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How Minnesota shines in Summer Olympics: Unveiling a century of triumphs
Over a century, we trace Minnesota-born athletes at the Olympics from early participation to modern achievements and record-breaking performances.
What to watch this weekend at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Keep track of Minnesota's athletes at the Summer Games and the must-see events from more than 5,000 hours of live coverage.
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Singing, ceremonies and straw hats: Olympics opening ceremony in Tahiti centers Polynesian culture
Tahitian dancers in palm-leaf skirts mingled with Olympic surfers, locals and tourists as the opening ceremony for the Summer Games commenced in French Polynesia on Friday morning, some 10,000 miles away from the main ceremony in Paris.
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For Ukrainian athletes, joy mixes with sorrow at the Paris Olympics
For Ukrainian competitors in Paris for the Olympics, joy goes hand in hand with sorrow. Athletes are striving to enjoy the dream of competing at one of the world's most prestigious sports events while carrying the burden of the war back home.
Olympics opening ceremony saw no major reported issues, French official says
France's interior minister praised security forces after no major issues were reported Friday during the opening ceremony of the Olympics.
Paris dazzles with a rainy Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River
A hot-air balloon brought an Olympic ring of fire into a rainy sky and singer Celine Dion belted from the Eiffel Tower as Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century Friday, with a four-hour-long, rule-breaking opening ceremony that unfurled along the Seine River.
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Paris has kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century with a rain-soaked, rule-breaking opening ceremony.
Rain, rain and more rain couldn't drown out the cheers at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Drizzles, sprinkles and then full-on, nonstop rain drenched the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Ponchos, tarps and Eiffel Tower-patterned umbrellas weren't enough to protect the soggy but cheering crowds watching the show on the banks of the choppy Seine River.
What to watch for the 2024 Paris Olympics: Rugby gold at stake, Gauff makes debut Saturday, July 27
The opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics is over, and the competition really revs up on Saturday all across France.
Canada women's soccer coach suspended over drone scandal, which may be part of 'systemic' issues
Canada women's soccer coach Bev Priestman was suspended and removed from the team for the Paris Olympics in the wake of a drone-spying scandal Friday, and the head of Canada Soccer said he was investigating a potential ''systemic ethical shortcoming.''