In a show of support on Sunday, the head judge of the breaking competition said 36-year-old university professor Rachael Gunn was just trying to be original.
Brittney Griner had been sentenced to nine years behind bars for drug possession and smuggling in Russia, spending 10 months in jail before she was part of a high-profile prisoner exchange in December 2022.
French police have evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony Sunday.
By The Associated Press and WILL GRAVES AP National Writer
The IOC announced it was reallocating the bronze from the women’s floor final to Romanian Ana Barbosu after the International Gymnastics Federation said it would respect the court’s decision and elevate Barbosu to third.
Jennifer Valente made a dominant defense of her Olympic omnium title, earning her second gold medal of the week and wrapping up the most successful Summer Games for the U.S. cycling team in 40 years.
