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
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
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 Juana Summers Christopher Intagliata Play AudioListen 6 mins
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 Play AudioListen 4 mins
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. Scott Simon Becky Sullivan Play AudioListen 5 mins
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
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
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
'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
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
