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China's state media, netizens rally around Pan after claims 100m swim not 'humanly possible'
HONG KONG - China's state media, athletes and netizens rallied to support Olympic swimming champion Pan Zhanle after critics including an...
Aug 3, 20242 min read


Olympics-Gymnastics-Brazil's Andrade: the only gymnast to 'stress out' Biles
PARIS - Brazilian Rebeca Andrade's second straight Olympic all-around silver appears to be tasting sweeter, especially since she had just...
Aug 3, 20242 min read


Olympics-Swimming-Ledecky takes medal record but Australia win 4x200 free
PARIS - Katie Ledecky became the most decorated female Olympic swimmer of all time but the U.S. great had to settle for silver as...
Aug 3, 20242 min read


Olympics-Swimming-Hungary's Kos wins men's 200m backstroke gold
PARIS - Hubert Kos won the men's 200 metres backstroke to give Hungary a first gold of the Paris Olympics on Thursday while Apostolos...
Aug 3, 20242 min read


Olympics-Boxing-'Best gift to myself', Philippines' Villegas wins on birthday
PARIS - Philippines boxer Aira Villegas celebrated her 29th birthday in style by beating Roumaysa Boualam on Thursday to reach the...
Aug 3, 20241 min read


Olympics-Swimming-Douglass takes 200m breaststroke gold, Smith bows out with silver
PARIS - Kate Douglass underlined her remarkable versatility with gold in the women's 200 metres breaststroke at the Paris Olympics on...
Aug 3, 20242 min read


Olympics-Rowing-Best lives up to his name as US men's four grab rowing gold
PARIS - American rower Justin Best has always had his sights on the top step of the Olympic podium, and on Thursday the 26-year-old...
Aug 3, 20242 min read


Olympics-Judo-Winning Italian judoka gets surprise prime ministerial visit at Paris 2024
PARIS - It's not every day that the prime minister of your country comes to watch the judo, but on Thursday Italy's Giorgia Meloni ...
Aug 3, 20241 min read


Olympics-Judo-First Israeli medals in Paris amid fan frenzy
PARIS - Israeli judokas on Thursday brought smiles to hundreds of cheering and flag-waving fans as they won the country's first medals at...
Aug 3, 20242 min read


Olympics-Gymnastics-American Biles wins women's gymnastics all-around gold medal
American Simone Biles won the women's all-around gymnastics gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Brazil's Rebeca Andrade took...
Aug 3, 20241 min read


Olympics-Judo-Kotsoiev, Bellandi land golds as Israel opens Games account
Zelym Kotsoiev of Azerbaijan and Italian Alice Bellandi both won gold in a dramatic judo competition at the Paris Olympics on Thursday,...
Aug 3, 20242 min read


Olmypics-Canoeing-Stunned De Gennaro says wait for gold longest 10 minutes of life
PARIS - Giovanni De Gennaro's stunning gold medal run in Thursday's single kayak slalom final brought to an end three years of misery for...
Aug 3, 20242 min read
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