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Algeria's Kaylia Nemour won gold in the women's gymnastics uneven bars final Sunday at the Paris Olympics. It was the first ever gymnastics medal for an African country at an Olympics. China's Qiu Qiyuan took silver and USA's Suni Lee won bronze.

Algeria's Kaylia Nemour wins gold in Olympic uneven bars final. Suni Lee takes bronze

Lee, 21, was diagnosed with two kidney conditions last year that threatened to end her gymnastics career. Instead, she returned to the Olympic Games and won three medals.

Travelers sit on stairs at the Gare de Montparnasse at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday in Paris. Hours away from the opening ceremony of the Olympics, high-speed rail traffic to the French capital was severely disrupted on Friday following what officials described as "criminal actions" and sabotage.

France's high-speed train lines are sabotaged hours before Olympic opening ceremony

Just hours before the Olympic opening ceremony in the French capital, rail networks around the country were brought to a standstill Friday by a series of arson attacks on train lines in what officials called “coordinated acts of malice.”

Germany's Laura Lindemann, left, celebrates after winning the gold medal next to silver medalist Great Britain's Beth Potter, center, and bronze medalist Taylor Knibb, of the U.S., right, at end of the mixed relay triathlon on Monday in Paris.

The U.S. wins silver in Olympic triathlon mixed relay after contesting close result

After the photo finish, Great Britain was initially awarded the silver. A review overturned that result, showing that the U.S. squeaked by to place second.

B-girl Raygun of Team Australia was targeted by haters and conspiracy theorists after she broke out a raft of unorthodox moves during the Breaking B-Girls competition at the Paris Olympics at the Place de la Concorde venue.

Raygun and Australian officials speak out against ‘hate’ over Olympic breaking

Not many early-round exits at the Olympics trigger conspiracy theories, fact-checkers, a week’s worth of memes and an online petition.

The tennis player Coco Gauff, seen here training ahead at Roland-Garros of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, will join LeBron James in carrying the U.S. flag during the opening ceremony.

Tennis star Coco Gauff will carry the U.S. flag at the Olympic opening ceremony

Gauff, 20, is the first tennis player to serve as a U.S. flag bearer at an Olympic Games. At Friday's opening ceremony, she will carry the flag alongside basketball great LeBron James.

Olivia Reeves of the United States lifts in the women's 81kg weightlifting event at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 23, 2023.

Olympic athletes and events that might be under your radar

From the fast-paced 3x3 basketball event to sword fighting in the home of The Three Musketeers — there might be fewer eyes on these events but the contenders and storylines are just as thrilling.

Ashleigh Johnson in the women's quarterfinal match between Hungary and the United States on day 11 of the Olympics.

Ashleigh Johnson is a water polo champion. She might lead the U.S. to another gold

Ashleigh Johnson is one of the best water polo goalkeepers in the world. Can she guide the U.S. women's team to another Olympic gold?

Members of the U.S. men's gymnastics team pose with their bronze medal following the men's team final on Monday. It's the first Olympic medal for the U.S. in the event since 2008.

U.S. men's gymnastics team breaks 16-year Olympic drought with a team bronze

The U.S. hadn't won an Olympic team medal in men's gymnastics since 2008. With a nearly flawless and gutsy performance Monday night, the boys are back on the podium in Paris.

Athletes dive and swim in the Seine River from the Alexander III bridge on the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the Olympics Games in Paris, Aug. 17, 2023.

Unsafe E. coli levels found in Paris' Seine River less than 2 months before Olympics

Contamination levels in the first eight days of June, after persistent heavy rain in Paris, showed bacteria such as E. coli and enterococci beyond limits judged safe for athletes.

Cole Hocker, of the United States, celebrates setting an Olympic record and winning the men's 1,500-meter final at the Paris Summer Olympics.

American Cole Hocker scores major upset in 1,500-meter final and sets Olympic record

American middle-distance runner Cole Hocker smashed his own personal best time and beat the Olympic record to seize a gold medal in Paris, defeating the heavily-favored British and Norwegian athletes.

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