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Shooting - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 8

Team USA's Vincent Hancock makes history with his 4th Olympic gold in skeet

7:53am August 04, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Only seven athletes ever have won gold in the same event in four different Olympics. On Sunday, the 35-year-old Army veteran joined the exclusive club with his win in the shotgun discipline skeet.

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The weight of competitive climbing

9:20pm August 03, 2024

A journey through the depths of disordered eating in the sport of rock climbing.

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Two U.S. Olympic powerhouses are having a moment

9:20pm August 03, 2024

Swimmer Katie Ledecky and gymnast Simone Biles have had a successful few days at the Olympics in Paris.

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Swimmer Léon Marchand is dazzling fans at the Paris Olympics

9:20pm August 03, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

Swimmer Léon Marchand has dazzled at the Paris Olympics so far, winning gold and winning over a country who loves to support him.

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Julien Alfred stuns Sha'Carri Richardson in 100m to win St. Lucia's 1st Olympic gold

8:28pm August 03, 2024

by Emma Bowman

Since its Olympic debut in 1996, St. Lucia has never won a medal of any kind. Sha'Carri Richardson, who had entered the Paris Games as the 100-meter favorite, finished in second to win silver.

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In a league of his own, shot-putter Ryan Crouser wins U.S. 3rd Olympic gold in a row

8:07pm August 03, 2024

by Emma Bowman

The world record holder out-threw his opponents under a steady rain at Stade de France, becoming the first-ever shot-putter to win three Olympic gold medals.

Swimming - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 5

Katie Ledecky wins 800m, her 9th Olympic gold, as U.S. swimmers bounce back in Paris

7:40pm August 03, 2024

by Brian Mann

Katie Ledecky has come through again winning her second gold medal in Paris in the women's 800-meter freestyle. The U.S. also won gold and a new world record in a relay race, edging out China.

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Saturday Sports: A record-breaking week at the Olympics

3:25pm August 03, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michelle Steele discuss the record breaking performances of the first week of the Olympics in Paris and look forward to the next week.

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A roundup of the Olympics on TV so far

3:25pm August 03, 2024

Some lucky sports fans are in Paris, but most Olympics viewers are watching from home. NPR Pop Culture Critic Linda Holmes gives host Scott Simon her review of the broadcast coverage so far.

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Simone Biles wins her 3rd gold of the 2024 Olympics with the vault named after her

3:10pm August 03, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

The Yurchenko double pike, the most difficult vault in women's gymnastics, was named after Biles when she first landed it in international competition in 2023. Now, it has won her an Olympic gold.