17 couples competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics

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Chinese Badminton stars Liu Yuchen and Huang Ya Qiong got engaged at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Chinese Badminton stars Liu Yuchen and Huang Ya Qiong got engaged at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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How much money Olympic athletes earn when they win medals

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US gymnastics women
US Olympians are awarded $37,500 for gold medals, $22,500 for silver medals, and $15,000 for bronze medals.

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Airbnb executive hints at coming perks that could convince travelers not to book hotels

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Airbnb is considering hotel-like amenities for travelers.

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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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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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Olympic Sabotage Continues: Someone Cut French Phone Lines Overnight

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The Olympics are getting a luxury makeover this year

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Illustration of different brand products with the Olympic rings.

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Arsonists sabotage trains ahead of the Paris Olympic Games

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Paris trains came to a halt, delaying athletes and tourists ahead of the Olympics opening ceremonies. Authorities are looking for the suspected arsonists who sabotaged the Paris Games.

French High-Speed Rail Network Sabotaged Ahead of the Olympics

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