Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the artistic swimming competition

A roadmap to follow for the artistic swimming competition during the Paris Olympics:

—Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi, China: The 27-year-old twins dominated at this year's world championships in Doha, Qatar, and they'll be among the gold-medal favorites in Paris.

—Bill May, United States: At age 45, the six-time world championship medalist was hoping to finally realize his dream of competing at the Olympics but Saturday was not named to the US team that will be competing in Paris. The USA roster includes: Anita Alvarez, Daniella Ramirez, Megumi Field, Jamie Czarkowski, Jacklyn Luu, Audrey Kwon, Keana Hunter, Ruby Remati, and Calista Liu serving as Olympic alternate.

—Russia Stays Home: After sweeping the gold medals at six straight Olympics, Russia didn't take part in the last three world championships and won't be at the Paris Games either because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For the first time since 1996, a country other than Russia will claim Olympic gold.

—Men Are Welcome: Men have competed for decades in the lower levels of the sport formerly known as synchronized swimming, but this will be the first time they’ve been allowed at the Olympic pool. They can compete only in the team event, not duet, with a limit of two men on the eight-member squads.

—Rising Powers: China appears most likely to fill the Russian void at the top of the medal table after winning seven of 11 events at this year’s worlds in Doha, Qatar, with Japan and Spain also in the mix. The U.S. earned a spot in both events after failing to qualify for the team competition in Tokyo.

The artistic swimming competition is being held over five days at the new Paris Aquatics Centre. It begins Aug. 5 and concludes Aug. 10, with an off day on Aug. 8.

—Duet: Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina, Russian Olympic Committee.

—Team: Russian Olympic Committee.

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FILE - Gold medalists China's Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi takes part in the Free Routine segment of the Artistic Swimming Women's Duet competition at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

FILE - Bill May, front, leads the United States team out to compete in the team acrobatic of artistic swimming at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Saturday, July 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Nick Didlick, File)

FILE - Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi, of China, compete in the women's duet technical final of artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

The U.S. Department of Education said Friday it has reached an agreement with the University of California system resolving complaints from Jewish and Muslim students of discrimination and harassment during protests last spring over the war in Gaza.

The department’s Office for Civil Rights said it investigated nine complaints against University of California schools in Los Angeles (UCLA), Santa Barbara, San Diego, Davis and Santa Cruz. The complaints alleged the schools failed to respond effectively to antisemitic and anti-Arab harassment.

Under the agreement, the schools must step up reporting of complaints to the OCR office and review all complaints and reports of harassment from the past two academic years to determine if further action is needed.

The agreement also calls for more training of university employees and campus police officers about their obligations under the federal law.

The Department of Education was investigating whether the campuses violated Title VI, which bars discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color and national origin at colleges and universities that receive federal funding.

The department reached a similar agreement with Brown University in July and is still investigating dozens of complaints from campuses around the country.

Examples of harassment can include slurs, taunts, stereotypes, name-calling and racially motivated attacks or hateful conduct, according the Department’s website.

The investigation into UCLA stemmed partly from concerns of compliance related to about 150 reports the school received about rallies in October and November 2023 and related to a pro-Palestinian encampment in spring 2024, the Department said.

“Of particular concern were reports of violence against students of Jewish ancestry,” the department said.

At rallies, protesters chanted “death to Israel” and “no peace until they’re dead,” the department said.

Muslim and Palestinian students experienced “unwanted filming, doxing, and being followed” on or near the UCLA campus, it said.

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FILE - Police advance on pro-Palestinian demonstrators after defying orders to leave at an encampment on the UCLA campus, in Los Angeles, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)