Paris 2024 Olympics: Kim Yu-jin wins another gold for South Korea, Ulugbek Rashitov secures back-to-back taekwondo titles
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Kim Yu-jin wins another gold for South Korea, Ulugbek Rashitov secures back-to-back taekwondo titles

The Hindu  

South Korea is back in force in taekwondo. After leaving the Tokyo Games without a single gold medal in the sport it invented, the East Asian nation claimed a second title in as many days at the Paris 2024 Olympics. “I also put in a lot of efforts, that’s how I got the gold medal.” Kimia Alizadeh, who was the first Iranian female athlete ever to win an Olympic medal when she claimed bronze in Rio de Janeiro as an 18-year-old, secured another medal of the same color eight years later but for another country. “I was just 19 for my first Olympic Games, I did not realize what it meant,” Rashitov said when asked if he would chase a third gold in four years at the Los Angeles Games. Taekwondo tournaments at the Olympics award two bronze medals, with the losing semifinalists facing two contestants who lost to the finalists in the elimination phase but gained another podium chance through repechage.

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What are the sports achievements of India in 2024: From India’s T20 World Cup win to Manu Bhaker’s historic double in Paris
2 months, 3 weeks ago

What are the sports achievements of India in 2024: From India’s T20 World Cup win to Manu Bhaker’s historic double in Paris

The Hindu  

India lifts T20 World Cup title after 17 years In a thrilling finale that will be etched in memory for years to come, the Indian men’s cricket team made history by defeating South Africa by a nail-biting seven runs to win the ICC T20 World Cup. | Photo Credit: REUTERS In a thrilling finale that will be etched in memory …

France judo star Teddy Riner set to return to action after Paris Olympics heroics
3 months ago

France judo star Teddy Riner set to return to action after Paris Olympics heroics

The Hindu  

Five-time Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner will return to competition in the prestigious Grand Slam tournament in Paris on February 2, the French Judo Federation announced Monday. Riner has not fought since the Paris Games last summer, where he won a third individual Olympic heavyweight title and a second team gold. Other Paris Olympic medallists competing include Clarisse Agbegnenou, who …

Qingdao athletes impress at Paris Paralympics
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Qingdao athletes impress at Paris Paralympics

China Daily  

Qingdao athlete Li Yujie wins the gold medal in the women's K44 -57kg taekwondo final at the Paris Paralympic Games. At 4:30 am on Aug 31, in the women's K44 -57kg taekwondo final, Qingdao athlete Li Yujie took gold after defeating her opponent 11-0. This is the first Paralympic taekwondo gold medal won by a Chinese athlete, as well as …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Botswana gets half-day holiday to welcome gold medallist Letsile Tebogo
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Botswana gets half-day holiday to welcome gold medallist Letsile Tebogo

The Hindu  

President Mokgweetsi Masisi declared Tuesday afternoon a holiday as Botswana geared up to welcome home sprinter Letsile Tebogo and his 200m gold medal, a first for the southern African country. Botswana’s Olympic team was due to return on Tuesday with Tebogo’s gold as well as silver in the men’s 4x400m relay, boosting the country’s total Olympic medal tally to four. …

Paris Olympics 2024 proves Russian wrestlers are thriving even without global legitimacy
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024 proves Russian wrestlers are thriving even without global legitimacy

The Hindu  

On the last day of the Olympics at the Champ de Mars arena, it took Akhmed Tazhudinov less than two minutes to pin Givi Matcharashvili of Georgia and win gold in the men’s 97kg freestyle category – one of the marquee events of the international wrestling calendar. Russia’s two-time Olympic wrestling champion in the men’s 97kg freestyle Abdulrashid Sadulaev — …

Paris Olympics 2024: Guts and glory
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Guts and glory

New Indian Express  

With India’s Olympic campaign all but over, a look at some of the eye-catching performances by the athletes from the country over the past three weeks. Manu Bhaker, shooting If winning her first medal, a bronze in 10m air pistol, was a story of redemption, the second one in the mixed team event was one of dominance. In securing another …

Boxer Lin Yu-ting wins gold, following Imane Khelif to conclude an Olympics filled with scrutiny
7 months, 1 week ago

Boxer Lin Yu-ting wins gold, following Imane Khelif to conclude an Olympics filled with scrutiny

Associated Press  

PARIS — Lin Yu-ting fought to remain poised and calm throughout the Paris Olympics boxing tournament, even when it seemed like most of the chattering world was maligning her, misrepresenting her and questioning the very nature of her being. Lin routed Julia Szeremeta of Poland 5:0 in the final, capping her four-fight unbeaten run through Paris by winning Taiwan’s first …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Japan’s Kitaguchi wins women’s javelin throw event
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Japan’s Kitaguchi wins women’s javelin throw event

The Hindu  

Haruka Kitaguchi crushed the women’s javelin on Saturday, taking the top of the podium with her first throw of 65.80 metres to give Japan its first gold medal in the event. South Africa’s Jo-Ane van Dyk and Czechia’s Nikola Ogrodnikova gave a series of valiant efforts but never came close as they took silver and bronze, respectively, with their best …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins third straight 1,500m Olympic gold
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins third straight 1,500m Olympic gold

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon won her third straight Olympic 1,500 metres gold on Saturday, surging ahead of the pack to finish more than a second ahead of the field. Kipyegon cemented her status as one of the all-time great middle-distance runners, becoming the first athlete to claim three successive Olympic 1,500m titles. Her winning time of three minutes 51.29 seconds broke …

India's Paris Olympics 2024 Campaign Ends With Six Medals As Reetika Hooda Faces Defeat In Wrestling QF
7 months, 1 week ago

India's Paris Olympics 2024 Campaign Ends With Six Medals As Reetika Hooda Faces Defeat In Wrestling QF

ABP News  

India concluded their Paris Olympics 2024 campaign when Reetika Hooda lost to top-seeded Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan in the women's 76 kg freestyle wrestling quarterfinals on August 10. India's medal tally at the Paris Olympics 2024 features Manu Bhaker winning bronze in the 10m Air Pistol and also in the 10m Air Pistol mixed team event with Sarabjot Singh. …

How Reetika Hooda Can Still Win Bronze Medal Despite Quarterfinal Loss At Paris Olympics 2024
7 months, 1 week ago

How Reetika Hooda Can Still Win Bronze Medal Despite Quarterfinal Loss At Paris Olympics 2024

ABP News  

Indian wrestler Reetika Hooda was defeated 1-1 on technical criteria by top-seeded Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan in the quarterfinal of the women’s 76kg freestyle wrestling event at the Paris Olympics 2024 on August 10. How Can Reetika Hooda Still Win Bronze Medal In Olympics wrestling, there are two bronze medals awarded to the participants. For the women’s 76kg category, …

Athletes across the Paris Games sustain bloody injuries during competition
7 months, 1 week ago

Athletes across the Paris Games sustain bloody injuries during competition

Associated Press  

PARIS — Athletes around the Paris Games have sustained bloody injuries during competition. Blood runs down Cuba’s Saidel Horta’s face after fighting Kyrgyzstan’s Munarbek Seiitbek in their men’s 57 kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. Bulgaria’s Bilyana Zhivkova Dudova waits for medical attention during their women’s freestyle 62kg repechage wrestling …

Paris Olympics 2024: Reetika Hooda Dominates Hungary's Bernadett Nagy, Enters Quarterfinals of Women's 76kg Wrestling
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Reetika Hooda Dominates Hungary's Bernadett Nagy, Enters Quarterfinals of Women's 76kg Wrestling

News 18  

India’s final hopes for a medal finish in the Paris Olympics remains well and alive as wrestler Reetika Hooda outclassed Hungary’s Bernadett Nagy in the Women’s 76kg Freestyle event to progress to the quarterfinals on Saturday. Nagy, vissibly shaken tried to counter and snatch away a few points of her own, but Reetika’s swift footwork ensured that the Hungarian could …

Paris Olympics 2024: Aman Sehrawat Claims Bronze Medal in 57kg Wrestling With Dominant Win Over Puerto Rico's Damien Cruz
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Aman Sehrawat Claims Bronze Medal in 57kg Wrestling With Dominant Win Over Puerto Rico's Damien Cruz

News 18  

When it mattered the most, Aman Sehrawat shone the brightest as the Indian wrestler dominated Puerto Rico’s Darien Toi Cruz to clinch the Bronze medal in the Men’s 57kg Freestyle event at the Paris Olympics on Friday. Sehrawat though wouldn’t budge already, as he would find the tackle from around the back to push Cruz down and gather two points …

Boxer Imane Khelif wins gold to cap an Olympics marked by scrutiny over her sex
7 months, 1 week ago

Boxer Imane Khelif wins gold to cap an Olympics marked by scrutiny over her sex

Associated Press  

PARIS — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerging a champion from a tumultuous run at the Games where she endured intense scrutiny in the ring and online abuse from around the world over misconceptions about her womanhood. Algeria’s Imane Khelif, right, fights China’s Yang Liu in their women’s 66 kg final …

Weightlifting, Paris Olympics 2024: Indonesia’s Juniansyah wins men’s 73kg gold medal, Shi fails to finish
7 months, 1 week ago

Weightlifting, Paris Olympics 2024: Indonesia’s Juniansyah wins men’s 73kg gold medal, Shi fails to finish

The Hindu  

Indonesia’s Rizki Juniansyah won the men’s 73kg Olympic weightlifting title at the Paris Games on Thursday with a total of 354kg, setting the Olympic record in the clean and jerk as China’s reigning champion Shi Zhiyong failed to finish. Juniansyah lifted 155kg in the snatch to put himself in a good position and then strained every sinew in the second …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Japanese wrestling juggernaut Fujinami ambles to freestyle gold
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Japanese wrestling juggernaut Fujinami ambles to freestyle gold

The Hindu  

Japanese wrestling juggernaut Akari Fujinami extended her outrageous winning streak to claim the women’s 53kg freestyle gold of the Paris Olympics at the Champ-de-Mars Arena on Thursday. The 20-year-old arrived in Paris with a 130-0 record and capped her campaign with ridiculous ease winning the gold medal contest against Ecuador’s Lucia Yepez Guzman by technical superiority. I want to enjoy …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Zhan Beleniuk, member of Ukraine parliament, retires after winning bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Zhan Beleniuk, member of Ukraine parliament, retires after winning bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling

The Hindu  

Ukraine wrestler Zhan Beleniuk used his last Olympics to speak out against Russia’s invasion of his country. The 33-year-old member of the Ukraine parliament retired from wrestling after earning a bronze medal in the Greco-Roman category on Thursday at the Paris 2024 Olympics. When asked why he was retiring, he paused, and then drew laughter with a simple answer, “I’m …

Paris Olympics 2024: Boxer Ngamba settles for bronze as Refugee Olympic Team celebrate first medal
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Boxer Ngamba settles for bronze as Refugee Olympic Team celebrate first medal

The Hindu  

Cindy Ngamba won the Refugee Olympic Team their first ever medal on Thursday when she settled for bronze in women’s boxing. Ngamba, who was born in Cameroon but sought safe haven in Britain aged 11, was beaten by Panama’s seventh seed Atheyna Bylon by split decision in the semifinals of the women’s 75kg category. China’s Chang Yuan also claimed gold, …

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 14 (August 9) India full schedule: Aman Sehrawat eyes wrestling bronze; 4x400m sprinters ready
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 14 (August 9) India full schedule: Aman Sehrawat eyes wrestling bronze; 4x400m sprinters ready

Hindustan Times  

The Paris Olympics is slowly drawing to a close and for Indians, Friday will be the last day of competitions. The biggest spotlight will be on wrestler Aman Sehrawat, who will be fighting for bronze in men's 57kg freestyle wrestling late in the day. The women's relay rounds start first and India, comprising of Rupal Chaudhary, M R Poovamma, Jyothika …

Kim Yu-jin wins another gold for South Korea, Ulugbek Rashitov secures back-to-back taekwondo titles
7 months, 1 week ago

Kim Yu-jin wins another gold for South Korea, Ulugbek Rashitov secures back-to-back taekwondo titles

Associated Press  

PARIS — South Korea is back in force in taekwondo. “I also put in a lot of efforts, that’s how I got the gold medal.” Kimia Alizadeh, who was the first Iranian female athlete ever to win an Olympic medal when she claimed bronze in Rio de Janeiro as an 18-year-old, secured another medal of the same color eight years …

Iran defector loses to old friend and former taekwondo teammate at Paris Olympics
7 months, 1 week ago

Iran defector loses to old friend and former taekwondo teammate at Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

One wore a veil, the other fought with her head bare. Nahid Kiyani Chandeh and Kimia Alizadeh were once friends and roommates as part of the junior Iran taekwondo team. They clashed Thursday at the Paris Olympics in the 57-kilogram division, and Alizadeh, who defected from Iran, lost her bid to win a gold medal for her new country, Bulgaria. …

Wongpattanakit defends her Olympic taekwondo title and Park restores South Korea’s pride in Paris
7 months, 1 week ago

Wongpattanakit defends her Olympic taekwondo title and Park restores South Korea’s pride in Paris

Associated Press  

PARIS — Panipak Wongpattanakit retired on a perfect note as she became the first Thai athlete in any sport to become a two-time Olympic champion on Wednesday. Wongpattanakit defended her Tokyo Games title to secure Thailand’s first gold medal of the Paris Olympics and Park Tae-joon restored South Korea’s pride on the opening day of the taekwondo competition. Taekwondo is …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Perez pulls away to give Spain gold in race walk relay
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Perez pulls away to give Spain gold in race walk relay

The Hindu  

Spain’s two-times world champions Alvaro Martin and Maria Perez took the gold medal in the mixed marathon race walk relay by nearly a minute at the Paris Games on Wednesday as the event made its Olympic debut. Follow the Olympics live here: Paris 2024 Olympic Games real-time updates Brian Pintado and Glenda Morejon of Ecuador took silver in 2:51.22, while …

Refugee athlete’s dream of a taekwondo medal is cut short at Paris Olympics
7 months, 1 week ago

Refugee athlete’s dream of a taekwondo medal is cut short at Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

PARIS — Having overcome so many hurdles, refugee athlete Hadi Tiranvalipour experienced immense disappointment Wednesday as his dream of winning an Olympic medal was cut short when he lost in a taekwondo qualification bout at the Paris Games. “I wanted a good result, it’s not happening.” Before making the IOC Refugee Olympic Team, Tiranvalipour fought for eight years as a …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Algerian boxer in Olympic gender row, Imane Khelif, marches into final
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Algerian boxer in Olympic gender row, Imane Khelif, marches into final

The Hindu  

The Algerian boxer embroiled in a major gender controversy at the Paris Olympics won her semi-final on Tuesday to guarantee at least a silver medal in front of a raucous Roland Garros crowd that chanted her name. Imane Khelif defeated Thailand’s 2023 world silver medallist Janjaem Suwannapheng in a unanimous points decision to march into Friday’s final in the women’s …

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 11: Vinesh Phogat Makes Historic Final- Full List Of India Results On August 6
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 11: Vinesh Phogat Makes Historic Final- Full List Of India Results On August 6

ABP News  

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 11: A medal might not have been added against India on the medal tally in the Paris Olympics 2024 but it was a day which gave the country several reasons to smile. Neeraj Chopra only needed a throw and it was a monstrous one- 89.34 metres- to not only secure a place in the medal round …

2024 Olympics schedule Aug. 7: A’ja Wilson and US women, Lin Yu-ting in action
7 months, 1 week ago

2024 Olympics schedule Aug. 7: A’ja Wilson and US women, Lin Yu-ting in action

Associated Press  

A’ja Wilson and the United States women’s basketball team can move closer to their record eighth-consecutive Olympic gold medal Wednesday at the Paris Olympics, while Lin Yu-ting competes in boxing. See the full schedule of events and Women’s basketball reaches knockout stage Led by two-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson, the seven-time defending champion U.S. extended its impressive Olympic winning streak …

2024 Olympics schedule Aug. 7: A'ja Wilson and US women, Lin Yu-ting in action
7 months, 1 week ago

2024 Olympics schedule Aug. 7: A'ja Wilson and US women, Lin Yu-ting in action

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A'ja Wilson and the United …

Paris Olympics what to watch: Imane Khelif will compete in boxing semifinals Tuesday, August 6
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics what to watch: Imane Khelif will compete in boxing semifinals Tuesday, August 6

Associated Press  

Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who has faced misconceptions about her gender, returns to the ring. Then there’s a showdown between unbeaten Canada and a Victor Wembanyama-led France team at 6 p.m. CEST/12 p.m. EDT. Four-time defending gold medalist United States rounds out the day’s slate against Brazil, starting at 9:30 p.m. CEST/3:30 p.m. EDT. Thomas favorite in 200, showdown …

Paris Olympics, Day 10 Highlights: Sable through to 3000m steeplechase final
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics, Day 10 Highlights: Sable through to 3000m steeplechase final

Hindustan Times  

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 10 Live Updates: Avinash Sable slowed off towards the end to conserve energy for the final Paris Olympics 2024, Day 10 Highlights: Avinash Sable became the first Indian to qualify for a final in track and field at the 2024 Paris Olympics by going through in men's 3000m steeplechase. India's mixed team skeet duo Anant Jeet …

Paris Olympics, Day 10 Highlights: Sable through to 3000m steeplechase final
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics, Day 10 Highlights: Sable through to 3000m steeplechase final

Hindustan Times  

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 10 Live Updates: Avinash Sable slowed off towards the end to conserve energy for the final Paris Olympics 2024, Day 10 Highlights: Avinash Sable became the first Indian to qualify for a final in track and field at the 2024 Paris Olympics by going through in men's 3000m steeplechase. India's mixed team skeet duo Anant Jeet …

Paris 2024 Olympics: World record holding swimmer Sjostrom adds 50m freestyle gold to 100m title
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: World record holding swimmer Sjostrom adds 50m freestyle gold to 100m title

The Hindu  

World record holder Sarah Sjostrom won the women’s 50 metres freestyle gold at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, adding to the 100 title the Swede won last week. The 30-year-old Sjostrom is swimming as well as ever in her fifth Olympics and smashed Hungarian Katinka Hosszu’s Olympic record in the preliminaries. The Swede could not match that time in Sunday’s …

Paris Olympics 2024, Badminton: Lakshya Sen to Fight for Bronze After Losing to Viktor Axelsen in Semis
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024, Badminton: Lakshya Sen to Fight for Bronze After Losing to Viktor Axelsen in Semis

News 18  

Lakshya Sen suffered a straight-game defeat to reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the men’s singles semifinals at the 2024 Paris Games on Sunday. Paris Olympics 2024: Lakshya Sen vs Viktor Axelsen – HIGHLIGHTS “I had to be a bit more patient and try out a few things that could have gone the other way. I have got lot of …

Paris Olympics 2024: Nino Salukvadze, the only woman to compete at 10 Games, says she’s retiring
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Nino Salukvadze, the only woman to compete at 10 Games, says she’s retiring

The Hindu  

After 10 Olympics and 36 years, Nino Salukvadze says she’s finally done. This time, though, she says she is done “for sure.” Coming to the Paris Olympics was about honoring her father, Vakhtang, who was also her coach. I gathered all my strength, for his sake.” Salukvadze’s father died earlier this year at the age of 93, but he lived …

Boxer Cindy Ngamba secures first medal for Olympic refugee team with quarterfinal win
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Boxer Cindy Ngamba secures first medal for Olympic refugee team with quarterfinal win

New York Times  

Boxer Cindy Ngamba clinched the first medal of any kind for the Olympic refugee team Sunday at North Paris Arena, guaranteeing herself at least a bronze with a win against France’s Davina Michel in the women’s 75-kilogram quarterfinals. “It means the world to me to be the first refugee team member to win a medal,” Ngamba said. #Paris2024 #OlympicGames pic.twitter.com/lmN0fhdqA5 …

Paris Olympics 2024: Nishant Dev misses out on medal after quarter-final loss against Marco Verde
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Nishant Dev misses out on medal after quarter-final loss against Marco Verde

Firstpost  

Nishant suffered a 1-4 defeat at the hands of Mexico’s Marco Verde to become the latest Indian athlete to miss out on a medal in the Paris Olympics by a whisker. Nishant Dev became the latest Indian athlete to miss out on a medal in the ongoing Paris Olympics following his quarter-final defeat at the hands of Mexico’s Marco Verde. …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Riner leads France to judo mixed team title for fifth gold medal
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Riner leads France to judo mixed team title for fifth gold medal

The Hindu  

Teddy Riner won the decisive bout against Japan’s Tatsuru Saito in a moment of great drama to give France the judo mixed team title at the Paris Games on Saturday, earning him a national record-equalling fifth Olympic gold medal. A huge roar went up as the screens displayed “+90kg”, meaning Riner, the home favourite, was to take on his rival …

The Sports Report Olympics edition: Saturday is a big day in Paris
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Sports Report Olympics edition: Saturday is a big day in Paris

LA Times  

Welcome to your daily Olympics newsletter. Rapper Snoop Dogg cheers for the U.S. during women’s gymnastics team qualifying at the 2024 Olympics in Paris on July 28. Here are some other highs and lows from Friday’s competition: America Sha’carri Richardson easily wins her women’s 100-meter heat at the 2024 Paris Olympics Friday. —Sagen Maddalena won the first U.S. medal in …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Marchand seals fourth medal of Summer Games, McKeown completes double
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Marchand seals fourth medal of Summer Games, McKeown completes double

The Hindu  

French favourite Leon Marchand took his fourth gold medal of the Paris Olympics when he won the men’s 200 metres Individual Medley in an Olympic record time on Friday. McKeown completes backstroke double with 200m gold Australia’s Kaylee McKeown cemented her place among the greats of Olympic swimming on Friday as she became the first woman to retain both of …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Defending Champion Sifan Hassan starts tough programme with strong 5,000m
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Defending Champion Sifan Hassan starts tough programme with strong 5,000m

The Hindu  

Defending champion Sifan Hassan took second place in her Olympic 5,000 metres qualifying heat on Friday with a typical last-minute charge to overtake seven women in the home straight and finish a tenth of a second behind Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon. Hassan, 31, who took the distance running world by storm last year when she won the London Marathon on her …

French judo icon Teddy Riner wins his 3rd individual Olympic gold in front of passionate home crowd
7 months, 2 weeks ago

French judo icon Teddy Riner wins his 3rd individual Olympic gold in front of passionate home crowd

Associated Press  

PARIS — The stands at Champs de Mars filled up quickly. He capped his incredible career by becoming the second three-time individual Olympic gold medalist in judo history in one of the most electrifying events of the Paris Games so far. “I don’t think I’ll sleep good,” he said, “but it’s a dream, a real dream.” An 11-time world champion …

Paris 2024 Olympics: China’s Wang and Long win gold in men’s synchronised diving 3m springboard
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: China’s Wang and Long win gold in men’s synchronised diving 3m springboard

The Hindu  

China’s Wang Zongyuan and Long Daoyi retained China’s men’s synchronised 3-metre springboard title at the Paris Olympics on Friday, claiming the country’s fourth gold in the sport and keeping alive their goal of taking all eight on offer. The 22-year-old Wang won gold in the 3-metre synchronised event in Tokyo three years ago with partner Xie Siyi. Wang and Mexico’s …

Paris 2024 Olympics: The Kristof Milak-Caleb Dressel rivalry
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: The Kristof Milak-Caleb Dressel rivalry

The Hindu  

The emerging rivalry between Caeleb Dressel and Kristof Milak can inspire the pair to more world records at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Dressel won the final in 49.45 ahead of Hungarian Milak by 0.23 seconds, with the American breaking his previous world record of 49.5 set in Gwangju in July 2019. Milak, who won the 200m butterfly in an Olympic …

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Highlights: Kusale medal the only light for India
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Highlights: Kusale medal the only light for India

Hindustan Times  

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Highlights: PV Sindhu's hopes of winning a historic third medal came to an end. Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Highlights: Swapnil Kusale's sensational bronze medal win early on Day 6 in 50m rifle 3 positions men's shooting final remained the highlight for India on a Thursday that ended up being a bittersweet affair for the …

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Highlights: Kusale medal the only light for India
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Highlights: Kusale medal the only light for India

Hindustan Times  

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Highlights: PV Sindhu's hopes of winning a historic third medal came to an end. Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Highlights: Swapnil Kusale's sensational bronze medal win early on Day 6 in 50m rifle 3 positions men's shooting final remained the highlight for India on a Thursday that ended up being a bittersweet affair for the …

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Highlights: Kusale medal the only light for India
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Highlights: Kusale medal the only light for India

Hindustan Times  

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Highlights: PV Sindhu's hopes of winning a historic third medal came to an end. Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Highlights: Swapnil Kusale's sensational bronze medal win early on Day 6 in 50m rifle 3 positions men's shooting final remained the highlight for India on a Thursday that ended up being a bittersweet affair for the …

South Korea’s Oh Sanguk wins his 2nd fencing gold at Paris Olympics against a Hungarian great
7 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korea’s Oh Sanguk wins his 2nd fencing gold at Paris Olympics against a Hungarian great

Associated Press  

PARIS — South Korean fencer Oh Sanguk held on against an opponent considered one of the greatest of all time to win his second gold medal of the Paris Olympics in men’s team saber on Wednesday. Oh, a towering fencer nicknamed “Monster” by fans, closed out a 45-41 win for South Korea against Hungary and Aron Szilagyi, the only fencer …

Paris Games 2024: North Korea wins first diving medal ever as China continues dominance with another gold
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Games 2024: North Korea wins first diving medal ever as China continues dominance with another gold

Hindustan Times  

North Korea won the silver in the women's synchronized 10-metre platform event to capture the nation's first-ever Olympic diving medal while China continued its dominance of the sport with another gold. Gold medallists Hongchan Quan of China and Yuxi Chen of China stand near silver medallists Jin Mi Jo of North Korea and Mi Rae Kim of North Korea, and …

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