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Weymouth: Olympic sailing on Jurassic Coast

Editor’s Note: MainSail is CNN’s monthly sailing show, exploring the sport of sailing, luxury travel and the latest in design and technology. Nestled in a sheltered bay on the English Channel coast, ...
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Australian swimming coach fired for supporting Korean athlete during Paris Olympics

Swimming Australia has terminated the contract of coach Michael Palfrey after he voiced support for a South Korean athlete at the Paris Olympics, the governing body confirmed in a statement to CNN.
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Australian field hockey player Tom Craig banned after trying to buy cocaine at the Paris Olympics

Australian field hockey player Tom Craig has been suspended for 12 months by his country’s sport governing body after attempting to purchase cocaine at the Paris Olympics. In a statement, Hockey ...
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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif honored by celebratory parade on return home from Paris Olympics

Cheering crowds filled the streets of Tiaret, Algeria on Friday evening to welcome boxer Imane Khelif back home as she returned from the Paris Olympic Games where she won a gold medal. She posted a ...
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Bela Karolyi, the polarizing coach who helped launch gymnasts to Olympic stardom, dies at 82

Bela Karolyi, the legendary and controversial Romanian American gymnastics coach who helped lead Mary Lou Retton, Nadia Comaneci and Kerri Strug to Olympic gold, has died, USA Gymnastics announced. He ...
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Imane Khelif says she will ‘stand firm’ following legal action after winning Olympic gold

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has responded to legal action filed by the International Boxing Association (IBA) against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following her participation at the 2024 ...
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Tom Cruise’s payday for that Olympic stunt may surprise you

Tom Cruise pulled off an impressive stunt at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony for which he was compensated by… thrill? According to Casey Wasserman, chairman of the LA2028 Olympic and Paralympic ...
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Olympic venues revisited

Tourism legacy: The Olympics is often cited as helping boost a city's tourism -- whether it actually does or not is debated by experts. Pictured here: an American tourist at the Beijing Olympic Games ...
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Gjert Ingebrigtsen, father and former coach of Olympic champion Jakob, to stand trial over physical and mental abuse charges

The father of decorated Norwegian distance runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen will stand trial next year after being charged with physical and mental abuse of his son, Norwegian public prosecutors told CNN ...
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How does the Paralympic classification system work?

Seventeen days after the closing ceremony of an outstanding Olympics, France is hosting its next global sporting event as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games get underway. In what is the first Summer ...

Winter Olympics video game offers icy realism

Sports and gaming fans can experience the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat as they navigate through a video game that re-creates the Japanese ski slopes, bobsled runs and slalom jumps to be ...