughes, Kelly Cheng, Tanja Hüberli, Nina Brunner, Hughes, Cheng, Italy’s Valentina Gottardi, Marta Menegatti, Alexandra Klineman, Ross, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Jennings, Misty, Treanor, elly C heng!, E, mpics & Organizations: U.S, Japan, Paris Games, Getty, USA Network, Telemundo, United, Canada, Tokyo, Lyon, Germany, Trinity, USA, Bercy Arena, Team USA, NBA, Puerto Rico, Olympics, thwarts, Brazil, NBC, Stade de France, Olympic, Rio Games, Don’t, Eiffel, Los Angeles Times, Swiss, ris Locations: United States, Germany, Paris, U.S . Japan, Japan, Lille, Serbia, South Sudan, Puerto Rico, Brazil, France, USA, thwarts Puerto Rico, U.S, Tokyo, Canada, Rio

☆ Americans who moved abroad say this big expense isn't worth it
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In his years helping Americans move overseas, he says one major expense ends up not be worth it: paying to ship your belongings to your new home. "You can't just pick up everything from your old house and put it into your new house in Europe," Ingrim tells CNBC Make It. A lot of times, larger furniture pieces simply don't fit in oftentimes smaller European spaces, he says. The good news is that people are often "pleasantly surprised" at "how much cheaper a lot of the furniture is in Europe," Ingrim says. That goes for appliances, too: "A new kitchen in Europe is a lot cheaper than it is in the U.S."

Persons: Alex Ingrim, Louisa, Chase Buchanan, It's, that's, Ingrim Organizations: Chase Buchanan USA, CNBC Locations: San Diego, France, Canada, Malta, Italy, Ingrim, Florence, Europe, U.S

Below, we've outlined everything you need to know when it comes to where to watch Olympic water polo, whether you're hoping to watch the men's or women's quarterfinal matches. Where to watch Olympic water polo in the USPeacock is the absolute hub for all things Olympics in the US. Check price at FuboWhere to watch Olympic water polo in the UKWater polo will be available to live stream on Eurosport in the UK. Where to watch Olympic water polo in AustraliaTo catch absolutely every moment of the Olympics and Olympic water polo in Australia, you'll need to subscribe to Stan Sport. How to watch Olympic water polo in FranceFrance.TV is the French home of the Olympics.

Persons: Flav, Jill Biden, we've, Peacock, Stan Sport, 9Now, ExpressVPN Organizations: Business, US, USA Water Polo, NBC Olympics, Hungary, Australia, NBC, Peacock, Eurosport, Olympics Locations: Paris, Spain, Netherlands, USA, Australia, France

☆ Figs' big Olympic moment
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFigs' big Olympic momentMedical apparel brand Figs is outfitting 250+ Team USA healthcare professionals at the Paris Olympics.

Organizations: USA, Paris Olympics

☆ Sam Watson: American teenager sets world record in speed climbing, the fastest sport at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

When Sam Watson set a speed climbing world record of 4.75 seconds in the Parisian suburbs, where a temporary climbing wall has been installed for the Olympics, he became the owner of a unique sporting accolade. “That’s a cool title, no one can take that away I suppose.”For those spectating at a speed climbing event, a moment’s distraction can prove costly. Watson set the previous speed climbing world record of 4.79 seconds at a World Cup event in China earlier this year, before Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo matched that time in Tuesday’s heats. “But I did go a lot faster in practice and I did have the idea that it was possible [to get a world record]. Speed climbing is considered a different skill to lead and bouldering, and mastering all three is a near-impossible task.

Persons: Le, –, Sam Watson, ”, Watson, “, Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo, Fabrice Coffrini, Adam Ondra, Poland’s Aleksandra Mirosław, “ It’s, …, – Leonardo, Rahmad Adi Mulyono – Organizations: Paris CNN —, Olympics, Olympic, Paris, Getty, Pan American Games, Paris Olympics, Team USA Locations: Le Bourget, Paris, Texas, China, AFP, Tokyo, Czech, Southlake , Texas

☆ People online are joking about why they weren't chosen for the Olympic team in new viral trend
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Kahlan-Rosenblatt.Jpg | Kalhan Rosenblatt | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Many athletes are living out their Olympic dreams in Paris — while others on TikTok are showing off why they didn't make the cut. More than 250,000 people have used the audio as of Monday afternoon, though not all videos are linked to the trend itself. One of the more popular videos demonstrating the trend has been viewed more than 85 million times. The 2024 Paris Olympics have been rife with viral moments, with many at home watching the Games while also posting obsessively on social media. But instead of landing on her feet as intended, she lands on her knees, causing her to burst out laughing.

Persons: Paris —, ”, would’ve, Simone Biles, Jennifer Garner, Garner Organizations: American, Team USA, Paris Locations: Paris

One of the two female boxers at the center of an Olympic gender controversy pleaded with the public to “avoid bullying all athletes” Sunday night. The association alleged that the women failed to pass unspecified gender tests that found they had male chromosomes. The International Boxing Association, whose president is Umar Kremlev of Russia, reportedly an acquaintance of President Vladimir Putin, has had its legitimacy scrutinized in recent years. (In Olympic boxing, there are no third-place matches, so two bronze medals are awarded to the semifinal losers.) Khelif also clinched an Olympic medal Saturday after defeating Hungarian Anna Luca Hamori in a unanimous decision.

Persons: Algeria’s Imane, Lin Yu, ” Khelif, Lin, Khelif, Thomas Bach, SNTV, “, ” Lin, Mark Adams, ”, Umar Kremlev, Vladimir Putin, Khelif’s, Elon Musk, Harry Potter, J.K, Rowling, she’s, ” Rowling, Donald Trump, Giorgia Meloni, Sen, Marco Rubio, ” Trump, Nikki Hiltz, ” Hiltz, Bulgarian Svetlana Staneva, Turkey’s, Kahraman, Anna Luca Hamori, Janjaem Suwannapheng Organizations: Olympic Charter, SNTV, Olympic Committee, Paris Olympics, Boxing Association, International Boxing Association, Elon, Bulgarian Locations: Taiwan, Algerian, Tokyo, Russian, Russia, Istanbul, Paris, “, Donald Trump , Italian, Thailand

Artistic gymnastics at the Paris Olympic Games came to a dramatic end Monday, as Simone Biles won the silver medal in the floor exercise final. "A couple years ago, I didn't think I'd be back here at an Olympic Games, so competing and then walking away with four medals ... Naomi Baker / Getty ImagesIn Tuesday’s team event, she officially became the most decorated American gymnast in the history of the Olympic Games, surpassing “Magnificent Seven” member Shannon Miller’s seven-medal record. An Olympic gold in that event has long eluded her and slipped out of her grasp once again in her third Olympic appearance. Her all-around win made her the first American and just the third gymnast in history to win the Olympic all-around gold medal more than once.

Persons: Simone Biles, Larisa Latynina’s, Brazil's Rebeca Andrade, Biles, Jordan Chiles, medaled, that's, Naomi Baker, “, Shannon Miller’s, Joe Biden, Larisa Latynina, Věra, Czechoslovakia —, Paris, ”, ” Biles Organizations: Paris Olympic, Olympic Games, Games, Paris, Soviet Union, Los Angeles Locations: Paris, Tokyo, Tokyo —, American, Rio, Soviet, Czechoslovakia, Atlanta

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