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American swimmer Caeleb Dressel fought back tears after setting a new Olympic record following 'really tough year'
Caeleb Dressel set a new Olympic record, and struggled through tears to put his emotions into words.
Tyler Lauletta
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A US Army lieutenant joined the military after not qualifying for previous Olympics. Now, she is a gold medalist and Olympic-record holder.
Amber English failed to qualify for the Olympics in 2012 and 2016 so she joined the US Army. Today,…
Jackson Thompson
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Happy for my son, equally happy for Nadeem as he is also our child: Neeraj Chopra's mother
Neeraj Chopra secured a silver medal at the Paris Olympics with his best throw of the season at 89.…
PTI
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Michael Phelps tied a 2,000-year-old record at the Olympics, and he'll likely break it
According to historians, Leonidas of Rhodes was the closest thing to an Olympic god, winning his la…
Morgan J. Wolf
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A water polo superstar broke her nose mid-match, gushed blood into the pool, and returned days later to set an Olympic record
Maggie Steffens was left bloodied in the pool after a broken nose against China. Days later she set…
Tyler Lauletta
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The winner of the Tokyo Olympics' first gold had to put her medal around her own neck and sing her national anthem behind a mask
China's Qian Yang, 21, set an Olympic record to win the women's 10-meter air rifle competition. Due…
Barnaby Lane
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Abhinav Bindra Bids Adieu To Shooting
Today, as he announced the end of his professional shooting career, let’s have a look at his achiev…
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3-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Murphy pushed his car up a hill as a creative workout alternative during quarantine
"We couldn't get it very far up the hill," Ryan Murphy told Insider. "But that was a nice way to wo…
Meredith Cash
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"I gave my best, but it was Arshad's day": Neeraj Chopra reflects on missing gold at Paris Olympics
Neeraj Chopra, who secured a silver medal in javelin at the Paris Olympics, acknowledged Pakistan's…
ANI
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The world's most dominant butterfly swimmer blamed a hole in his suit and last-minute change for not setting a new world record
Kristof Milak won a gold medal and set a new Olympic record in the 200-meter butterfly, but he said…
Scott Davis
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Italian Luge Athlete Has Now Won A Medal In Six Consecutive Olympics
Asked what he felt about his accomplishment, Zoeggeler said: "This is good for me, good for the spo…
Agence France Presse
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An Olympics reporter was met with silence when he asked the women's weightlifting podium about Laurel Hubbard
The American lifter Sarah Robles, who won the bronze medal, eventually said, "No, thank you," and m…
Alan Dawson
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A 21-year-old Zambian breakout star scored back-to-back hat tricks, tying the Olympics goal record in just 2 games
With hat tricks vs the Netherlands and China, Barbra Banda became the first player - man or woman -…
Meredith Cash
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Manu Bhakar scripts history, becomes first India woman to win medal in shooting at Olympics
Ace India shooter Manu Bhaker finished third to secure a bronze medal in the final of the Women's A…
ANI
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3 Olympian medal winners won the exact same medals in back-to-back Olympics for the first time in history
Ryan Crouser, Joe Kovacs and Tom Walsh took home the same medals for shot put in the Tokyo 2020 Oly…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Why Katie Ledecky's Olympic world record last night is even more amazing than you think
Plus, at this point in time, many world records are set on courses that are designed for optimal ra…
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Indians fail to medal in men's 20km race walk at Paris 2024 Olympics
Indian runner Vikash Singh clocked a time of 1:22:36, securing the 30th position in the men's 20km …
ANI
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Chart shows just how dominant Michael Phelps has been in the Olympics
Lost in all the Phelps hoopla is the performance of Ryan Lochte. He was part of the 4x100-meter fre…