Paris. The United States claimed double gold in the men’s and women’s 4×400-metre relay at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with runner Gabby Thomas, who previously won the 200-metre and 4×100-metre relays, finishing with three titles at the summer event. She was the most decorated athlete on the purple track at the Stade de France, … Read more
ParisRomanian gymnast Ana Barbosu could replace Jordan Chiles as the Olympic floor bronze medallist after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned an appeal by the American’s coach who catapulted her onto the podium. CAS ruled that Cecile Landi’s appeal to have 0.1 added to Chiles’ score, which catapulted her from fifth to third … Read more
Paris. China won gold in the artistic swimming duet event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after the free routine held on Saturday, while the Spanish pair finished in seventh position and the Mexican was twelfth. In the absence of the Russian swimmers, who have dominated this event at the last six Olympic Games, China … Read more
Paris. Canadian b-boy Phil Wizard won his first Olympic gold in breakdancing on Saturday, defeating Frenchman Dany Dann in the final of the 2024 Paris Games, who took the silver medal. Phil Wizard, whose real name is Philip Kim, triumphed on the dance floor at the Place de la Concorde in the French capital, while … Read more
ParisThe Avengers accomplished their mission. The United States won their fifth consecutive gold medal by beating France 98-87 on Saturday in the men’s Olympic basketball final in Paris 2024, at an effervescent Bercy Arena in the face of local resistance against legends LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. In a repeat of the final … Read more
Paris. Taiwanese Lin Yu-Ting won the 57kg final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday, completing a gold medal haul for the two female boxers who were embroiled in a gender controversy at the summer event. Lin, 28, defeated Poland’s Julia Szeremeta, 20, by unanimous decision on the centre court ring at Roland Garros, … Read more
Paris. The Swedish duo of David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig won gold in men’s beach volleyball at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday. With the Eiffel Tower in the background, the world’s number one pair easily beat third-seeded Germans Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler, winners of the silver medal, in just 34 minutes, 2-0 … Read more
Paris. Boxer Atheyna Bylon lost the heavyweight (-75 kilos) final on Saturday and took silver in Paris 2024, the first Olympic medal for a Panamanian woman. Bylon fell to China’s Li Qian, who was the clear favourite, by split decision (4-1) on the centre court of Roland Garros. At 35 years old, this police sergeant … Read more
Paris. Russians and Belarusians competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics as neutral individual athletes without their flag or emblem will be allowed to take part in the closing ceremony on Sunday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced. Athletes were not allowed to take part in the opening ceremony on July 26, when teams paraded on … Read more
Paris. In a thrilling and memorable finale to close the athletics at the Paris 2024 Games, Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan took Olympic gold in the marathon on Sunday, after having won bronze in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres. Hassan completed the legendary distance of 42.195 km with a time of 2 hours, 22 minutes and 55 … Read more