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Van Rouwendaal wins Olympic 10k marathon swimming gold
Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands made a late surge to win gold in the women’s 10k marathon swimming at…
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Thailand’s Panipak Wongpattanakit wins historic flyweight gold
Panipak Wongpattanakit made history at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, becoming the first person from Thailand to win two gold…
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Australia’s Keegan Palmer retains Olympic park skateboard title
Australia‘s Keegan Palmer retained his Olympic men’s park skateboard title on Wednesday, leading from start to finish in Paris. Palmer…
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Dutch beat Argentina to reach sixth straight women’s hockey final
Reigning Olympic champions the Netherlands defeated Argentina 3-0 in the women’s hockey semifinals at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday as…
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Spain take Olympic gold in marathon race walk mixed relay
Spain won the inaugural marathon race walk mixed relay Olympic title on Wednesday, their duo of Alvaro Martin and Maria…
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Australia says member of men’s hockey team arrested in Paris
A player on the Australian men’s hockey team was arrested in Paris and is being held in custody, the Australian…
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Gabby Thomas sweeps to Olympic sprint gold, boxer in row moves into final
American sprinter Gabby Thomas said she was in “disbelief” after roaring to the women’s 200 metres title at the Paris…
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Open water training in polluted Seine cancelled
Paris Olympics organisers said Tuesday that training for open water swimming in the River Seine had been cancelled due to…
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Britain’s Charley Hull hopes smoking will be allowed at Olympic golf
Olympic athletes are usually known for their clean living, but British golfer Charley Hull is worried that a possible smoking…
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Australia’s Arisa Trew takes gold medal in women’s park
Australian phenom Arisa Trew produced a near-perfect third-run score to claim the women’s park skateboarding gold medal at Paris 2024.…
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Australian Olympic champion swimmer Ariarne Titmus to take extended break
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus said on Monday she was taking a “very extended break” from swimming with the…
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China’s Li wins gold in men’s 25m rapid fire pistol
China‘s Li Yuehong won gold in the men’s 25 metres rapid fire pistol event at the Paris Olympics on Monday…
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Brazil’s Medina hunts medal to go with Games golden moment
Gabriel Medina goes into the Paris Games finals on Monday as favourite to win gold as the Brazilian looks to…
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Simone Biles seeks to extend Olympic gold rush as Duplantis targets world record
Simone Biles is targeting two more Olympic golds on Monday to crown a historic Games in Paris as pole vault…
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Hungary’s Kristof Milak wins Olympic men’s 100m butterfly
Hungary‘s Kristof Milak powered to victory in the men’s 100m butterfly on Saturday to win his country’s second swimming gold…
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Botswana sprint star Letsile Tebogo honours late mother at Olympics
Letsile Tebogo became the first Botswanan athlete to win athletics world championship medals last year, performing unknowingly with his adored…
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South Korea’s Yang Ji-in wins women’s 25m pistol gold
South Korea’s Yang Ji-in won the gold in the women’s 25 metres pistol event at the Paris Olympics after a…
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Taiwan boxer in Olympics gender row reaches quarterfinals
One of the boxers at the centre of a widening gender scandal at the Paris Olympics won her opening bout…
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Chiara Leone keeps women’s rifle 3 positions gold in Swiss hands
Switzerland’s Chiara Leone ensured Olympic gold in the women’s 50-metre rifle three positions remained in her country’s possession after triumphing…
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Hong Kong’s Fencing Olympian Cheung returns home to rapturous cheers
Hong Kong‘s Cheung Ka-long was greeted on Friday at the city’s airport by hundreds of fans and journalists keen to…
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