Just 16 months after swimming for her life after being bitten by a shark while snorkeling in the ocean, USA’s Ali Truwit won a silver medal in her Paralympic debut.
Australian break dancer Rachael Gunn, known as Raygun, is apologizing to the breaking community for the backlash her Paris Olympic performance brought to it.
Fresh off a silver medal at the Paris Olympic Games, Drews was back at her alma mater to see the Penn High School volleyball team play South Bend Saint Joseph.
By By CIARÁN FAHEY and TOM NOUVIAN AP Sports Writers
The Paralympic Games are set to open Wednesday as some 4,400 athletes with disabilities, permanent injuries or impairments prepare to compete for 549 medals across 22 sports over 11 days.
In a show of support on Sunday, the head judge of the breaking competition said 36-year-old university professor Rachael Gunn was just trying to be original.
Brittney Griner had been sentenced to nine years behind bars for drug possession and smuggling in Russia, spending 10 months in jail before she was part of a high-profile prisoner exchange in December 2022.
French police have evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony Sunday.
By The Associated Press and WILL GRAVES AP National Writer
The IOC announced it was reallocating the bronze from the women’s floor final to Romanian Ana Barbosu after the International Gymnastics Federation said it would respect the court’s decision and elevate Barbosu to third.
Jennifer Valente made a dominant defense of her Olympic omnium title, earning her second gold medal of the week and wrapping up the most successful Summer Games for the U.S. cycling team in 40 years.
Romania’s Ana Barbosu replaced American Jordan Chiles as the Olympic bronze medalist in gymnastics floor exercise after the International Gymnastics Federation restored Barbosu's third-place standing.
The night American sprinter Noah Lyles won a bronze medal, he had a fever of around 102 degrees Fahrenheit (39 Celsius), according to his coach Lance Brauman.
Kristina Teachout, who lost in the quarterfinals of the women’s 67-kilogram division, recovered in style and won a bronze medal in her first Olympics after a repechage.
