Shivanshu Vyas attended a friendly played by Manchester United at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami in 2018. It was the moment he knew he had to be in the U.S. for the World Cup. Courtesy of Shivanshu Vyas hide caption
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Austin Hays of the Philadelphia Phillies slides in safely past Gleyber Torres of the New York Yankees on July 31, 2024. The Yankees defeated the Phillies 6-5 that day. Mitchell Leff/Getty Images hide caption
B-girl Raygun of Team Australia was targeted by haters and conspiracy theorists after she broke out a raft of unorthodox moves during the Breaking B-Girls competition at the Paris Olympics at the Place de la Concorde venue. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images hide caption
Dearica Hamby speaks during a Team USA 3x3 Basketball press conference in Paris in July. The U.S. women's 3x3 basketball team won bronze at the Olympics last week. Mike Lawrie/Getty Images hide caption
Datinha of Brazil does a bicycle kick Feb. 25 as Italy's Tommaso Fazzini defends during the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup final between Brazil and Italy at the Dubai Design District Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Christopher Pike/AP hide caption
Diver Tom Daley of Team GB arrives back in the United Kingdom at St. Pancras International Station on Monday in London. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption
Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles and Torri Huske (from left to right) are among the female athletes who brought home multiple medals for Team USA. Naomi Baker and Kristy Sparow/Getty Images hide caption
A Canada fan dons an Olympic mascot Phryge hat before the women's quarter-final football match between Canada and Germany during the Paris Olympics. Pascal Guyot/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A general view as the final Olympic Ring is lifted into place to assemble the Olympic Rings during the Closing Ceremony on Sunday. Michael Reaves/Getty Images hide caption
Katie Ledecky scored two of America's forty Olympic gold medals in the Paris Summer Games. The U.S. tied with China for the most gold, but the U.S. dominated the overall count with 126 medals. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images hide caption
The Paris Olympics closing ceremony dazzles as flag bearers and athletes stream into the Stade de France on the final day of the Summer Games. Luke Hales/Getty Images hide caption
A'Ja Wilson #9 of Team United States shoots between Valeriane Ayayi (L) and Janelle Salaun of Team France during the Women's Gold Medal game Sunday at the Paris Olympics. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images hide caption
Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands stays ahead of Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa at the finish of the women's marathon on Sunday at the Paris Olympics. Hassan won gold, adding to two bronzes she won in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races. Michael Steele/Getty Images hide caption
Jordan Chiles of the United States, poses with her bronze medal following the women's gymnastics floor exercise event final on Monday at the Paris Olympics. The International Olympic Committee says Chiles must return the medal following an arbitrator's decision that her initial scoring appeal came in four seconds too late. Naomi Baker/Getty Images hide caption
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will leave office after his term expires in 2025. Indranil Mukherjee/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
LeBron James dunks the ball during the men's Gold Medal basketball match between France and USA at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. The U.S. downed France to win its fifth straight Olympic gold medal - extending a lengthy streak of international dominance. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Alexis Holmes, Gabby Thomas, Shamier Little and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (L-R) of Team USA celebrate winning the Gold medal in the Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final on Saturday at the Stade de France. Patrick Smith/Getty Images hide caption
Masai Russell, of the United States, wins the women's 100-meter hurdles final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Petr David Josek/AP hide caption
Jordan Chiles, of the United States, competes during the women's artistic gymnastics individual floor finals Monday at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Chiles won bronze after a last-minute inquiry found the judges had underscored her by a tenth of a point. On Saturday, an appeals court vacated the inquiry, saying it had come four seconds too late. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption
Mallory Swanson celebrates scoring against Brazil in the women's Gold Medal match between Brazil and United States of America Saturday at the Paris Olympics. Julian Finney/Getty Images hide caption
Chile's Esteban Bustos competes in the men's riding show jumping of the modern pentathlon during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Chateau de Versailles in Versailles on Friday. The equestrian portion of the Olympic modern pentathlon will end after these Games — replaced with ... Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Sabrina Van Der Sloot of the Netherlands celebrates scoring a goal in the women's water polo bronze medal match between USA and the Netherlands during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Netherlands defeated the three-time defending gold medalists 11-10 on Saturday. Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Athletes at the Paris Olympics performed amazing feats. Many also voiced wisdom, demonstrating compassion, and sharing moments of joy. Here Bahrain's Winfred Mutile Yavi (L) hugs France's Alice Finot after the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase final at Stade de France on August 6, 2024. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Olympic athletes in Paris are winning medals. They're also voicing wisdom
Members of Jamaica's men's 4x100-meter relay team react following their heat at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, in Saint-Denis, France. Petr David Josek/AP hide caption