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Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.

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Jesse Owens’ achievements at 1936 Olympics were ‘thumb in the eye’ to Adolf Hitler, says US athlete’s grandson

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HYROX: These two women are at the forefront of a ‘body-breaking’ fitness race with Olympic aspirations

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Rapper Flavor Flav attends the Summer Spectacular event benefitting The Brent Shapiro Foundation For Drug Prevention honoring Arielle Lorre and hosted by Lala Kent at The Beverly Hilton on September 30, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

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In a ‘very surreal’ move, Flavor Flav has a new calling as hype man to the US women’s water polo team

The participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes has been one of the major talking points leading up to this year's Olympic Games.

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Can Russians and Belarusians compete at the Paris Olympics? Individual Neutral Athletes explained

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‘On the roadsides there were shot up cars where people had been killed’: Facing war, death and destruction ahead of Olympics

RECIFE, BRAZIL - JUNE 1: Marta Vieira of Brazil runs in the field during the Women’s International Friendly match between Brazil and Jamaica at Arena Pernambuco on June 1, 2024 in Recife, Brazil. (Photo by Chico Peixoto/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

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Brazil soccer star Marta to play in sixth Olympics at Paris Games

Simone Biles sits in first place of all-around competition at US Olympic Gymnastics Trials

Sha’Carri Richardson makes statement with blistering 200m at US Olympic trials

Elaine Thompson-Herah, five-time Olympic gold medalist, ruled out of Paris Games with Achilles injury

NBC to use AI version of announcer Al Michaels’ voice for Olympics recaps

Alex Morgan left off US women’s soccer team roster for Paris Olympics as team undergoes a changing of the guard

No AC but the ‘greenest’ ever Games? Inside Paris’ landmark Olympic Village

Athing Mu’s hopes of defending her Olympic 800m title end after falling at the US trials

Snoop Dogg delivers mic drop moments at US trials as 52-year-old runs 200m in 34.44 seconds

Noah Lyles wins 100 meters at US trials to qualify for Paris Olympics

Simone Manuel wins 50m freestyle at US Olympic swimming trials as she continues return from overtraining syndrome

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The American, 33, is now the elite women's Hyrox world champion.

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How this 16-year-old found out he’s going to the Olympics 1:54

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‘I don’t know if I will see him again’: Ukrainian Olympic hurdler describes heartbreak of competing during war 1:17

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World Athletics President Seb Coe visits Ukraine in road to the Olympics 5:44

Air France-KLM CEO: ‘Airlines are ready for Olympics’ 3:02

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Game On: Summer Game Fest 1:19

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IOC President Thomas Bach discusses historic Paris Olympics 4:00

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Mbappé says he really wants to win European Championships with France 3:10

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The participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes has been one of the major talking points leading up to this year's Olympic Games.

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Can Russians and Belarusians compete at the Paris Olympics? Individual Neutral Athletes explained

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‘The eyes of the world are on this race’. Paris Olympics’ triathlon hangs in the balance over E. Coli levels in the Seine

BELGRADE, SERBIA - MARCH 19: Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine UKR looks on prior to the Women's High Jump on Day Two of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 at Belgrade Arena on March 19, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images for World Athletics)

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‘When I see Russian athletes … I see every city destroyed,’ says Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh

India's Neeraj Chopra competes in the men's javelin throw final during the Diamond League athletics meeting at Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zurich on August 31, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Neeraj Chopra has gained unlikely stardom in India. If he wins another Olympic gold, he will be ‘treated like God’

B-boy Menno of the Netherlands performs at Passerelle Debilly during the Red Bull BC One All Stars Paris take-over in Paris, France on August 9, 2023. // Dean Treml / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202308170046 // Usage for editorial use only //

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‘Breaking has total freedom for me,’ says Menno van Gorp, a medal hopeful in the newest Olympic sport

Bill May, of the United States, walks along the pool deck at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Saturday, July 15, 2023. Largely unnoticed by the general public, men have been participating in artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronized swimming, for decades. (AP Photo/Nick Didlick)

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Excluded from the Olympics for his whole career, artistic swimmer Bill May set for ‘beautiful’ debut at this year’s Games

Armand Duplantis of Team Sweden competes in the Men's Pole Vault Final on Day Three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 at Emirates Arena on March 03, 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Mondo Duplantis aims for ‘dominance’ in ‘freaky sport’ of pole vault after breaking the world record multiple times

British Olympic Rower, Helen Glover trains in preparation for the Sport Relief All-Star Games: Birmingham 2022. Two teams of para and non-disabled sporting legends and celebrities are set to go head-to-head at this summers Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, all to raise life-changing money for Sport Relief.The teams will take on five Birmingham 2022 sports, competing in front of live crowds at the actual venues during the Games. Taken in Lee Valley VeloPark, London on the 19th July 2022.

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For Helen Glover, motherhood means that ‘every inch of happiness’ doesn’t rest on Olympic success

In Pictures

STUTTGART, GERMANY - OCTOBER 10: Simone Biles of USA competes on Floor during the Women's All-Around Final on Day 7 of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on October 10, 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

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Gallery In pictures: Superstar gymnast Simone Biles

Turin, ITALY: Clara Hughes of Canada celebrates winning the gold medal in the Ladies' 5000M speed skating competition during the 2006 Winter Olympics 25 February 2006, in Turin. Germany's Claudia Pechstein took silver and Canada's Cindy Klassen won bronze. AFP PHOTO/FRANCK FIFE (Photo credit should read FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Gallery These 6 Olympians medaled in summer and winter sports

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Winners Patrick Bertoletti and Miki Sudo pose for a photograph after Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4 in New York City.

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Patrick Bertoletti wins Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest; Miki Sudo sets new women’s record

A general view of the main pool is seen during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo, Japan, on July 29, 2021.

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World Aquatics confirms US government has opened criminal investigation into doping case involving Chinese swimmers: AP

HAMBURG, GERMANY - JULY 04: Kylian Mbappe of France walks out of the tunnel during a France training session at Volksparkstadion on July 04, 2024 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Alex Pantling - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)

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Kylian Mbappé calls first round of French elections ‘catastrophic’ after country’s lurch to the far-right

San Diego Wave players and coaches pose for a team photo after winning the 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup.

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San Diego Wave FC rejects ‘inaccurate and defamatory’ statements from former employee

02 July 2024, Saxony, Leipzig: Soccer: European Championship, Austria - Turkey, final round, round of 16, Leipzig Stadion, Merih Demiral of Turkey (r) celebrates after his second goal with Ferdi Kadioglu of Turkey. Photo by: Hendrik Schmidt/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

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Germany summons Turkish ambassador as row erupts over alleged right-wing salute goal celebration at Euro 2024

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Naomi Osaka after defeat in her second round match
Wimbledon Tennis Championships, Day 3, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, UK - 03 Jul 2024

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‘I didn’t feel fully confident in myself’: Naomi Osaka knocked out of Wimbledon by American Emma Navarro

Seattle Kraken new assistant coach Jessica Campbell speaks during an NHL hockey press conference Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Seattle. Campbell will become the first woman to work on the bench of an NHL franchise after the team hired her as an assistant coach. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

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Jessica Campbell becomes first full-time female assistant coach in NHL history as she joins the Seattle Kraken staff

Jin, a member of South Korean K-pop band BTS poses for photographers ahead of a press conference to introduce their new single "Butter" in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

BTS member Jin to participate as South Korea torchbearer in Paris 2024 Olympic torch relay