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Like Noah Lyles, Olympians with COVID are competing in Paris. Restrictions are a thing of the past
Read full article: Like Noah Lyles, Olympians with COVID are competing in Paris. Restrictions are a thing of the pastParis Olympics organizers have issued health recommendations, but no restrictions, for dozens of athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 during the Games.
China hits back at the US in response to doping allegations dogging its swimmers
Read full article: China hits back at the US in response to doping allegations dogging its swimmersChina is trying to fight fire with fire in the face of persistent doping allegations that have dogged its swimmers at the Paris Olympics.
One and done: Michael Phelps calls for a lifetime ban for anyone who's caught doping
Read full article: One and done: Michael Phelps calls for a lifetime ban for anyone who's caught dopingIn the wake of a Chinese doping scandal, Michael Phelps doubled down on his support for tougher sanctions — including a lifetime ban for anyone who tests positive.
Olympic swimmers speak out about Chinese doping; and Britain's Adam Peaty says they should be out
Read full article: Olympic swimmers speak out about Chinese doping; and Britain's Adam Peaty says they should be outOlympic swimmers spoke out about the Chinese doping scandal that has hung over these Paris Olympics as the events finished.
Martinenghi races from the shadows in Paris Olympics to beat Peaty and Qin in the 100 breaststroke
Read full article: Martinenghi races from the shadows in Paris Olympics to beat Peaty and Qin in the 100 breaststrokeNicolo Martinenghi won gold in the 100-meter breaststroke at the Paris Olympics, thrilling Italian fans and canceling out several of the main story lines going into the race.
China wins two gold medals at the swimming worlds. Americans finish 1-2 in women’s 200-meter medley
Read full article: China wins two gold medals at the swimming worlds. Americans finish 1-2 in women’s 200-meter medleyChina dominated the second day of the swimming world championships by winning back-to-back gold medals in the first 10 minutes of the session.
Emma Raducanu honored by queen in annual New Year's list
Read full article: Emma Raducanu honored by queen in annual New Year's listU.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has been honored by Queen Elizabeth II in the British monarch’s annual New Year’s list following the teenager’s breakthrough performance at Flushing Meadows.
2 of Michael Phelps' decade-old world records broken this week
Read full article: 2 of Michael Phelps' decade-old world records broken this weekClive Rose/Getty Images(CNN) - Americans Regan Smith and Caeleb Dressel claimed two of the five individual swimming world records that were set this week at the world championships in Gwangju, South Korea. The first of Phelps' records was broken by Hungarian swimmer Kristof Milak, 19, in the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 1:50.73, beating Phelps' 1:51.51 from Rome in 2009. Dressel, 22, broke the second of Phelps' records with a time of 49.50 in the 100-meter butterfly, topping the 49.82 Phelps also swam in Rome in 2009. The trend continued when Smith, 17, broke Missy Franklin's world record in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:03.35. Phelps' lone individual world record left standing is the 400 meters in the individual medley.