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Ledecky’s victory in the 1500m freestyle on Wednesday came little more than an hour after

CNN —   After Simone Biles’ withdrawal from both the women’s team gymnastics final and

Ariarne Titmus of Team Australia competes in the 200m freestyle final on July 28. (Clive

That was the case as women’s street skateboarding made its bow at the Olympics, with

But there was a small problem: Nigeria had never even qualified a gymnast to the

But in the early hours of Tuesday morning, a small Atlantic island added its name

After four rotations, the ROC’s Vladislava Urazova, Viktoriia Listunova, Angelina Melnikova achieved a total score

Only Biles, Suni Lee and Jade Carey had been expected to compete in the team

Simone Biles looks on during the Women’s Team Final on July 27. Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

She withdrew from the final on Tuesday after leaving the arena to be attended to