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2024 Paris Olympics

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‘One Caribbean, one love’: Unheralded island nations shine in track and field at the Paris Olympics
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‘One Caribbean, one love’: Unheralded island nations shine in track and field at the Paris Olympics

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Track and field fans are used to seeing Jamaican athletes on the medal stand at the Olympics. In Paris, other Caribbean nations have introduced themselves and…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2024
Sha’Carri Richardson’s comeback halted by Julien Alfred, who brings 1st Olympic medal to St. Lucia
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Sha’Carri Richardson’s comeback halted by Julien Alfred, who brings 1st Olympic medal to St. Lucia

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — There were small signs for anyone willing to look that the sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson might not quite match the person she has become. The wobbly starts. The little details.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 3, 2024
Triple jump champion Thea LaFond on winning Dominica’s first Olympic medal: ‘It’s a really big deal’
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Triple jump champion Thea LaFond on winning Dominica’s first Olympic medal: ‘It’s a really big deal’

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sometimes, all it takes is one athlete. In March, triple jumper Thea LaFond was the only representative of her tiny Caribbean nation, Dominica, at world indoors.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 26, 2024
Cuba dominated Olympic boxing for decades. But the team was on the ropes in Paris Games
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Cuba dominated Olympic boxing for decades. But the team was on the ropes in Paris Games

PARIS (AP) — Erislandy Álvarez didn’t expect to carry the weight of a proud boxing nation on his shoulders when he takes the ring Wednesday night in an arena packed…
Posted by John McCarthy August 19, 2024
For Haiti, the Paris Olympics is about more than just winning gold
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For Haiti, the Paris Olympics is about more than just winning gold

PARIS (AP) — As he coasted along Paris’ Seine River during the Olympic opening ceremony, one word came to Haitian swimmer Alexandre Grand’Pierre’s mind. “Iconic.” For the seven athletes competing for Haiti,…
Posted by John McCarthy August 11, 2024
The scrutiny Khelif and Lin face over their sex at the Olympics is a repeating problem in sports
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The scrutiny Khelif and Lin face over their sex at the Olympics is a repeating problem in sports

PARIS (AP) — It’s 15 years ago this month that a teenage runner from South Africa was publicly scrutinized over her sex at a major sports event. The lesson everyone was meant…
Posted by John McCarthy August 9, 2024
Russian disinformation slams Paris and amplifies boxer debate to undermine the Olympics
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Russian disinformation slams Paris and amplifies boxer debate to undermine the Olympics

WASHINGTON (AP) — The actor in the viral music video denouncing the 2024 Olympics looks a lot like French President Emmanuel Macron. The images of rats, trash and the sewage,…
Posted by John McCarthy August 7, 2024
Thea LaFond wins triple jump to bring Dominica first ever Olympic gold medal
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Thea LaFond wins triple jump to bring Dominica first ever Olympic gold medal

PARIS — Thea LaFond made history for the Caribbean island nation of Dominica by winning gold in the triple jump on Saturday to claim the country's first-ever Olympic medal. Jamaica's…
Posted by John McCarthy August 6, 2024
Two Jamaican sprinters are no-shows and won’t race for individual medals at Olympics
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Two Jamaican sprinters are no-shows and won’t race for individual medals at Olympics

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Two Jamaican sprinters pulled out of their women’s races this weekend and will not compete for individual medals at the Paris Games. Shericka Jackson, the defending world…
Posted by John McCarthy August 6, 2024
Whale breach seen during Paris Olympics surfing semifinal competition in Tahiti
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Whale breach seen during Paris Olympics surfing semifinal competition in Tahiti

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — With all eyes on the ocean during the final day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti on Monday afternoon, a surprise guest made an…
Posted by John McCarthy August 6, 2024

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