How New Zealand's fastest speed climber trains for the Olympics

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We follow Julian David, who is representing New Zealand in men's speed climbing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. He's gearing up for one of his last events before the Games, the IFSC World Cup in Chamonix, France.

15 record-breaking moments you might've missed at the Paris Olympics

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Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade, and Jordan Chiles smiled on the podium together with their medals after the women's floor exercise final at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade, and Jordan Chiles made history as the first Olympic women's gymnastics podium composed entirely of Black women.

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What it takes to build an Olympic athlete — from guts to grip strength

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Collage of images of different parts of human anatomy -- brain, heart, lungs, and intestines

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Meet Sunny Choi, the Estée Lauder director who left corporate America to become an Olympic breaker

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Sunny Choi posed for Team USA Media Summit portrait in front of a red and blue abstract background.
Sunny Choi Team USA Media Summit portrait.

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Take a look inside the Paris Olympics dining hall, featuring a massive salad bar and TikTok-famous chocolate muffins

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IOC President Thomas Bach tries food from a salad bar while touring the Olympic Village ahead of the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The salad bar in the Olympic Village dining hall.

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Olympic couples are mixing romance with competition in Paris. It's not necessarily a bad thing, says a psychologist.

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Badminton player Liu Yuchen proposes to gold medalist Huang Yaqiong after the medal ceremony following the Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match on day seven of the Olympic Games
Badminton player Liu Yuchen proposes to gold medalist Huang Yaqiong after the medal ceremony following the Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match on day seven of the Olympic Games

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He won gold for the Philippines. Then the gifts started pouring in — including a $600,000 condo and a lifetime supply of ramen.

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Carlos Yulo pointing two fingers to the sky with the Philippines flag in the background.
Brands in the Philippines have celebrated gymnast Yulo's historic win by offering him a variety of freebies.

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48 legendary athletes who've changed the world of women's sports

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Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Jade Carey, and Sunisa Lee pose with the US flag behind them after winning the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final.
Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Jade Carey, and Sunisa Lee won gold in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final at the Olympics in Paris.

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The dark side of the 2024 Paris Olympics

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Spectators in the stands at the 2024 Paris Olympics with the Eiffel Tower in the background.
Anti-trafficking advocates say major sporting events like that of the Olympics typically prompt a spike in the demand for commercial sex.

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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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