National The final Olympic medal tally puts the U.S. on top in Paris The fight for national bragging rights over gold medals — considered by many countries to be the most coveted prize — came down to the wire and, in the end, China and the U.S. tied with 40 apiece. Brian Mann
National U.S. women's basketball team defeats France to win eighth straight Olympic gold medal The United States struggled most of the game against a tenacious French team that was powered by a boisterous home crowd. The U.S. women's basketball team has not lost at the Olympics since 1992. Juana Summers
Sports Amateur runners will get the chance to compete on the same course as Olympic athletes One of the last events of the Sumer Olympics is always the marathon. This year's was a little different. After the official entrants ran the course, it was opened to regular runners. Juana Summers Play AudioListen 6 mins
National Sifan Hassan wins Olympic women's marathon, for a third medal at Paris Olympics With a hard, late kick, Sifan Hassan won the women’s marathon in Olympic record time. The gold-medal performance caps a stunning Olympics for her. She also bronze in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races. Juana Summers
National U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles must return her bronze medal, Olympic officials say Chiles' bronze had been awarded after a last-minute inquiry boosted her score by a tenth of a point. An arbitrator ruled the inquiry was four seconds too late; now, her medal will be "reallocated." Becky Sullivan
Sports 'Tested' investigates long history of sports sex testing NPR’s Embedded podcast has a new series about sex testing in elite sports with CBC in Canada. It's called Tested. Mallory Yu Play AudioListen 12 mins
National U.S. women, men seize a pair of golds in Olympic 4-by-400m relays U.S. women cruised to victory in the 4 by 400 relay in Saint-Denis, France. American men, meanwhile, prevailed in a hard-fought relay at the same distance, beating Botswana. Brian Mann
National U.S. women's soccer team wins 5th gold medal, defeats Brazil 1-0 at Paris Olympics It's the first Olympic gold medal for the U.S. women's national team since 2012. The win against Brazil is another sign of the U.S. transformation after falling short in a string of major tournaments. Juana Summers
National The modern pentathlon, soon to break from military tradition, has last ride in Paris This will be the final Summer Olympics with the current line-up of the five events that make up the modern pentathlon. Gone will be the horse-riding and in its place: a controversial obstacle course. James Bennett II
Sports France loses dramatic men's soccer final, Imane Khelif wins gold Friday at the Paris Olympics was filled with medal events. The French were playing in the men's soccer final and an Algerian boxer at the center of a gender controversy boxed for gold. Becky Sullivan Scott Simon Play AudioListen 5 mins
