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Olympics and Paralympics

Paris wants an AC-free Olympic Village. Team USA and others aren’t so chill with it

Paris wants an AC-free Olympic Village. Team USA and others aren’t so chill with it

The U.S. is among the countries bringing portable AC units to the Paris Olympics this summer since the Athletes’ Village won’t have any. Many athletes are worried about competing in extreme heat.
by Rachel Treisman

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World champ Alise Willoughby will lead the U.S. BMX racing team at her fourth Olympics in Paris

World champ Alise Willoughby will lead the U.S. BMX racing team at her fourth Olympics in Paris

Alise Willoughby has been selected for her fourth Olympics and will lead the U.S. squad in BMX racing at the Paris Games in just over a month. The U.S. will send five BMX riders — three women and two men. 
by The Associated Press

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A night for familiar names at U.S. swim trials. Ledecky, Murphy, King and Grimes win

A night for familiar names at U.S. swim trials. Ledecky, Murphy, King and Grimes win

It was a night for familiar names at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. American backstroke star Ryan Murphy is headed to his third Olympics. So is breaststroke queen Lilly King. And the most prominent name of all, Katie Ledecky, locked up a second individual race in Paris.
by The Associated Press

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Olympics reassigns a 1900 medal — and its winner — from Britain to France

Olympics reassigns a 1900 medal — and its winner — from Britain to France

A French historian recently made a case for a 1900 silver medal to be credited to France, based on the Olympics' informal rules in that era. The cyclist, Lloyd Hildebrand, lived most of his life in France.
by Bill Chappell

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From 5-time Olympian to new classes, U.S. sailing team looking for a comeback at Paris Games

From 5-time Olympian to new classes, U.S. sailing team looking for a comeback at Paris Games

“It gives me the chills” that these Olympics will be the first allowing men and women sailors equal medal opportunities, said Minnesota native Lara Dallman-Weiss, 35, who competed in the women’s 470 in the Tokyo Games and is going to be McNay's crew for Paris.
by The Associated Press

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Former Timberwolves player makes Olympics in beach volleyball

Former Timberwolves player makes Olympics in beach volleyball

Former NBA player Chase Budinger is going to the Olympics — for beach volleyball. The Californian earned a Paris berth with Miles Evans as the No. 2 U.S. men’s pair at the FIVB tournament in Ostrava, Czechia, on Wednesday.
by The Associated Press

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With the Olympics fast approaching, gymnast Simone Biles already looks dominant

With the Olympics fast approaching, gymnast Simone Biles already looks dominant

After mental health struggles sidelined her at the Tokyo Olympics, the 27-year-old star is back with an all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships and a spot at the Olympic trials.
by Becky Sullivan

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