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Cycling
Team USA posted 11 top-10 finishes – highlighted by silver medals from Alise Post in women’s supercross and Corban Sharrah in the men’s time trial – at the UCI BMX World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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Meanwhile, the U.S. collected 15 medals – with three athletes earning overall world cup titles – at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup in Segovia, Spain.
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Fencing
The U.S. men’s foil team defeated Great Britain, 45-31, to finish fifth, while the women’s epee team placed sixth at the FIE Senior World Championships in Kazan, Russia.
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Shooting
Mike Tagliapietra finished eighth in the P3 25-meter mixed sport pistol at the IPC World Shooting Championships in Suhl, Germany.
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Swimming
Highlighted by a pair of runner-up finishes by Charles Peterson and Christine Jennings, four Americans earned top-10 finishes at the FINA 10K Marathon World Cup in Lac St. Jean, Quebec.
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Triathlon
Jarrod Shoemaker earned the men’s silver medal in 1:49:57 and finished three seconds off the winning pace at the ITU Triathlon World Cup in Jiayuguan, China.
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Wrestling
Elena Pirozhkova was one of four U.S. medalists at the FILA Golden Grand Prix Finals in Baku, Azerbaijan, defeating Yurika Ito of Japan, 7-4, to capture the 63 kg. gold medal.
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USA Basketball announced a 13-player roster for the 2014 U.S. Men’s Select Team, which is scheduled to train with the men’s national team during its training camp, held July 28-31 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Members of the U.S. Select Team include eight players with prior USA Basketball experience – four of which played on the 2013-14 National Basketball Association All-Rookie first team.
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Around the USOC
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Individuals representing Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., joined USOC leadership in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for a briefing on the potential U.S. bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. USOC executives will continue visits and further collaborative discussions prior to making a decision on whether to bid.
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Video of the Week
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Brady Ellison clinched the men’s recurve title at the 
