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- Moments after Brian Pintado of Ecuador had blazed to a glorious gold medal in the 20km race walk at the Paris Olympics, he pulled out a tiny photo of his two children from his waistband pocket – his inspiration, he said, for when the going got tough.
- Katie Ledecky wins her eighth gold medal and 12th overall after dominating in the 1500-meter freestyle.
- Two French journalism groups have condemned sexist comments made on national radio during a women's tennis match at the Paris Olympics, where a commentator used stereotypical clichés about housewives to describe a player.
- Italy's Giovanni de Gennaro pulled out a sensational run to win gold in the men's Olympic single kayak slalom event in a time of 88.22 seconds on Thursday, holding off the world's top paddlers to top the podium.
- World-record holder Kevin Mayer of France has been ruled out of the decathlon at the Paris Olympics due to a thigh injury.
- France's Léon Marchand completed one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history at the Paris Games, winning the 200-meter butterfly and the 200 breaststroke.
- The U.S. men's 3×3 basketball team fell to 0-2 in pool play in the Paris Olympics with a 19-17 loss to Poland on Wednesday night.