Women expected to be prominent in podium picture as USA hits Paris

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PARIS -- American women from Simone Biles to Katie Ledecky and Sha'Carri Richardson will dominate the spotlight in Paris as the explosion in popularity of women's sports in the United States makes its way to the Olympic stage.

Those athletes are among the women featured prominently in ads for theGames on NBC, as female fans are being drawn to the international biggest sports