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Breaking is making its Olympic debut in Paris. What can audiences expect from the iconic, high-energy sport? 

Most Russian athletes are stuck outside looking in at the Paris Olympics. That has dissuaded the Russian public from paying the Games any heed.

Team USA’s track and field members, from Noah Lyles to Sha’Carri Richardson, are known for their perseverance. Over the weekend, those stars, plus a host of other U.S. athletes, showed how they manage the pressure of a world stage. 

U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky became the second swimmer in history to win gold in an event at four straight Summer Olympic Games, winning the 800 free. Ms. Ledecky now holds nine gold medals, winning her latest 12 years to the day after her first.

Olympic athletes are competing later in pregnancy, pushing the boundaries of what pregnant people can physically achieve. One Egyptian fencer recently revealed that she was seven months pregnant when she achieved her best result in three Olympics.

The Algerian boxer’s assurance of at least bronze comes following days of sharp scrutiny and online abuse as unsubstantiated rumors about her gender have exploded into a larger clash about identity in sports.

Team USA women are making history in Paris this week, with gymnastics star Simone Biles winning her second all-around Olympic gymnastics title. Ms. Biles now has nine Olympic medals, six of them gold. Teammate Sunisa Lee won the bronze.

There was a lot of grumbling in Paris in the run-up to the Olympic Games. But now they’re here, and Parisians are largely enjoying the experience.

Katie Ledecky broke her own Olympic record in the 1,500-meter freestyle Wednesday. Simone Biles led the U.S. women’s gymnastics team to gold. How the Olympics are feeding growing interest in women’s sports.

Paris organizers were determined to pull off something no one had done in a century: swim in the Seine. After delays, in which athletes found themselves at the mercy of the weather and the host city’s ambitions, the triathlon was on.