Paris Olympics 2024
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Paralympics: can Team USA turn things around for Los Angeles 2028?
Today's Big Question Beijing and London offer model for how hosting can lead to medal success as China maintains dominance
By The Week UK Published
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Raygun: heir to Eddie the Eagle?
Talking Point Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn has become 'a worldwide meme'
By The Week UK Published
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Looking ahead to the new and returning events at the 2028 Summer Olympics
In the Spotlight Flag football, squash and the obstacle course will debut alongside returning competitions
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Stars close out Paris Olympics, toss to LA
Speed Read A Tom Cruise stunt and Billie Eilish concert ended the 2024 Paris Olympics
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Boxing at the Olympics: the row over sexual differences
Talking Point Controversy over Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting shines a spotlight on the murky world of gender testing – and the IOC's inaction
By The Week UK Published
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Lyles wins Olympic bronze in 200m, with Covid
Speed Read American sprinter Noah Lyles collapsed after his race and later revealed he had tested positive for Covid
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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And the gold goes to the wackiest events of Olympics past
The Explainer Prior games have included contests like pigeon shooting and hot air ballooning
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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'In the forgotten civil war in Sudan, children have become collateral damage'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Has geopolitical wrestling overshadowed the Olympics?
Today's Big Question Global political tensions and culture war issues have loomed large in Paris
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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'It's a perilous moment for fertility in the US'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US Published
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Biles takes all-around gold at Olympics
Speed Read Simone Biles won the women's Olympic all-around gymnastics competition in the Paris Games
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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The viral stars of the 2024 Paris Olympics
The Explainer From 'Olympic Love Island' to Norway's 'Muffin man', the winners of the Paris Games aren't always on the podium
By Rebecca Messina, The Week UK Published
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Canada's Olympic women's soccer team is embroiled in a drone-spying scandal
In the Spotlight The team's coach was banned for two years as a result
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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'Flags are talismans of national pride, but their absence can also reflect a venomous divorce'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
Instant Opinion