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In this July 5, 2016 photo, the Piscinao de Ramos, an artificial lake built in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb, top, is separated by a narrow strip of sand from the polluted waters of Guanabara Bay, below, where trash…

In this July 11, 2016 photo, doctoral candidate Rodrigo Staggemeier collects samples of sand from Ipanema beach, for a study commissioned by The Associated Press, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 16-month study has shown that the city's beaches, lagoons…

In this July 5, 2016 photo, cars drive above sewage flowing from the suburb of Sao Goncalo into Guanabara Bay, across the bay from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Throughout Brazil, sewage treatment has lagged dramatically, meaning that so-called 'black tongues'…

The Olympics spark hope in many a child of going for the gold. But in financially supporting those dreams, some parents are going for broke.

In this July 25, 2016 photo, people take photos by the Olympic rings decorating Copabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the city's 2009 Olympic bid document, authorities pledged the games would 'regenerate Rio's magnificent waterways.' A promised billion-dollar…

In this July 5, 2016 photo, aerial view shows trash on the shores of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In light of AP's findings on the city's water quality, Dr. Valerie Harwood, Department Chair of Integrative Biology at…

In this July 5, 2016 photo, aerial view shows polluted water, left, flowing from the Barra channel to the Barra beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Tourists are unlikely to realize the dangers lurking in the waters and the sands.…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After leaping from an airplane, Luke Aikins rocketed toward earth for two minutes, and then calmly flipped onto his back at the last second and landed in a 100-by-100-foot net in California.

A lawsuit accuses the group trying to bring skateboarding into the 2020 Olympics of skirting anti-doping rules and giving favors to an IOC official that led to the ouster of a rival group from the negotiating table.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Thursday, July 28, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

HOUSTON (AP) — Carmelo Anthony was the first player Jerry Colangelo talked to about joining a new U.S. national basketball team program. Now, he's the last one standing.

United States' Carmello Anthony (15) goes up for a rebound against Venezuela's Nestor Colmenares (43) during the first half of an exhibition basketball game Friday, July 29, 2016, in Chicago. The United States won 80-45. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Rajeev Ram will be heading to the Olympics for the first time, filling in for the U.S. tennis team after the Bryan brothers withdrew.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Rio Games (all times local to Rio de Janeiro):

Alexander Zverev of Germany returns the ball against Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan during men's second round Rogers Cup tennis action in Toronto on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Workers inspect a set of Olympic Rings that are scheduled to be installed inside Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 30, 2016. The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games are scheduled to open Aug. 5. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks during the IOC Executive Board Meeting ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics on July 30, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Pascal Le Segretain/Pool Photo via AP)

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach arrives for the IOC Executive Board Meeting ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics on July 30, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Pascal Le Segretain/Pool Photo via AP)

In this image made from a video provided by Mondelez International Luke Aikins, left, prepares to go skydiving without a parachute over Simi Valley, Calif., Saturday, July 30, 2016. After a two-minute freefall, Aikins landed dead center in the 100-by-100-foot…

In this image made from a video provided by Mondelez International, Luke Aikins, center, skydives without a parachute over Simi Valley, Calif., Saturday, July 30, 2016. After a two-minute freefall, Aikins landed dead center in the 100-by-100-foot net at the…

In this image made from a video provided by Mondelez International, Luke Aikins, second from left, celebrates after skydiving without a parachute in Simi Valley, Calif., Saturday, July 30, 2016. After a two-minute freefall, Aikins landed in the 100-by-100-foot net…

This image made from a video provided by Mondelez International shows Luke Aikins in a net after successfully skydiving without a parachute in Simi Valley, Calif., Saturday, July 30, 2016. After a two-minute freefall, Aikins landed in the 100-by-100-foot net…