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Chicago-area athletes prepare in hopes of qualifying for 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris
With 100 days to go until the Paris Olympic Games, the Chicago area is likely to send several athletes with local ties to France this summer.
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100 days out from Olympics, here are the top American athletes to watch in Paris
The Olympic Games in Paris are just 100 days away, and Team USA is starting to take shape as some of the nation’s biggest stars punch their tickets to Europe.
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Hear from Mike Tirico with just 100 days left until start of 2024 Summer Olympics
NBC Chicago’s Alex Maragos spoke with NBC broadcaster Mike Tirico, who’s on the ground in Paris with 100 days left until the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Team USA sailor preparing for 2024 Summer Olympics
Team USA sailor Maggie Shea is officially headed to France for the 2024 Summer Olympics, and talks to NBC Chicago’s Alex Maragos about her preparations.
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Chicago-area swimmer strives for Olympic history in 2024
With the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris ahead, one Chicago-area swimmer is striving to make Olympic history. NBC Chicago’s Alex Maragos reports.
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Local Olympic sailor takes lessons from Lake Michigan to France
A local sailor is taking lessons that were learned growing up on Lake Michigan to the 2024 Summer Olympics, NBC Chicago’s Alex Maragos reports.
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Flavor Flav is the official hype man for the US women's water polo team at the Paris Olympics
The clock-wearing rap icon is sponsoring the U.S. women’s water polo team and will be its official hype man at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Team USA super fan Leslie Jones joins NBCUniversal's Paris Olympics coverage
Comedian and actress Leslie Jones will be NBCUniversal’s chief super fan commentator for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou becomes first torch carrier in France as relay heads to Paris
French swimmer Florent Manaudou became the first Olympic torch carrier in France after the Olympic flame arrived in the southern French city of Marseille.
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5-time Olympic medalist swimmer John Naber reflects on his slice of history
Olympic swimmer John Naber says Olympians “are ordinary people who found a way to do extraordinary things.” Learn about Naber’s extraordinary time in the pool at the Olympics.
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How the Paris Olympics is going green to help protect the environment
The 2024 Olympics in Paris will attempt to become the first carbon-neutral Games in history.
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Olympic greats Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Suni Lee to compete in Core Hydration Classic
Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, and Suni Lee could be some of the gymnasts competing at the XL Center in Hartford weeks before the Paris Olympics.
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Para Athlete Ezra Frech credits his mother for instilling confidence, passion to share his story about disability
U.S. Paralympic athlete Ezra Frech has made it his mission to share his inspirational story in hopes of normalizing disability. However, none of this would be possible if it weren’t for his mother, Bahar. Ezra opens up about how she shaped him into a confident teacher and helper.
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Give Sha'Carri Richardson her brisket. Olympians share their cheat foods
It takes lots of workouts to be an Olympian, and the proper food to fuel those workouts. But like most of us, every Olympian has a cheat food that they sometimes choose to get those calories the wrong way.
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Sha'Carri Richardson tells Cardi B she's ‘locked in' for Paris Olympics: ‘Every little detail counts'
Track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson trains for the Paris Olympics five days a week like it is a 9 to 5 job, and Cardi B likes it like that.
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Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming
French officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge storage basin meant to keep cleaner the River Seine, which is to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons.