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Olympics-Athletics-Inspired Bol leads Dutch to mixed relay glory
PARIS - Femke Bol ran a stunning last lap to lead the Netherlands to victory in the Olympic 4x400 metres mixed relay on Saturday,...
Aug 4, 20242 min read


Olympics-Athletics-Saint Lucia's Alfred wins superb 100 metres gold
PARIS - Julien Alfred delivered a brilliant gun-to-tape performance to win the women’s 100 metres final in a rain-sodden Stade de France...
Aug 4, 20242 min read


Olympics-Fencing-Ukraine win first gold in Paris with women's sabre team event
PARIS - Ukraine claimed the gold medal in the women's sabre team event as they rallied to edge South Korea in a thrilling final bout at...
Aug 4, 20242 min read


Olympics-Gymnastics-Mutual admiration society for 'pommel horse brothers'
PARIS - The contest to decide the best pommel horse specialist at the Paris Olympics was among the fiercest on the scoreboard but the...
Aug 4, 20242 min read


Olympics-Athletics-American Crouser wins shot put gold for third time in a row
PARIS - American Ryan Crouser became the first man to "three-peat" in the Olympic shot put on Saturday, adding another gold medal to his...
Aug 4, 20242 min read


Olympics-Judo-Riner leads France to team title for fifth gold medal
PARIS - Teddy Riner won the decisive bout against Japan's Tatsuru Saito in a moment of great drama to give France the judo mixed team...
Aug 4, 20243 min read


Olympics-Gymnastics-McClenaghan delivers Ireland historic medal with pommel horse win
PARIS - It was all smiles, and a few happy tears, for Rhys McClenaghan as he struck gold on the pommel horse on Saturday at the Paris...
Aug 4, 20242 min read


Olympics-Tennis-China's Zheng finally relaxed after hard-won Olympic gold
PARIS - China's freshly minted Olympic champion in women's tennis Zheng Qinwen said she can finally relax after her victory on Saturday....
Aug 4, 20243 min read


Olympics-Gymnastics-Biles golden again after vault triumph at Paris Games
PARIS - Simone Biles' appetite to collect gold medals showed no sign of waning as she soared above her rivals in the vault final on...
Aug 4, 20244 min read


Olympics-Swimming-Milak roars home for men's 100 metres butterfly gold
PARIS - Hungarian powerhouse Kristof Milak stormed to a second Olympic gold with victory in a thrilling men's 100 metres butterfly final...
Aug 4, 20241 min read


Olympics-Tennis-Croatia's Vekic calls silver medal 'incredible' after series of mishaps
PARIS - Croatia's Donna Vekic had so many misadventures on her way to the Olympics, including "pain everywhere", a plane delay and...
Aug 4, 20241 min read


Olympics-Gymnastics-Biles shushes Tokyo critics with three gold medals so far in Paris
PARIS - Simone Biles said on Saturday that the critics who had taken aim at her for withdrawing from the Tokyo Games three years ago over...
Aug 4, 20242 min read
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