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2026 Winter Olympics, 2028 Summer Olympics: Facts to know
Upcoming Olympic cycles include the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games and 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games. Here's what we know so far.
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'Au revoir, Paris; Hello Hollywood': Highlights from Sunday's Olympic closing ceremony
The curtain has closed on the Paris Games where Team USA completed an unforgettable journey with a total of 126 medals, including forty gold
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How old do you have to be to compete in the Olympics?
At the 2024 Summer Games, Quincy Wilson became the youngest American male track athlete in Olympic competition, at 16 years old.
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When are the Olympics over? Closing ceremony date, time, more
The Paris Olympics opening ceremony set a high bar for spectacle. What will the closing ceremony bring? Fans will have to tune in to find out.
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USA wins men's hoops gold medal game against France and more in Paris on Saturday
Saturday at the 2024 Paris Games was headlined by Team USA's gold medal in men's basketball against France, along with the men's and women's 4x400-meter relay finals.
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Caden Cunningham earns taekwondo silver
Team GB's Caden Cunningham earned silver in the men's taekwondo on Saturday after he was beaten by Iran's Arian Salimi.
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Sha'Carri Richardson leads relay team to gold, U.S. women's hoops to play France in final and more from Friday in Paris
The U.S. women's 4x100m relay team won gold, while the men's relay team was disqualified for passing the baton outside the "takeover zone."
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The complete day-by-day guide to Team GB at Paris 2024
Everything you need to know about Team GB's medal chances for the remainder of the Games.
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Team USA storms back for win against Serbia and more from Paris
LeBron James, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Noah Lyles are among the most recognizable names who will compete Thursday at the 2024 Paris Games.
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Rashitov wins back-to-back golds in taekwondo
Ulugbek Rashitov of Uzbekistan has won back-to-back Olympic taekwondo gold medals in the 68-kilogram division.
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Taekwondo star Jones admits sample mistake
Two-time Olympic champion Jade Jones of Britain admitted Thursday she "made a mistake" when she failed to submit herself to an out-of-competition doping test last year.
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Team USA women's basketball keeps 59-game streak and more from Wednesday in Paris
Several American athletes competed on their sport's biggest global stage on Wednesday at the 2024 Paris Games.
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Wongpattanakit defends taekwondo title in Paris
Tokyo Olympic champion Panipak Wongpattanakit defended her taekwondo title on Wednesday to secure Thailand's first gold medal of the Paris Olympics.
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Day 13 preview: Jade Jones going for history & Noah Lyles goes for gold again
Look ahead to Great Britain's biggest medal hopes on Day 13, while Noah Lyles chases down another gold in the 200m final.
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Team USA men's basketball moves on to semifinal round and more from Tuesday in Paris
A handful of Americans, including Gabby Thomas, earned medals on the track, while the USWNT secured a trip to soccer's gold medal match.
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Noah Lyles qualifies for 200-meter semifinal, Biles and Chiles win medals on floor and more Monday in Paris
Monday also featured a handful of knockout round matches in beach and indoor volleyball, plus the U.S. women's 3x3 basketball earned a bronze medal.
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Lyles wins 100m final, Djokovic, Scheffler strikes gold and more from Sunday at the Paris Games
Noah Lyles advanced to the 100-meter final, while a thrilling gold medal match saw Novak Djokovic add another honor to a stacked resume.
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Ledecky makes history with another gold, Sha'Carri grabs silver in 100m and more from Saturday in Paris
Noah Lyles also made his Paris debut on the track and the U.S. women's soccer team had a quarterfinal matchup against Japan.
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Grant Fisher makes U.S. track history, Marchand wins 4th gold and more Friday at the Paris Games
Sha'Carri Richardson made her long-awaited Olympic debut during the women's 100m preliminary round on Friday. Here's everything else you might have missed from Paris.
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Ledecky becomes most decorated U.S. Olympian, Biles grabs gold and more Thursday at the Paris Games
Katie Ledecky became the most decorated American woman in Olympic history and Simone Biles won gold in the women's gymnastics all-around final.
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U.S. men's basketball defeats South Sudan, Ledecky grabs gold in 1500m free and more from Wednesday at the Paris Games
The U.S. Olympic women's soccer team played its final group match, Katie Ledecky made history again and more from Wednesday at the 2024 Paris Games.
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Redemption complete: Simone Biles, Team USA strike gold in Paris
Simone Biles and the U.S. women's gymnastics team return, Coco Gauff is back in action and more action Tuesday at the 2024 Paris Games.
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A'ja Wilson, Team USA dominate Japan, U.S. earns 3,000th medal Monday at the Paris Games
Nadal and Djokovic met for a record 60th time, and the U.S. women's hoops team extended its 55-game winning streak at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday.
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A beauty queen, cop, and engineer: 10 Olympians with incredible backstories
From a Lesotho beauty queen turned Taekwondo star, to a triple jumper with a doctorate in electrical engineering, here are 10 African Olympians with fascinating backstories.
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KD, Team USA dominate Serbia and more from July 28 at the Paris Games
The first weekend of the 2024 Paris Olympics featured big names in action.
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 126
USA - 91
CHN - 65
GBR
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 USA | 40 |
 CHN | 40 |
 JPN | 20 |
Silver
| USA | 44 |
| CHN | 27 |
 FRA | 26 |
Bronze
| USA | 42 |
 GBR | 29 |
| CHN | 24 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 6Yufei
- 5
Marchand - 5Huske
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Marchand | 4 |
| Huske | 3 |
 O'Callaghan | 3 |
Silver
| Smith | 3 |
| Huske | 2 |
| Walsh | 2 |
Bronze
| Yufei | 5 |
| Junxuan | 3 |
| McKeown | 2 |
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Seven athletes caught doping in new tests from '16 Rio Olympics
Seven athletes from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, including one bronze medalist, tested positive for doping in fresh analysis of their samples.
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Men's and women's Tour de France opening stages in Britain in '27
Tour de France officials announced Thursday that both the men's and women's edition of the 2027 competition will kick off in Great Britain.
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Neeraj Chopra parts ways with coach Jan Zelezny
Under Zelezny, Neeraj breached the 90m mark for the first time in his career, as he began 2025 with a 90.23m throw at the Doha Diamond League last May
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Can LSU gymnastics rebound from last season to challenge for the national title?
Last year, the defending champion Tigers were edged out of finals. Now they're back -- with a plan to win the national title again.
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Olympic gold medalist Benita Fitzgerald Mosley named SafeSport CEO
The U.S. Center for SafeSport announced Benita Fitzgerald Mosley as its new CEO on Tuesday.
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What to watch as the 2026 NCAA gymnastics season begins
Can Jordan Chiles lead UCLA to the title? Will Oklahoma win again? All your questions answered as the NCAA gymnastics season starts Friday.
