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A US Olympic athlete couldn't pay her rent, so Flavor Flav and Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian stepped in to help
A 2020 survey of 491 athletes from 48 countries by the athletes' rights group Global Athletes found…
Amanda Goh
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Paris' River Seine is so polluted that Olympic athletes weren't allowed to swim in it
Paris' Seine River's water levels are below the required standards for the men's triathlon to take …
Thibault Spirlet
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Olympic athletes are roasting the Olympic Village accommodations on TikTok: 'The bed sucks'
Tennis star Coco Gauff said that 10 girls have to share 2 bathrooms at the Olympic Village in Paris…
Lloyd Lee
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Caeleb Dressel is making his comeback at the 2024 Olympics. Here's what to know about America's fastest swimmer.
Caeleb Dressel is currently America's fastest swimmer. The athlete is making his grand comeback at …
Gabby Landsverk
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Jordan Chiles is competing in her second Olympics in Paris. Here's what to know about her gymnastics career.
Jordan Chiles is returning for a second Olympics cycle after taking home a silver medal from Tokyo.…
Mikhaila Friel,Michelle Mark
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Simone Biles net worth: How the decorated Olympic gymnastics icon earns and spends her money
Simone Biles' net worth includes winnings from her Olympic medals but otherwise is not closely rela…
Meredith Cash,Michelle Mark
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The Olympics is reportedly losing its largest sponsor over concerns the IOC is not doing enough to support the athletes
Toyota will reportedly end its lucrative sponsorship deal with the IOC after the 2024 Paris Olympic…
Cork Gaines
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Nike says there are less-skimpy options for its Olympic outfits after athletes called them sexist
The bodysuit featured a high cut around the crotch many athletes found objectionable — but Nike sai…
Geoff Weiss
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A Ukrainian biathlete won bronze at the Paralympic Winter Games just a day after his house was destroyed by Russian shelling
Dmytro Suiarko finished third in the men's middle distance vision impaired biathlon in Beijing on T…
Barnaby Lane
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A Ukrainian Paralympian pulled out of her race after finding out that her father had been captured by Russian soldiers
Anastasiia Laletina was "very upset" and couldn't compete in the middle-distance sitting para biath…
Sophia Ankel
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71 stunning photos of Team USA at the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing
Christopher Plys of Team USA throws the rock during the Curling Mixed Doubles Round Robin at the 20…
Meredith Cash
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Krishna Nagar bags India’s second gold medal in badminton at Tokyo Paralympics
Krishna Nagar won India's second gold medal from the badminton courts and fifth overall, beating Ho…
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Tokyo Paralympic Games — India’s Bhavina Patel enters table tennis final, gold medal match on Sunday
The 34-year-old Patel, who had surprised even the Indian camp in the Paralympics with her sensat…
PTI
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Paralympians describe barriers they face finding 9-to-5 jobs after the games, from stigmas to 'pigeonholing'
"The Paralympic Games have so much more recognition than they ever have," three-time Paralympian Ka…
John Loeppky
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Paralympic Committee display Afghan flag during opening ceremony in 'solidarity' with athletes who were forced to withdraw due to Taliban takeover
Two Afghan athletes were scheduled to compete in the Paralympics this year, but they had to withdra…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Afghanistan's first female Paralympian gave a desperate plea for help to escape the Taliban and make it to Tokyo
Zakia Khudadadi was one of two Afghan athletes due to fly out, but has been unable to leave followi…
Sam Cooper
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17-time Paralympic medalist Oksana Masters says 'it's weird' to finally be recognized as one of the most dominant athletes across all sports
The Paralympic legend, who has competed across four adaptive sports, also discussed recently learni…
Meredith Cash
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Three-time national para-swimming champion Amartya Chakraborty passes away
The champion swimmer, who won around 30 medals at the national level, made his mark in the sub-juni…
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40 cops working at the Tokyo Paralympics have been sent home after they got drunk, brawled, and visited a brothel, says report
40 police officers delpoyed to guard the Tokyo Paralympics have been sent home, reported the Asahi …
Alia Shoaib
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A shot-putter won Paralympic gold and set a world record but was disqualified for being 3 minutes late
Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli broke his own world record by more than half a meter but was disqualified a…