Lyles, trying to become the first man to win the 100 and 200 since Usain Bolt in 2016, runs 20.19 in the first round.
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Simone Biles caps Olympic ‘Redemption Tour’ with silver in floor routine
Biles finishes the Paris games with three golds and a silver.
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Olympic roundup: Djokovic finally captures elusive gold medal
Novak Djokovic puts an exclamation point on his remarkable tennis career by defeating top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in two grueling sets.
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Scottie Scheffler shoots 62 to win Olympic gold medal in men’s golf
Scheffler, who has won six times on the PGA Tour this season, rallies while Jon Rahm falls apart late.
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U.S. women’s basketball team earns 58th straight Olympic victory
Jackie Young scores 19 points as Team USA first place in its group.
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Ledecky moves into tie for second on all-time gold medal list
Only Michael Phelps has won more Olympic gold medals than Katie Ledecky after her victory in the 800-meter freestyle.
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U.S. advances to women’s soccer semifinals, beating Japan in extra time, 1-0
Trinity Rodman’s third goal of the tournament breaks up a defensive stalemate between longtime rivals.
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An Olympic sprinter fell injured, so her opponent turned back to help
The runner from Laos had crossed the finish line when she heard the screaming, then she started running in the opposite direction.
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Olympics roundup: U.S. crashes out in men’s soccer
The Americans are ousted in the quarterfinals, getting thoroughly outplayed in a 4-0 loss to Morocco.
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Simone Biles edges Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade for her second Olympic all-around gymnastics title
Sunisa Lee, the Tokyo Olympics champion, earns bronze despite spending much of the last 15 months dealing with multiple kidney diseases that left her return to the Games very much in doubt.