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After the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee issued a formal apology to Rio and Brazil over the U.S. swimmers' behavior, star athlete Ryan Lochte broke his silence over a debunked robbery claim.
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Eaton, 28, became one of the few men in Olympic history to repeat as a decathlon champion. His victory came just days after his wife, Brianne, won the bronze in the women's heptathlon.
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Sakshi Malik — a 23-year-old woman from a patriarchal state — wrestled her way to a bronze medal.
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A day after police pulled two of Ryan Lochte's teammates off a U.S.-bound plane to discuss their alleged robbery, police say the swimmers admit the story was a fabrication.
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Eaton may be the best American athlete most Americans don't know. He's only in the spotlight during the Olympics, and he's trying to defend his decathlon title in Rio on Wednesday and Thursday.
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As a resident of Rio, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro says the question isn't whether Brazil can throw a good Olympics. It's whether the Olympics are good for Brazil.
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Police visited the athletes' village in Rio Wednesday, hoping to seize the passports of Ryan Lochte and James Feigen. Later, officers removed two U.S. swimmers from their flight home.
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Patrick Joseph Hickey, who serves on the International Olympic Committee's 15-member executive board, is stepping aside temporarily, his national council says.
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The games are scheduled to begin on Sept. 7. But travel grants from the organizing committee, due to be sent in July, haven't come through — and ticket sales have been weak.
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With her seventh Olympic medal, Allyson Felix now becomes the most decorated female athlete in U.S. track and field's history.