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Olympics and Paralympics

Simone Biles says she wasn't going to let Larry Nassar take her joy away

Simone Biles says she wasn't going to let Larry Nassar take her joy away

"It was too much," Simone Biles said of enduring years of media coverage of disgraced former team doctor Larry Nassar. "But I was not going to let him take something I've worked for since I was 6 years old."
by Sharon Pruitt-Young

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Gold medalist Gable Steveson having fun as he considers next move

Gold medalist Gable Steveson having fun as he considers next move

Wrestler Gable Steveson has been on the go since his dramatic last-second victory to earn an Olympic gold medal. He could go to mixed martial arts, professional wrestling or head back to Minnesota to defend his NCAA heavyweight wrestling title.
by The Associated Press

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1st Paralympic gold medal goes to Paige Greco of Australia

1st Paralympic gold medal goes to Paige Greco of Australia

Australian cyclist Paige Greco has earned the first gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympics. She won the 3,000-meter pursuit on the track at the velodrome. It was the first of 24 gold medals up for grabs as the Paralympics got underway in the middle of a pandemic.
by The Associated Press

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An Olympian sold her silver medal to fund a boy's surgery. The buyer let her keep it

An Olympian sold her silver medal to fund a boy's surgery. The buyer let her keep it

Maria Magdalena Andrejczyk of Poland announced she would sell her medal in the javelin throw to help fund heart surgery for an 8-month-old. A convenience store chain had the winning bid of $125,000.
by Joe Hernandez

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U.S. rolls to women's hoops gold medal

U.S. rolls to women's hoops gold medal

Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi walked off the basketball court together, arm-in-arm, one last time at the Tokyo Games. They started their journey together five Olympics ago and ended it in the same fashion as always — with gold medals.
by The Associated Press

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