Gabrielle Thomas of the United States sent an emphatic statement to her rivals in the Olympic women’s 200 metres as she cruised to the fastest time in the semifinal on Monday. The 27-year-old pulled away from the field with ease over the final 50 metres to cross the finish line smiling in 21.86 seconds. Julien…
PREVIEW After showing its steely resolve and getting past Great Britain in the quarterfinals despite being a man down, India will be ready to tackle the situation arising out of defender Amit Rohidas’ absence when it takes on World champion Germany in the men’s hockey semifinals of the Olympics at the Yves du Manoir Stadium…
Paris 2024 Olympics: Greece’s Miltiadis Tentoglou will look to defend his men’s long jump title at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Paris 2024 Olympics: Greece’s Miltiadis Tentoglou will look to defend his men’s long jump title at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson delivered a commanding performance to win the gold medal in the Olympic 800 metres on Monday and claim her first global title. Ethiopia’s Tsige Duguma claimed silver and Kenya’s Mary Moraa took bronze. The fastest in the world over the distance this year, 22-year-old Hodgkinson took the lead halfway through the first…
Faith Kipyegon’s silver medal from the women’s 5000m was reinstated on Monday after an appeal from Kenyan authorities was successful. Kipyegon who finished second in the race (14:29.60) behind winner Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet (14:28.56) was disqualified from the race for allegedly obstructing world record holder Gudaf Tsegay. “Congratulations to Faith Kipyegon, her silver medal has…
Paris Olympics 2024: India’s closing ceremony flag bearers
Host France beat an inspired Egypt with two goals in stoppage time at the Lyon Stadium on Monday, to seal passage through to the final of the Paris 2024 Olympics football event. Jean-Phillipe Mateta was the trump card for France again, scoring a brace to take his overall tally of goals in the competition to…
American Valarie Allman defended her women’s Olympic discus throw title in Paris on Monday. Allman managed a best of 69.50 metres, with China’s Feng Bin claiming silver in 67.51m and Croatia’s Sandra Elkasevic taking bronze (67.51). After winning the Olympic title in Tokyo, Allman claimed two world medals – bronze at the 2022 championships in…
Four-times women’s Olympic football gold medallist the United States takes on 2016 champion Germany on Tuesday for a place in the final, while world champion Spain meets Brazil, which is coming off a win over host France. The U.S., who beat Japan 1-0 after extra time to reach the semifinals, face the Germans again, having…
Sweden’s Armand Duplantis set a new pole vault world record at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday.
