The Paris Olympics wrapped up Sunday with a lavish closing ceremony The ceremony marked the end of a remarkable two-and-a-half weeks of competition and controversy. A Martínez
What happens to host cities after the Olympics are over? Many host cities struggle with the financial aftermath of the games for years after the Olympic cauldron is extinguished. Hosts
Photos: See what happened at the Olympic closing ceremony The Games in Paris wrapped up with the closing ceremony. We take a look at the lavish celebration. NPR Staff
The Paris Olympics are wrapping up. How did Team USA do? The Paris Summer Olympics wrap-up Sunday after two-and-a-half weeks of dramatic sports achievements and a bit of controversy. The United States won the most medals as it prepares to host the next Summer Games. Brian Mann
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
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
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
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
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
'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
