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Who is Imane Khelif? When is her Olympics gold medal fight?
Algeria's Imane Khelif will face China’s Yang Liu on Friday for a chance to win the country's first women's boxing gold.
India’s Vinesh Phogat disqualified in Olympics, missed weight by 100 grams
Phogat had starved herself for a week, exercised and spent hours in the sauna to cut the extra kilos.
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif storms into Olympic final amid gender row
Khelif beats Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng by unanimous decision to have a shot at winning gold in Friday's final.
Romanian PM to boycott Olympic closing ceremony in gymnastics protest
- Ana Barbosu demoted from bronze while celebrating
- Romanian great Nadia Comaneci also criticises decision
Romania’s prime minister, Marcel Ciolacu, said he will boycott the Olympic closing ceremony after his country were denied a medal in the women’s gymnastics.
Ana Barbosu had already begun celebrating her bronze for the floor event on Monday when coaches for Jordan Chiles, of the United States, entered an appeal to judges over Chiles’s score. The inquiry resulted in a 0.1 boost for Chiles, enough to overtake Barbosu for the last spot on the podium.
Continue reading...Paris organisers scrap Olympic open water swim training in polluted Seine
Athletes competing in the Olympic marathon swimming events repeatedly face training delays due to water quality issues.
France’s Olympic surfing champ Vaast says ‘life force’ helped him win gold
France's Kauli Vaast, who rode his home wave in Polynesia to Olympic gold, says he got some extra spiritual help.
Duplantis sets new world record, retains Olympic pole vault title in Paris
Sweden's Armand Duplantis captured the gold and soared to a new world record at the men's Olympic pole vault final.
Biles caps OIympic campaign with floor exercise silver after beam fall
Simone Biles had to settle for a disappointing silver in the floor exercise final after missing out in the balance beam
Paris Olympics: USA’s Finke sets new world record in men’s 1,500m freestyle
Team USA's Bobby Finke breaks 12-year-old record to win second straight Olympic gold medal in men's 1,500m freestyle.
Jubilation in Caribbean at St Lucia’s and Dominica’s first Olympic medals
Sprinter Julian Alfred and triple jumper Thea LaFond both win gold on Saturday
There was jubilation in the Caribbean on Sunday after St Lucian sprinter Julian Alfred and Dominican triple jumper Thea LaFond secured their countries’ first ever medals, both golds.
From entering the Games as a little-known competitor, Julian Alfred demonstrated immense athletics prowess by winning the women’s 100-metre finals on Saturday, in 10.72sec.
Continue reading...Bastianini wins British MotoGP, Martin reclaims championship lead
Ducati's Enea Bastianini wins his first grand prix of the season, completing a MotoGP double at Silverstone.
Kaylia Nemour wins Algeria’s first gymnastics gold at Paris Olympics 2024
The 17-year-old outscored China's Qiu Qiyuan and USA's Sunisa Lee in the uneven bars final for Algeria's first medal.
IBA gender tests on two Olympic boxers flawed and illegitimate, says IOC
The International Olympic Committee stands with the two Olympic boxers in gender test debate, cites flawed IBA testing.
Ledecky seals GOAT status, USA break world record in Olympic swimming pool
Ledecky bags ninth gold to equal all-time Olympic record after upcoming star Summer McIntosh wins second gold.
Man who stole Jackie Robinson statue leaving only feet given 15 years in jail
Ricky Alderete sentenced for three offenses before Kansas unveiling of new statue of baseball and civil rights pioneer
A man who stole a bronze statue of Jackie Robinson that was cut off at the ankles and found days later on fire in a trash can in a Kansas park will spend about 15 years in prison, though most of that sentence is related to a burglary a few days after the January statue heist.
A judge sentenced Ricky Alderete on Friday in three different cases he said in court stemmed from his addiction to fentanyl.
Continue reading...Gender row target Algerian boxer Imane Khelif ensures Olympic medal
An emotional Khelif comfortably beat Hungary's Luca Anna to enter the welterweight semis and ensure a podium finish.
Simone Biles wins vault final for third gold at Paris Olympics 2024
Biles pulls off stunning Yurchenko double pike to finish ahead of Brazil's Rebeca Andrade and compatriot Jade Carey.
Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour eyes Olympic gymnastics gold at Paris 2024
The 17-year-old breakout gymnast is favourite for gold in Sunday's final ahead of Nina Derwael and Sunisa Lee.
At Olympics, India’s top women wrestlers have more at stake than medals
In Haryana, the fear of one man has threatened to destroy many champions' dreams. Now, they are fighting back.