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Olympic Games: Dutch beach volleyball player convicted of rape eliminated

Warning: Readers may find some of the details in this story disturbing Steven van de Velde, the Dutch beach volleyball player who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old British girl in 2016,…

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Why a 4th-place finish in 10,000m meant as much to Moh Ahmed as ‘most Olympic medals’

Fourth place finishes at the Olympics are supposed to be painful. And for Moh Ahmed in the men’s 10,000 metres, that…

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Olympic Games: Belgium and Switzerland athletes fall ill after River Seine race

Paris, France – Belgium has withdrawn from the mixed relay triathlon race on Monday and Switzerland has had to mix…

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Canada leaves France without an Olympic soccer medal, but the 22 indefatigable players lost on their own terms

Minutes after the Canadian women’s soccer team took down Colombia, winning the third of three must-win games to complete an…

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Olympic boxing: Who is Imane Khelif?

VILLEPINTE, France – Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has landed in the middle of a divide about gender in sports after…

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2020 Olympic champ Warner says withdrawing from decathlon was a ‘worst nightmare’

Four-time Olympian Damian Warner says withdrawing from the Olympic men’s decathlon competition in Paris was like a “worst nightmare come…

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Golden Slam completed: Djokovic secures Olympic gold after topping Alcaraz in men’s final

Novak Djokovic won his first Olympic gold medal by beating Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) in an enthralling men’s…

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Camryn Rogers heads to Olympic hammer throw final

PARIS – Camryn Rogers is set to go for gold in the Olympic women’s hammer throw final. Rogers of Richmond,…

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Canada’s Wyatt Sanford claims Olympic bronze after losing boxing semifinal by split decision

Wyatt Sanford became Canada’s first Olympic boxing medallist in 28 years on Sunday following a semifinal loss to France’s Sofiane Oumiha in…

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Canadian archer Peters comes up short in Olympic quarterfinal bid after breakthrough year

Eric Peters went from 64th to fifth in the world’s recurve archery rankings in just over a year. But, the…

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