US setter Jordyn Poulter recovers from serious knee injury to lead Americans into Olympic semifinals

US setter Jordyn Poulter recovers from serious knee injury to lead Americans into Olympic semifinals

Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — Moments before match point of the Olympic quarterfinals, Jordyn Poulter punched herself in the outer thigh. It wasn’t a motivational tactic — she’s plenty good at getting herself fired up. No, the American setter was making sure blood kept flowing

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Algerians rally behind gold medal hopeful Imane Khelif amid gender misconceptions

Algerians rally behind gold medal hopeful Imane Khelif amid gender misconceptions

AIN MESBAH, Algeria (AP) — Relatives and neighbors erupted in cheers on Tuesday when Algeria’s Imane Khelif advanced to the Olympic final in women’s boxing, winning a clear unanimous decision over Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand. In Ain Mesbah, the rural cinderblock-built town where the boxer was raised, legions of supporters convened on her uncle’s home

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Marit Bouwmeester wins gold in women’s dinghy, her 4th sailing medal in as many Games and 1st as mom

Marit Bouwmeester wins gold in women’s dinghy, her 4th sailing medal in as many Games and 1st as mom

Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands won the gold medal in the women’s dinghy at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, marking the fourth straight Games in which she has reached the podium. Denmark’s Anne-Marie Rindom, a four-time Olympian who won

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