THE LAST SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES

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Flavor Flav is showing support for U.S. women's water polo team, 2024 May 10
Maggie Steffens asked for more support for the U.S. women's water polo team, and the captain received one particularly surprising response.
Torchbearers in Marseille kick off the Olympic flame's journey across France, 2024 May 9
Joyful crowds gathered along the streets of France's southern port of Marseille on Thursday to see torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame through the city's most emblematic sites, a day after it arrived on a majestic three-mast ship for a welcoming ceremony.
Paralympian improvising to qualify for Paris after losing possessions in Brazilian floods, 2024 May 9
Vanderson Chaves has faced many challenges in more than a decade as a Paralympic fencer, but none as fearsome as the massive floods in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state.
A Ukrainian gymnast carried the Paris Olympic torch with an EU team, in a sign of support, 2024 May 9
Ukrainian gymnast Mariia Vysochanska led a group of European athletes carrying the torch for the Paris Olympics through the Mediterranean city of Marseille on Thursday, in an important symbolic moment for her war-ravaged country.
Simone Biles bringing back Gold Over America Tour this fall, 2024 May 9
Simone Biles is bringing back her Gold Over America Tour this fall, with a twist.
Shoma Uno, Japan's Olympic medalist, says he's retiring from figure skating, 2024 May 9
Olympic medalist and two-time world champion Shoma Uno of Japan is set to retire from figure skating.
Olympic torch begins journey across France after Marseille's festive welcome, 2024 May 8
Tens of thousands of people welcomed the Olympic torch Wednesday in the southern French city of Marseille, marking another milestone in the lead-up to the Summer Games in Paris.
Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou becomes first torch carrier in France as relay heads to Paris, 2024 May 8
French Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou became the first Olympic torch carrier in France after the Olympic flame arrived in Marseille's Old Port Wednesday on a majestic three-mast ship from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset in the city's Old Port.
A ship carrying the Olympic torch arrives in Marseille amid fanfare and high security, 2024 May 8
Huge crowds gathered Wednesday in the southern French city of Marseille, where a majestic three-mast ship carrying the Olympic torch arrived from Greece ahead of a welcoming ceremony at sunset.
Oklahoma State hires David Taylor as wrestling coach, 2024 May 7
Oklahoma State has hired Olympic gold medalist David Taylor as its wrestling coach to replace John Smith, the school said in a news release Tuesday.