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Olympics-Canoeing-Glorious Gestin grabs canoe slalom gold for France
PARIS - Nicolas Gestin laid down two stunning runs in the semi-final and final to obliterate the field and claim gold for France in...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Judo-Azerbaijan's Heydarov wins men's under 73kg gold
PARIS - Hidayat Heydarov of Azerbaijan won the gold medal in the men's under 73kg judo at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Joan-Benjamin...
Jul 30, 20241 min read
Olympics-Shooting-Desert or sea, no obstacle too big for Solomon
CHATEAUROUX, France - From a 21-year-old fleeing war-torn Eritrea to competing in her second Olympics in Paris, Luna Solomon has come a...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Archery-South Korea beat host nation to win gold in men's team event
PARIS - South Korea won the gold medal in men's team archery at the Paris Olympics on Monday, beating the host nation 5-1. The win...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Sailing-Ice vests offer cool couture in the heat of the Med
MARSEILLE, France - Searing temperatures are posing an extra challenge for Olympic sailors, with some donning ice vests to beat the...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Dancers, sports greats to welcome Games medallists at free Paris fanzone
PARIS - Dance performances, DJ sets and sports greats including Serena Williams are set to entertain visitors at a free, unticketed Paris...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Sailing-Windsurfers get races under their harnesses after delays
MARSEILLE, France - Briton Emma Wilson made a strong start to the Olympic windsurfing on Monday with a first and a second in the...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Cycling-No apologies from Pidcock as he breaks French hearts
ELANCOURT - Tom Pidcock made no apology for spoiling another French party at the Olympic mountain bike course after shattering the hopes...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Skateboarding-Japan's Horigome retains gold in men's street nail-biter
PARIS - Japan's Yuto Horigome retained his Olympic title in men's street skateboarding in Paris on Monday, clinching the top of the...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics superfan spends $10,000 on Paris tickets
PARIS - Vivianne Robinson was first bitten by the Olympics bug at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. Four decades on, the Santa Monica native is...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Judo-Canada's Deguchi and Heydarov of Azerbaijan win gold
PARIS - Christa Deguchi won the women's under 57kg gold to hand Canada its first ever Olympic judo title on Monday before Hidayat...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-American artist Feuerman aims to inspire with her 'Diver' sculpture
PARIS - American artist Carole Feuerman, renowned for her super-realist sculptures of swimmers and divers, has a larger-than-life work on...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
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