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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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Summer Olympics
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.
Summer Olympics
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.
Olympic Sports
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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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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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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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.
Olympic Sports
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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Olympic Sports
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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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.
Olympic Sports
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.
Olympic Sports
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.
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Men earn gold in 4x100m freestyle relay, Nadal/Alcaraz advance and more from the Paris Games
The 2024 Paris Olympics are officially underway. Here's what happened on the event's first day.
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2024 Paris Olympics: Best moments from the Games' opening ceremony
The 2024 Paris Olympics officially got underway on Friday. Here are the top moments from the traditional commencement ceremony.
Olympic Sports
Where are Team GB's Olympic medal opportunities?
As the Olympics get under way in Paris, Andy Murray and Tom Daley are among the Team GB athletes aiming to win medals at the Games.
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Reports: N. Koreans head to taekwondo worlds
North Korea has sent a large group of taekwondo athletes and officials through Beijing to an international competition in one of the first significant openings of its border since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jones: Anxiety led to Olympic disappointment
Double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones has said she suffered from anxiety in lockdown and "wasn't in a good place" at last summer's Tokyo Games.
Winter Olympics
Tonga Olympian Pita Taufatofua helping homeland after volcano, tsunami
He captured the world's attention in 2016 as a bare-chested flag bearer at the Rio Olympics and is now trying to focus the world's attention on helping Tonga recover from a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 126
USA - 91
CHN - 65
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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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No new 'incriminating' evidence against Michigan State in Larry Nassar case
Thousands of documents turned over by Michigan State University reveal nothing new about what the school might have known about years of sexual abuse committed by Larry Nassar.
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Algeria, Japan join World Boxing body trying to save Olympic status
Algeria and Japan have joined World Boxing, increasing the organization's membership to 44 federations as it looks to preserve the sport's place at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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Alleged attacker of Uganda's Rebecca Cheptegei dies of burns
The man who was accused of dousing gasoline on Ugandan marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei, causing her death, has now died of burns sustained in the attack, a Kenyan hospital spokesperson said Tuesday.
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Who are Tara and Hunter Woodhall, the Team USA track stars?
Here's a look at key accomplishments from Olympic and Paralympic stars Tara Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall.
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Who is Ilona Maher, the U.S. Olympic women's rugby star?
Ilona Maher has made a positive impact on the U.S. women's rugby Olympic team with her powerful performances and uplifting social media posts.
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Simone Biles puts Yurchenko double pike to rest in social media post
Simone Biles held a "homegoing" ceremony for one of her historically difficult signature moves that won't be seen in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
