Vintage photos show what it was like to stay at the first Olympic Village 100 years ago

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Athletes sit in chairs outside a wooden hut at the Olympic Village in Paris in 1924.
Athletes relaxed at the first Olympic Village.

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Simone Biles wore a goat necklace encrusted with 546 diamonds while accepting her gold medal at the Paris Olympics

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Simone Biles with her gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
Simone Biles is the most decorated US gymnast of all time.

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How the US Olympic water polo team trains for the toughest sport in the world

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The US women's water polo team is looking for an unprecedented fourth gold medal in a row at the Olympics. We follow the team through a demanding training session as they prepare for a crucial match against a formidable rival, team Italy. This is one of their last games before heading to the Olympics, where the teams will meet again.

6 hidden details in Simone Biles' and Suni Lee's Olympic leotards at the women's gymnastics all-around final

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Simone Biles and Suni Lee at the women's all-around final at the Paris Olympics.
Simone Biles and Suni Lee at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Doctors dismissed my health concerns and said I was training too hard. No one knew I was competing in the Olympics without being able to see the hurdles.

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Gail Devers posing with her three gold medals
Gail Devers is a three-time Olympic gold medalist and struggled for years to get a proper diagnosis.

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A Chinese Olympic swimmer failed a doping test, but was given a pass after it got blamed on hamburgers: report

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The athletes said the steroids might be traced back to burgers they ate.

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Alev Kelter helped the US win its first medal in rugby. She prepared with protein, saunas, and vulnerable talks with her teammates.

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Composite image showcasing Olympic American rugby player Alev Kelter, with a headshot alongside an action shot of Kelter running with rugby ball

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10 of the youngest and 10 of the oldest athletes competing at the Paris Olympics

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The athletes range in age from 11 to 65.

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The Seine is so dirty, Olympic athletes can't swim in it

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High levels of E. coli in the Seine River postponed the 2024 Olympics men's triathlon on July 30 after the French government put $1.5 billion into cleaning it.

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Paris' River Seine is so polluted that Olympic athletes weren't allowed to swim in it

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The Eiffel Tower behind the Seine River on July 30, 2024.
World Triathlon said the men's triathlon would move back a day, to July 31, 2024, to give pollution in the Seine a chance to subside.

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