France’s Periault clinches gold at Yokohoma World Triathlon C’ship Series to secure Paris 2024 Olympic berth
7 months, 1 week ago

France’s Periault clinches gold at Yokohoma World Triathlon C’ship Series to secure Paris 2024 Olympic berth

The Hindu  

Leonie Periault claimed a stunning victory at the Yokohama World Triathlon Championship Series on Saturday, finishing 36 seconds clear of the U.S.’s Taylor Knibb in second place and 40 seconds ahead of fellow Frenchwoman Emma Lombardi, who took bronze. Periault, 29, sealed the second World Triathlon Championship Series gold of her career with a winning time of 01:52:28. READ | Neeraj Chopra finishes second in Doha Diamond League 2024 with season best 88.36m throw; Kishore Jena ends ninth Rio Games and double world champion Gwen Jorgensen came in 15th, while the reigning Olympic champion, Flora Duffy, made a strong comeback after battling injury by securing seventh place. Knibb set a challenging pace in the swim segment and Duffy made a significant comeback during the cycling leg, which saw Dutch Maya Kingma fall behind with a puncture at the end of lap four.

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Paris Olympics 2024 cycling review: Dutch master Harrie grabs the spotlight and paints the velodrome orange
4 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024 cycling review: Dutch master Harrie grabs the spotlight and paints the velodrome orange

The Hindu  

When Britain opened seven compelling days of racing at the National Velodrome by winning the women’s team sprint in a world record time it seemed the country’s domination of Olympic track cycling would extend through the Paris Games. The United States finally got its hands on the women’s team pursuit title that had proved so elusive -- beating nemesis Britain …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Gulyas takes women’s gold for Hungary in modern pentathlon
4 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Gulyas takes women’s gold for Hungary in modern pentathlon

The Hindu  

Hungary’s Michelle Gulyas showed the steady eye and hand of a sharpshooter to win the women’s Modern Pentathlon gold medal with a world record points haul at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Gulyas finished with 1,461 points, nine more than Clouvel, whose time in hitting all the laser targets during four shooting stops in the 3,000 metre run was by …

Paris 2024 Olympics: American Benjamin wins men’s 400 metres hurdles gold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: American Benjamin wins men’s 400 metres hurdles gold

The Hindu  

Rai Benjamin finally got the better of great rival Karsten Warholm to win the Olympic 400 metres hurdles title on Friday, continuing the United States’ athletics gold rush and foiling the Norwegian’s bid to be the second man to retain the title. Benjamin, second behind Warholm in the Tokyo final and with two silvers and a bronze in world championships, …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Japanese wrestling juggernaut Fujinami ambles to freestyle gold
4 months, 2 weeks 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: Marit Bouwmeester wins women’s dinghy gold, Matt Wearn is Olympic champion again
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024: Marit Bouwmeester wins women’s dinghy gold, Matt Wearn is Olympic champion again

The Hindu  

Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands won the gold medal in the women’s dinghy at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, marking the fourth straight Games in which she has reached the podium. She didn’t rule out a fifth Olympics, but said her priority for now would be her daughter: “I just want to go home and be there for little Jessie …

Paris 2024 Olympics: American Thomas fastest in women’s 200m semifinals
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: American Thomas fastest in women’s 200m semifinals

The Hindu  

Gabrielle Thomas of the United States sent an emphatic statement to her rivals in the Olympic women’s 200 metres as she cruised to the fastest time in the semifinal on Monday. Julien Alfred, who held off American Sha’Carri Richardson to win the 100m on Saturday and claim Saint Lucia’s first Olympic medal, clocked the second quickest time of 21.98. Rounding …

Sha'Carri Richardson Takes Silver Behind Julien Alfred In Olympic 100 Meters
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sha'Carri Richardson Takes Silver Behind Julien Alfred In Olympic 100 Meters

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sha’Carri Richardson didn’t get a storybook finish on Saturday at the Paris Olympics ― but she did get silver. Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred celebrates after winning ahead of Sha'Carri Richardson, left, and US' Melissa Jefferson, right, in the women's 100m final. Gold medal winner Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia, center, silver medal winner Sha'Carri Richardson of United …

Paris Olympics 2024: Why did Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce pull out of women’s 100m semifinal?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Why did Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce pull out of women’s 100m semifinal?

The Hindu  

Two-time Olympic 100 champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s quest for another title ended abruptly Saturday when she pulled out before the 100-meter semifinal at the Paris Games. The letters “DNS” — “Did Not Start” — flashed on the scoreboard only moments before she was supposed to race Sha’Carri Richardson and Julien Alfred in the evening’s second semifinal. “With every step and win, …

Paris Olympics: Matthew Ebden and John Peers win gold, Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown bag more medals — as it happened
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: Matthew Ebden and John Peers win gold, Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown bag more medals — as it happened

ABC  

Saint Lucia sprinter Julien Alfred has won her country's first ever Olympic medal, taking out the women's 100m sprint in a national record time of 10.72. On a rainy night in Paris, Alfred tore out of the blocks and led the field for the next 90 metres, winning the gold convincingly over world number one Sha'Carri Richardson, who finished second …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Marchand seals fourth medal of Summer Games, McKeown completes double
4 months, 3 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: Sjostrom turns back the clock to win 100m freestyle gold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Sjostrom turns back the clock to win 100m freestyle gold

The Hindu  

Evergreen Swede Sarah Sjostrom proved the adage that form is temporary and class is permanent as she upset a top-quality field to claim the women’s 100 metres freestyle gold at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. READ | Leon Marchand makes history with golden double Though regarded as one of the greatest swimmers of the modern era, her one Olympic gold …

Leon Marchand is toast of Paris with astonishing Olympic double in the pool
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Leon Marchand is toast of Paris with astonishing Olympic double in the pool

The Independent  

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Australia’s O’Callaghan foils clubmate Titmus for 200m freestyle gold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Australia’s O’Callaghan foils clubmate Titmus for 200m freestyle gold

The Hindu  

Australia’s red-headed rocket Mollie O’Callaghan toppled defending champion Ariarne Titmus to claim gold in the women’s 200-metre freestyle in an Olympic record at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday in a duel of club-mates. Prepared by the same coach Dean Boxall and training at the same suburban Brisbane pool, O’Callaghan and Titmus both bided their time in the race as …

Paris Olympics 2024: Majestic Marchand puts France in a frenzy with first pool gold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Majestic Marchand puts France in a frenzy with first pool gold

Firstpost  

Leon Marchand carried the expectations of a nation on the strongest of shoulders as he stormed to gold in the 400m individual medley in a cathartic victory at his home Olympics. 🏊 🏊🏻‍♀️ 🏊‍♂️ #jeuxolympiqueparis2024 pic.twitter.com/hVs8ekn98w — Valerie Faudon July 29, 2024 With hands on hearts, fans belted out “La Marseillaise”, the French national anthem, with Marchand as he beamed …

2024 Paris Olympics: How to watch, medal count and top contenders for gold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 Paris Olympics: How to watch, medal count and top contenders for gold

LA Times  

American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson is among the favorites to win gold in the women’s 100 meters. He set the world’s fastest time in the 200 at the U.S. trials last month and he’ll try to become the first man since Usain Bolt to win Olympic gold in the 100 and 200. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, women’s 400-meter hurdles — The overwhelming favorite …

U.S. Olympian cheat sheet: Top athletes to watch in Paris beyond the best-known stars
5 months ago

U.S. Olympian cheat sheet: Top athletes to watch in Paris beyond the best-known stars

New York Times  

Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky and LeBron James are among the athletes bound to draw significant attention during the Paris Olympics, but the 2024 Games will feature plenty of compelling storylines and medal contenders beyond the biggest stars. Field hockey — Amanda Golini and Ashley Hoffman After failing to qualify for the last Olympics in Tokyo, the U.S. women’s field hockey …

Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the sailing competition
5 months, 1 week ago

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

Associated Press  

A roadmap to follow for the sailing competition at the Paris Games: Athletes to Watch —Marit Bouwmeester, Netherlands: She’s returning for her fourth Games in the ILCA 6, formerly known as laser, after a bronze in Tokyo, gold in Rio de Janeiro and silver in London. —Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze, Brazil: They won gold medals at the last two …

UCI World C’Ships: Flying Finucane flings down Paris marker, Quintero’s keirin joy
1 year, 4 months ago

UCI World C’Ships: Flying Finucane flings down Paris marker, Quintero’s keirin joy

The Hindu  

Emma Finucane became the first British track rider to win the women’s sprint gold at the World Championships for 10 years as she beat Germany’s Lea Friedrich in the final on Wednesday. The final night of competition on the boards provided a big upset as Colombia’s Kevin Quintero left the big favourites in his wake to win the men’s keirin …

Jennifer Valente gives US second gold medal in as many days at cycling world championships
1 year, 4 months ago

Jennifer Valente gives US second gold medal in as many days at cycling world championships

Associated Press  

Jennifer Valente kept the Americans atop the podium at the cycling world championships on Friday. “It’s really exciting,” Valente said, “but just trying to refocus, actually, on the rest of the races.” In the men’s team sprint, and a rematch of last year’s final, the Dutch team of Roy van den Berg, Harrie Lavreysen and Jeffrey Hoogland avenged its loss …

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