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American discus thrower Valarie Allman makes it back to back gold medals at Paris Games

SAINT-DENIS, France — The Olympic field in women's discus had three years to close the gap on Valarie Allman, and on Monday, they found out they'll need four more. Allman fouled on her first attempt, ...
The Denver Post

Valarie Allman wins gold in discus, becomes first American woman to win two gold medals in event

Valarie Allman is golden once again. The Silver Creek graduate defended her Olympic title on Monday at the Stade de France in Saint-Dennis, France, to become the first American woman to win two gold ...
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For Olympic pole vaulters, hammer throwers, getting there (with your equipment) is half the fun

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — One of America's very best in the medieval-looking pursuit of hammer throw thought she had seen it all when it came to lugging that 8.8-pound hunk of metal, along with the ...
The New York Times

Olympic discus thrower Veronica Fraley said she couldn’t pay rent. Flavor Flav stepped in to help

On the day before her Olympic debut, Veronica Fraley said she couldn’t pay her rent. Fraley, an American discus thrower and student at Vanderbilt, shared on X that her school “only sent about 75%” of ...
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Many American athletes and their families resorted to GoFundMe to make it to Paris Olympics

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PARIS (AP) — There is the table tennis ...