Age no barrier for 50m freestyle medal favourite Wasick

Wasick first represented Poland at the 2008 Beijing Games and has since competed in London, Rio and Tokyo before arriving in Paris with one of the fastest times in the 50 freestyle.
3 August 2024, 11:28 AM

No doubt boxers in gender dispute are women: IOC president Bach

"We are talking about women's boxing. We have two boxers who were born as women, raised as women, who have passports as women and who have competed for many years as women and this is a clear definition of a woman," Thomas Bach told a press conference.
3 August 2024, 11:12 AM

Wayward Chadian Olympic archer wins hearts of K-Pop star and Koreans

Israel Madaye scored just one point with one of his arrows in the men's individual against top South Korea archer Kim Woo-jin, who rattled home an almost perfect score of 88 out of 90.
3 August 2024, 09:03 AM

IBA to award prize money to Carini despite loss to Khelif

The International Boxing Association (IBA) will award Italy's Angela Carini, who lost her welterweight round-of-16 bout against Algerian Imane Khelif at the Paris Olympics in 46 seconds on Thursday, $50,000 in prize money, it said on Friday.
3 August 2024, 03:14 AM

Paris Games: What's happening on Day Eight

Simone Biles is set to compete for her third gold medal, this time on the vault, while China's Zheng Qinwen is aiming to make history by taking the country's first gold medal in women's tennis singles.
3 August 2024, 00:45 AM

Love match? Czech pair win Olympic mixed tennis gold

They started dating in 2020 but recently were rumoured to have split. "That's our personal life so you don't need to know that," said 29-year-old Siniakova.
3 August 2024, 00:37 AM

'Perfect' Marchand emulates Phelps with fourth gold

The Frenchman becomes the first male swimmer since American record-breaker Michael Phelps at Beijing 2008 to win four individual golds in a single Games.
3 August 2024, 00:27 AM

France win over Argentina sparks ugly scenes in grudge match

Tensions spilled over at full-time in Bordeaux with rival players and staff clashing on the pitch and confrontations continuing down the tunnel.
3 August 2024, 00:14 AM

Belarusian trampolinist is first neutral to win Paris Olympics gold

Ivan Litvinovich from Belarus on Friday became the first athlete competing as a neutral at the Paris Olympics to win gold as he retained his title in the men's trampoline final.
2 August 2024, 19:43 PM

Djokovic to face Alcaraz in Olympics singles final

A fired-up Novak Djokovic on Friday reached his first Olympic Games final, where he will face Carlos Alcaraz in a dream gold medal showdown.
2 August 2024, 19:06 PM

US set world record in 4x400m mixed relay

The United States broke their own world record in the 4x400 mixed relay in the opening heats at the Paris Olympics on Friday, crossing the line in three minutes 7.41 seconds.
2 August 2024, 17:39 PM

Morocco outclass US 4-0 to reach first men's Olympics football semifinal

Morocco reached the Olympic men's football semi-finals for the first time with a resounding 4-0 win over the United States that included two penalties at the Parc des Princes on Friday.
2 August 2024, 15:57 PM

Alcaraz storms into Olympic men's tennis final

Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach the Olympic Games men's tennis final on Friday when he thrashed Felix Auger-Aliassime.
2 August 2024, 13:01 PM

The Refugee Olympic Team: Representing hope for over 100 million worldwide

When Manizha Talash first saw a video online of an upside-down man spinning with his head on the ground, she decided she wanted to do that too. As a girl in Afghanistan, however, it was a difficult dream to bring to reality. But she found a way. In the Paris Olympics 2024, she will be participating in the new sport of “breaking”, a competitive form of breakdancing that blends artistry and dance with acrobatic moves.
2 August 2024, 12:39 PM

Rower Valent marks 36th birthday with gold as Sinkovic brothers triumph

The brothers made a late break for glory and crossed the line in a time of 6:32.66, 0.45 seconds ahead of the British crew.
2 August 2024, 10:29 AM

Leone wins women's 50m rifle 3 positions gold

Sagen Maddalena from the United States wins the silver while China's Zhang Qiongyue took the bronze.
2 August 2024, 09:11 AM

China's state media, athletes, netizens defend Pan against 100m swim doubts

"Why didn't anyone dare to question Phelps when he won?" Chinese swimmer Yufei responded to questions about Pan during Thursday's press conference.
2 August 2024, 07:19 AM

Douglass casts aside self-doubt to clinch 200m breaststroke gold

The victory is Douglass's third Olympic medal following bronze in the 200m medley in Tokyo and silver in the 4x100m freestyle relay in Paris.
2 August 2024, 06:37 AM

Paris Games: What's happening on Day Seven

Olympic champions will also be crowned in badminton, equestrian, rowing, windsurfing and shooting.
2 August 2024, 04:48 AM

Argentina and France set for new chapter in recent, heated rivalry

The bitterness between the two nations increased earlier this month after a video posted by Argentina's Enzo Fernandez following their Copa America title that featured a song sung by some members of the squad about France's players of African descent.
2 August 2024, 04:12 AM