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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.
sports
Politics
The Olympics Is Confiscating Banners And Signs Showing "Taiwan" And It's Caused A Huge Controversy
An Olympics spokesperson said only the flags of countries participating in the Games are allowed to be displayed by fans in Olympic venues.
Women
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.
Cute
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?"
Women
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."
Women
This Egyptian Fencer Competed At The Olympics While She Was Seven Months Pregnant And People Are Amazed
“What appears to you as two players on the podium, they were actually three!”
Impact
Meet The Palestinian Olympic Team Competing Against All Odds
In tribute to all the Palestinian athletes who couldn’t compete.
world
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.
Activism
An Israeli Supporter Shouted “No Politics” At This Guy Talking About Football So He Chanted “Free Palestine”
A Brazil fan at the Israel vs Mali men’s football game at the Paris Olympics was interrupted by an Israeli supporter mid-interview
world
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.
Cute
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.
world
The Olympics Has Apologized After It Introduced South Korea As North Korea At The Opening Ceremony
As the South Korea boat sailed down the Seine River, both French and English announcers introduced the team as the "Democratic People's Republic of Korea", which is the official name for North Korea.