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American Masai Russell wins gold in women's 100-meter hurdles

Masai Russell took a page out of Noah Lyles’ book on Saturday at the Paris Olympics and won the women’s 100-meter hurdles by a torso. Russell defeated Cyrena Samba-Mayela by one one-hundredth of a second to get back on the podium. Russell crossed the line at 12.33, and Samba-Mayela finished with a 12.34. Puerto Rico’s...

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Jordan Chiles' bronze medal may be withdrawn after appeal by Romania; leaves social media heartbroken

American gymnast Jordan Chiles may lose her Olympic bronze medal, which she won in the women’s floor exercise final. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the judging panel at the event had improperly granted an inquiry that increased Chiles’ score, which moved her into bronze medal position over Romania’s Ana Barbosu. The Switzerland-based...

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Team USA wins gold in men's 4×400-meter relay at Paris Olympics

Team USA needed to set an Olympic record to win the men’s 4×400-meter relay Saturday to win the gold medal at the Paris Games. The team of Christopher Bailey, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon and Rai Benjamin narrowly defeated Botswana and Great Britain. The Americans set an Olympic record of 2:54.43 with the win. CLICK HERE...

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Team USA women's 4×400-meter relay dominates in gold medal win

Team USA dominated the women’s 4×400-meter relay to win another gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Saturday night. Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas and Alexis Holmes set an American record with a time of 3:15.27. The Netherlands finished in second place, and Great Britain edged Ireland for the bronze medal. CLICK HERE FOR...

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Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting wins boxing gold medal amid Olympic gender controversy

Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting won a gold medal in the 57-kilogram women’s division on Saturday over Polish opponent Julia Szeremeta at the Paris Olympics. Lin defeated Szeremeta via unanimous decision. Lin won each match at the Olympics via unanimous decision and faced no real challenge during the competitions. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON...