Sports Olympic athletes in Paris are winning medals. They're also voicing wisdom Athletes at press conferences are famous for talking in cliches. But in Paris, a lot of Olympians are going deep, voicing wisdom and sharing their truths. Brian Mann
Sports In Paris, Jamaican sprinters backslide in Olympic track rivalry with U.S. The Americans, unsurprisingly, have medaled in the fastest track events at the Paris Games. The Jamaicans? Hardly. Emma Bowman
Sports Longtime running buddies will compete tomorrow in the streets of Paris NPR's Juana Summers talks with USA men's marathoners Conner Mantz and Clayton Young about the challenges of the Paris marathon, and their longtime friendship on and off the running course. Vincent Acovino Christopher Intagliata Juana Summers
Sports USA's Rai Benjamin bests world record holder to win 400m hurdles Olympic gold After winning silver at the Tokyo Games, the 27-year-old traded spots on the podium in Paris with Norwegian Karsten Warholm, the defending gold medalist. Emma Bowman
National Olivia Reeves wins first U.S. weightlifting Olympic gold medal in 24 years U.S. weightlifter Olivia Reeves won a gold medal in her Olympic debut. She lifted a total of 262 kilograms, or roughly 577 pounds to bring home the U.S.'s first weightlifting gold since 2000. Juana Summers
Sports Breaking debuts as a new sport at the Paris Olympics Breaking got its start at block parties and clubs in the Bronx in the 1970s when DJs would take the ‘breaks’ in hip-hop songs and string them together so that people could dance to extended riffs.
Sports Olympics update: U.S. track and field medal frenzy interrupted by COVID The U.S. track and field team has continued to secure medals; Thursday night, the team added three golds, several silvers and bronzes, and even had a new world record from 400m hurdle phenom Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.
National Why does Puerto Rico have its own Olympic team? It all boils down to rules set by the International Olympic Committee. Alana Wise
Sports The Refugee Olympic Team wins its first-ever medal, thanks to boxer Cindy Ngamba Ngamba will leave Paris with a bronze medal, a historic first for the refugee team, now in its third Games. Ngamba, who lives in England, can't return to her native Cameroon because of her sexuality. Rachel Treisman
Sports At Versailles, a grand Olympic venue dazzles spectators and competitors alike With the equestrian events in the books, the reviews are in: The temporary grandstand built on the estate of Versailles was "spectacular," "magnificent" and a source of pride for residents of France. Becky Sullivan
