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Two accused teenagers to remain in custody for at least two more weeks | SaltWire #newsupdate #newsEAUBONNE, France - Boosted by the absence of favourites Russia, the United States will aim for the gold medal in artistic swimming at the Paris Games after qualifying for the Olympic team event for the first time since 2008.
"This first qualification since 2008 shows that we are getting stronger, we are getting better," said Bill May, a 45-year-old swimmer who could take part in the first Games open to men in this discipline.Spain's Andrea Fuentes, who won four Olympic medals in synchronised swimming, took over as Team USA's head coach in 2018.
Since the team event first appeared at the Olympic Games in 1996, the United States have won two medals -- gold in Atlanta in 1996 and bronze in Athens in 2004. Russian athletes are allowed to take part in individual events under a neutral banner on condition that they have not supported Russia's invasion of Ukraine or are not under contract to the Russian army. They are barred from team events.
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