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This Canadian Triathlete Threw Up 10 Times After Swimming In The Seine, Causing Debate Over Water Quality
Tyler Mislawchuk later said he had just happened to swallow a lot of water during the race and it had nothing to do with water quality.
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Steph Lu is a reporter for Almost and is based in London.
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This 58-Year-Old Mom Table Tennis Player Made Her Debut At The Olympics, Fulfilling Her Lifelong Dream
Zhiying Zeng’s journey to the Olympics has spanned decades.
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Turkey Sent This 51-Year-Old Guy With No Special Gear To Shoot At The Olympics And Got The Silver Medal
"Did Turkey send a hitman to the Olympics?"
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Meet Team USA’s "Pommel Horse Guy" Who Had One Job To Do At The Olympics And He Totally Delivered
“Obsessed with this guy on the US men’s gymnastics team who’s only job is pommel horse, so he just sits there until he’s activated like a sleeper agent, whips off his glasses like Clark Kent and does a pommel horse routine that deliver the team its first medal in 16 years,”
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This South Korean Air Pistol Shooter Has Big "Main Character Energy" And People Are Obsessed
"The most ‘Main Character Energy’ I’ve ever seen in my life."
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The Olympics Have Apologized After It Played Sudan’s National Anthem For South Sudan
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after decades of civil war.
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The Olympics Has Apologized After Religious Groups Got Upset Over A Last Supper "Parody" In The Opening
As part of the opening ceremony on the Seine, drag queens, a transgender model and French singer Philippe Katerine, posing as a semi-nude blue Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, stood around a long table.
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A Bus Taking Olympic Skateboarders To Practice Broke Down So They Skated There Instead
Olympics skateboarders from the US and Canada did what they do best when their bus ran into issues while taking them to the street skateboarding venue for practice ahead of the Games.
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This Italian High Jumper’s Wedding Ring Fell Into The Seine During The Olympic Opening Ceremony
Gianmarco Tamberi apologized to his wife on Instagram then urged her to throw her ring into the Seine as well so they could be together forever and give them an excuse to renew their vows.
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Japan's Women's Gymnastics Team Captain Has Withdrawn From The Olympics After She Smoked And Drank
The Japanese Gymnastic Association's code of conduct bans both activities for all gymnasts, regardless of their age.
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France Is Banning Women Athletes From Wearing The Hijab At The Paris Olympic Games, Causing Controversy
The French government said these bans are because the country needs to uphold secularism, which is the separation of religion and the state.
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The Netherlands Is Allowing A Convicted Child Rapist To Represent The Country At The Paris Olympics, Causing A Huge Controversy
The federation has defended its decision to let van de Velde represent the country at the Olympics, saying he has proved to be “an exemplary professional and human being”.