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Novak Djokovic Defeats Carlos Alcaraz to Win First Olympic Gold Medal
The 37-year-old Serbian is the fifth man in history to complete the career golden slam.

Noah Lyles Wins 100-Meter Gold in Dramatic Photo Finish
For the first time since 2004, an American has won the event to claim the title of fastest man in the world.

U.S. Women’s Basketball Earns 58th Consecutive Olympic Win
The Americans went 3-0 in the group stage, but entered Sunday evening unsure if they had secured the top seed for the knockout stages.

Boxer Cindy Ngamba Secures First Medal for Olympic Refugee Team
Ngamba, who is gay, cannot return home because homosexuality is outlawed in Cameroon.

U.S. Gymnast Sunisa Lee Earns Bronze Medal in Uneven Bars
Lee won a gold medal with the U.S. women’s gymnastics team in the all-around final this week.

How Arsenal Has Awoken a Long-Dormant Connection With Italy
The arrival of Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori feels momentous for those of an Italo-Arsenal persuasion.

Explaining the Olympic Women’s Boxing Gender Controversy
Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting are competing after they were disqualified from the 2023 women’s boxing world championships.

U.S. Women’s Soccer Coach Emma Hayes Defends Her Lineup Decisions
“I will not change anything I’m doing,” Hayes said after a 1-0 win against Japan on Saturday.

The New Olympic Rule That Prompted a U.S. Hurdler to Jog Through a Race
On Sunday, U.S. hurdler Freddie Crittenden pulled up immediately in his first-round heat in the men’s 110-meter hurdles and lightly jogged to the finish line.

Diagnosed With A.L.S., an N.F.L. Legend Witnesses His Hall of Fame Induction at Home
Steve McMichael has defied odds his entire life, making an unique enshrinement on a hospital bed somehow fitting for the former Bears star.