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Olympics-Shooting-Chinese teen duo gun down first gold in Paris
CHATEAUROUX, France - Social media-savvy teenaged duo Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao upheld a Chinese shooting tradition as they won the...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Organisers confident triathlon will go ahead despite rain impact on Seine
PARIS - Paris 2024 organisers are confident the triathlon events will take place as scheduled on Tuesday even though recent rainfall...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Athletics-Italy's Tamberi apologises to wife after wedding ring lost in Seine
PARIS - High jumper Gianmarco Tamberi issued a profuse apology to his wife on Saturday after his wedding ring slipped off his finger...
Jul 30, 20241 min read
Olympics-Rowing-Rowers set for weather change after rain-hit opening in Paris
PARIS - Rowers at the Paris Games are prepared to battle the elements from relentless rain to blistering heat in the quest for Olympic...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Diving-Chinese gold winning duo nearly missed their moment amid crowd cheers
PARIS - The roars of the crowd in the Paris Olympic aquatics centre were so loud, China's Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani nearly missed the cue...
Jul 30, 20241 min read
Olympics-Basketball-Griner's journey from Russian prison to Paris Games applauded by US teammate
PARIS - Brittney Griner's "unprecedented" journey back to the Olympic Games, less than two years after she was released from a Russian...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Rowing-Fans upbeat in rain as sculls heats begin
PARIS - The rain that drenched the spectacular Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday evening was still very much in evidence as fans...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Diving-Chinese women win first gold in clean sweep bid
PARIS - Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani began China's bid to capture all eight women's Olympic diving golds by winning the synchronised 3-metre...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Factbox-How the world's press rated Paris's Olympics Opening Ceremony
PARIS - Paris broke with tradition on Friday by turning the Olympic Opening Ceremony into a parade down the River Seine rather than a...
Jul 30, 20243 min read
LVMH's luxury wares earn top billing at Olympics opening
PARIS - Bernard Arnault, France's wealthiest man and chief executive of luxury group LVMH, paid some 150 million euros ($163 million) to...
Jul 27, 20242 min read
Olympics-Fourteen gold medals up for grabs on Day One of Paris Games
PARIS - France's capital city is set to rock to a sporting beat on Saturday as the Olympic Games get under way in earnest on the back of...
Jul 27, 20243 min read
Rain pours down on Paris Olympics parade, doesn't dampen cheer
PARIS - Crowds braved queues at security checks and heavy downpours as they lined the banks of the Seine in Paris on Friday to watch an...
Jul 27, 20242 min read
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