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United States Olympic gymnast Simone Biles testifies during a Senate Judiciary hearing about the Inspector General.

Elliott: Simone Biles to fans: ‘We can come out on top of this and we’re going to be OK’

Olympic star Simone Biles’ life has been marked by profound challenges. She wants to pass on positive mental health lessons during the Gold Over America Tour coming to Southern California.

Elliott: ‘Curling Night in America’ casts spotlight on quirky but popular Olympic sport

Kathy Carter is promoted to chief executive of LA28 group
Ezra Frech was Team USA’s second-youngest Paralympian in Tokyo. He’s just getting started

Afghanistan's Hossain Rasouli competes in the men's T47 long jump during the 2020 Paralympics.

Afghanistan’s Paralympic athletes stay positive amid uncertain future

Breanna Clark of the United States celebrates after winning the women's 400m T20 final during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Watch former Dorsey athlete Breanna Clark shatter world record at Paralympics

Paralympic runner Kym Crosby laughs as her guide dog Tron licks her face.

Kym Crosby is legally blind and will be without her guide dog at Paralympics

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 file photo, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge shows the name of the city of Tokyo elected to host the 2020 Summer Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The International Olympic Committee on Sunday, Aug, 29, 2021 says Jacques Rogge who led the organization as president for 12 years, has died. He was 79. (Fabrice Coffrini/Pool photo via AP, file)

Jacques Rogge, IOC president for 12 years, dies at 79

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