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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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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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Ukraine fencers win country’s first gold of Paris Olympics
Ukraine won their first gold medal of the Paris Olympics on Saturday when their fencers triumphed in the women’s sabre…
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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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Israel wins first two medals at Paris Olympics
Judoka Peter Paltchik won Israel’s first medal of the Paris Olympics on Thursday, and the Israeli team is guaranteed a…
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Thunderstorm delays start of Olympic men’s race walk
The start of the men’s 20-km race walk at the Paris Olympics was postponed by 30 minutes on Thursday due…
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Women triathletes dive into River Seine at Paris Olympics
Women triathletes dived into the River Seine on Wednesday, marking the start of the race and providing huge relief for…
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Fierce rivalries ready to be renewed on Paris track
Jamaica and the United States will renew their sprint rivalry at the Stade de France, as old grudges bubble to…
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Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan wins Olympic women’s 200m freestyle gold
Australia‘s Mollie O’Callaghan held off world record-holder Ariarne Titmus to win the women’s 200m freestyle gold at the Paris Olympics…
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South Korean Ban Hyo-jin wins women’s 10 metre air rifle gold
South Korea‘s Ban Hyo-jin won the women’s 10 metre air rifle gold at the Paris Olympics on Monday while China’s…
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Japan’s Coco Yoshizawa wins Olympic street skateboard gold
Japan’s 14-year-old Coco Yoshizawa won women’s street skateboarding gold at the Paris Olympics on Sunday in an all-teenage final. Japan’s…
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Vandal attacks on French railways cause chaos ahead of Olympics ceremony
Vandals targeted France’s high-speed train network with a series of coordinated actions that brought major disruption to some of the…
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Lionel Messi says he won’t play for Argentina at Paris Games
Lionel Messi said he will not be part of Argentina’s squad for the Paris Olympics as he is no longer…
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Australia hammer Uzbekistan to make Paris Olympics
Veteran Michelle Heyman scored four first-half goals as Australia crushed Uzbekistan 10-0 Wednesday to emphatically seal their place at the…
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Mapaseka Makhanya eyes new running milestones for her career
South African middle and long-distance runner Mapaseka Makhanya has won many accolades in her long and illustrious career. But there…
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Paris Olympics Swimming Test Event In Seine Cancelled Due To Pollution
Excessive pollution in Paris’ Seine River forced organisers to cancel a pre-Olympics test swimming competition due to take place on…
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IOC backs return of Russian athletes as individuals
Olympic chiefs on Tuesday recommended the return to competition of Russian and Belarusian athletes as individual neutrals, but refused to…
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