Showman Noah Lyles wins 100-meter gold by five thousandths of a second

Lyles had believed he had left it too late to catch the powerful Kishane Thompson, but he was soon confirmed as the winner in a personal best of 9.79 seconds.

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Algerian boxer at center of Olympic eligibility fight clinches medal

Imane Khelif, the boxer at the center of a controversy that has made the women’s boxing tournament in Paris a cultural flashpoint, advanced to the semifinals.

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France's Teddy Riner reigns supreme with record fourth gold

The judoka now has three individual titles — a record shared with Japan's Tadahiro Nomura, who won three consecutive titles in the -60kg category in 1996, 2000 and 2004.

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Hungary upsets Japan to snatch gold in men's epee

Gergely Siklosi, scoring first, gave his team a lead that they kept for most of the bout, eventually winning 26-25 against the defending champions.

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Japan's 'Slam Dunk' fans upstaged by 'Brazilian chapulines'

The Brazilians crushed Japan 102-84 in men's Group B to end the Asian side's Olympic dreams.

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Leon Marchand breaks Michael Phelps’ Olympic record to win fourth gold in Paris

Marchard set his fourth Olympic record of the Games during the race.

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Summer storm hits Paris as McIntosh claims second swimming gold

Three days after a dominant win in the 400-meter individual medley, the 17-year-old delivered another clinical swim that oozed with teenage exuberance.

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