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At the Louvre, the Olympics Are More French Than You Might Think
New York Times· 30 minutes agoThe Games were revived from an ancient Greek spectacle, but an exhibition timed for the Paris Olympics argues that France’s fascination with the ancient world played an outsized ...
Meet the Walmart deli employee who's also a track star hoping to make the Olympic team
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 hours agoWhen it comes to Olympic athletes, Dylan Beard is cold cut from a different cloth. Beard is a...
Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi is ‘tickled pink’ to inspire a Barbie doll
Quad-City Times· 2 hours agoMattel’s new “Inspiring Women Series” Barbie duplicates the barrier-shattering moment Kristi...
Will security concerns alter plans for opening ceremony on Seine River?
WJXT Jacksonville· 18 minutes agoIn its countdown to hosting the Summer Olympics for the first time since 1924, Paris has touted a...
Marta says this will be her final year with Brazil's women's national team
Dayton Daily News· 4 minutes agoBrazilian soccer star Marta, the six-time women's world player of the year, plans to retire from the national team after this year. The 38-year-old Marta has told CNN Brasil that she hopes to ...
29 Olympics, no medals? No problem. Quebec-led fencing squad hungry for history
CBC via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoHe also just found out that he'll be headed to Paris this summer for the 2024 Olympic Games.Oh, and...
'I believe in myself.' Granger native Sarah Hildebrandt leans on family during Olympic run
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo Sports· 7 hours agoFor the second time Granger native Sarah Hildebrandt has won the women’s 50 Kg (110 pound) weight...
Is the 'Challengers' cast actually playing tennis? We asked coach Brad Gilbert
The Today Show via AOL· 14 minutes agoBrad Gilbert, famed athlete and Coco Gauff's current coach, breaks down how he trained Zendaya, Mike...
Nike rival launches new 'illegal' running shoes
TheStreet.com· 34 minutes agoThe athletic apparel brand has surged in popularity in recent years. With the Olympics around the corner and social-media trends leaving as quickly as they arrive, the athletic apparel industry has been in growth mode.
Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates
Reuters· 5 hours agoA police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the...