There are few more powerful images to close the Olympic Games than the Stade de France track, which was transformed yesterday into a grandiloquent mosaic full of allusions to French culture; a world as luminous, as incredible, as the cauldron that rose over the Tuileries Garden every evening. After two and a half weeks of … Read more
Paris. Russia and Algeria clashed at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday after Moscow raised a gender controversy in Olympic boxing during a meeting of the body focused on women, peace and security. Russia’s deputy ambassador to the UN, Dmitry Polyanskiy, accused Western countries of monopolising the Olympic movement and “aggressively” imposing on the … Read more
Mexico City. Laura Galván, who achieved her best time of the season in the 5000 metres in Paris with a time of 15:05.20 minutes, admitted that her experience in her second Olympic Games was bittersweet and she is even now considering competing in the marathon. “You realize that the level is very strong. No matter … Read more
Paris. Dutchwoman Sharon van Rouwendaal claimed her second Olympic gold medal in the women’s 10-kilometer open water swimming event on Thursday after taking the lead from Australian Moesha Johnson (silver) in the long swim across the River Seine. Van Rouwendaal celebrated her second Olympic triumph eight years after standing on the top step of the … Read more
Mexico City. Mexico’s diving hierarchy has found an elite heir in Osmar Olvera. The capital native fulfilled his promise of winning two medals in Paris 2024 by winning the bronze medal in the individual event from the three-meter springboard, thus becoming the second Mexican diver to obtain two medals in the same summer event after … Read more
Marseilles. Austrians Lara Vadlau and Lukas Mähr claimed Olympic gold in the mixed dinghy event in their medal race on Thursday after coming from the back of the fleet. After a brief pause as they waited for officials to confirm the points tally, the Austrian duo celebrated in traditional fashion, capsizing their 470-foot boat and … Read more
Marseilles. Sailors Mateo Majdalani and Eugenia Bosco won a silver medal for Argentina in the mixed multihull (Nacra) sailing event on Thursday, the country’s second medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Argentine duo finished with 67 points, only behind the Italians Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti, who with 51 points took gold in … Read more
Paris. American shot putter Raven Saunders, Olympic runner-up at Tokyo 2020, showed up at the qualifying round of the shot put on Thursday at the Paris Games with a black mask covering her face and later explained that she wanted to draw attention to her discipline. With her hair dyed purple and green and long … Read more
ParisEthiopian world record holder in the 3,000-metre steeplechase, Lamecha Girma, is “doing well” after his violent fall on Wednesday during the Olympic final and his subsequent hospitalisation, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Thursday. “We understand that he is doing well and we are thinking about him,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams told reporters, adding … Read more
ParisBrazil won bronze in women’s volleyball at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday by beating Turkey 3-1 in a spectacular match that rewarded the effectiveness of the South Americans at decisive moments. The “Verdeamarela” won the duel with partial scores of 25-21, 27-25, 22-25 and 25-15, unleashing a carnival among a group of Brazilian … Read more