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  Winners and losers of the 2024 Olympics: Big upsets, failures and joyful moments

  USA TODAY Sports - Dan Wolken

  PARIS — After two somewhat depressing Olympics conducted under strict COVID protocols in Tokyo and Beijing, the Games returned to form here in a big way. Crowds were immense. Television ratings skyrocketed. Safety and security were preserved. And Team USA dominated the medal table, tying China for …

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  China tied the U.S. on Olympic golds — here's how

  NBC News - By Alexander Smith

  The Asian superpower has long majored in sports such as diving and weightlifting. Now it's starting to branch out. PARIS — Everywhere you looked at the 2024 Paris Games, Americans dominated. Team USA sent by far the most athletes. Hordes of stars-and-stripes-clad tourists made the trip across the …

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  Paris Olympics: No medal for Bryson or French in modern pentathlon

  BBC News - Jonathan Jurejko

  Kerenza Bryson could not add to Great Britain's medal haul at Paris 2024 as she fell out of contention in the Olympic women's modern pentathlon. The 25-year-old junior doctor - who was Team GB's sole representative in the final because defending champion Kate French withdrew before Sunday's climax - …

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  Olympics: Netherlands' Sifan Hassan wins women's marathon

  DW English - Deutsche Welle

  Dutch athlete Sifan Hassan has achieved an Olympic record at the 2024 Games in Paris by finishing the women's marathon in 2:22:55. Ethiopia's Tigst …

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  Ukraine uses Olympic spotlight to capture global attention and fight war fatigue

  Associated Press - By HANNA ARHIROVA

  PARIS (AP) — Ukraine’s Olympic house stands out for its somber atmosphere, with fewer celebrations and parties than the other fan clubhouses that countries set up to tout their athletes and culture. It has moments of silence for war victims and screens documentaries about the …

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  U.S. women's soccer defeats Brazil to win gold at Paris Olympics

  Axios - Ina Fried

  The U.S. women's soccer team defeated Brazil 1-0 on Saturday to capture the gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Why it matters: The popular and …