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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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When did summer events become Olympic sports?
Popular sports like soccer and golf weren't always in the Olympics. Check out when summer sports became a part of the Olympic Games.
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U.S. men's water polo ends drought with bronze
Adrian Weinberg made 16 saves in regulation and denied Vince Vigvári in the penalty shootout, helping the United States beat Hungary 11-8 for the bronze medal in men's water polo at the Paris Olympics.
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How U.S. women's water polo missed out on a medal for the first time
Check out the numbers behind the historic defeat for the United States women's water polo team against the Netherlands.
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U.S. women stunned, miss water polo podium
Sabrina van der Sloot scored with less than a second on the clock as the Netherlands stunned the United States 11-10 for bronze in women's water polo on Saturday to deny the Americans a medal for the first time at the Olympics.
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Serbia tops U.S. in men's water polo semifinals
Nikola Dedovic scored four times to lead Serbia to a 10-6 victory over the United States in the semifinals of the men's water polo tournament at the Paris Olympics.
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Court dismisses Italian water polo ejection protest
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed a protest by the Italian Swimming Federation over the ejection of Francesco Condemi from Italy's quarterfinal loss to Hungary in the men's water polo tournament at the Paris Olympics.
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Paris Games Thursday recap
Check out the scores and storylines of Thursday's action across all sports at the Paris Games.
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Australia ends U.S. defense of water polo title
The U.S. reign over women's water polo ended Thursday night, stopped by a flood of turnovers and a terrific defensive performance by Gabi Palm and Australia.
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U.S. water polo beats Aussies, advances to semis
The United Statas water polo team defeated Australia 11-10 Wednesday to reach the Olympic semifinals.
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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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U.S. women's water polo advances to semifinals
Ashleigh Johnson made 17 saves and Rachel Fattal snapped a tie in the fourth quarter, helping the U.S. women's water polo team edge Hungary 5-4 in the Paris Olympics quarterfinals.
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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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Breakout stars, best moments and what comes next: Breaking down the Games halfway through
At the midpoint of the Olympics, we look back at some of the best moments and forward at what's still to come in the second week.
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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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How the U.S. women's water polo team has bonded following personal tragedies
The team has seen unparalleled success, aiming to win its fourth straight gold medal. Players have also acted as each other's network of support.
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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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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.
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USA's water polo Swifties hoping for a 'Love Story' in Paris
Maggie Steffens and the U.S. women's Olympic water polo team are hoping to follow in Taylor Swift's footsteps if they end up playing at the same arena as the pop star in Paris.
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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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Britain on brink of America's Cup defeat, New Zealand lead 6-2
New Zealand cruised to within a point of retaining the America's Cup on Friday, twice outclassing the British challengers to take a 6-2 lead in the first-to-seven series off Barcelona.
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America's Cup: Britain win second race; New Zealand lead 4-2
Britain won a second race in their head-to-head America's Cup final against New Zealand on Wednesday, reducing the holders' lead to 4-2 in the first-to-seven-points series in testing sea conditions off Barcelona, Spain.
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America's Cup: New Zealand take 4-0 lead over Britain
New Zealand took a 4-0 lead over Britain in their America's Cup defence on Monday, with the crews locked in a tight early tacking duel and close passes in the first downwind leg before the Kiwis took control to win the race.
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Olympians Noah Lyles and Junelle Bromfield announce engagement
The 2024 Olympic gold medalist in the men's 100m dash and Jamaican Olympic sprinter have been dating since summer 2022.
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America's Cup: New Zealand lead 3-0 over Ainslie's Britain
New Zealand extended their America's Cup lead over Britain to 3-0 in the first-to-seven series on Sunday, after the two boats came within "a matter of centimetres" of clashing foils.
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Ruth Chepngetich smashes world record at Chicago Marathon
Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich shatters the women's world record by nearly two minutes at the Chicago Marathon, winning in 2:09:56. She is the first woman to break 2:10 in the marathon.
