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Perfect pairing! Italian gymnast sponsored by parmesan cheese company goes viral during Paris Olympics

The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics began in Paris on July 26 and concludes on August 11. The Paris Olympics feature 32 sports, including the 28 “core” disciplines, that include breaking, skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing. OLYMPICS 2024 FULL SCHEDULE.pdf Friday’s schedule features medal events in shooting, diving, rowing, tennis, trampoline gymnastics, equestrian, badminton, sailing,…

Summer McIntosh claimed her second gold medal of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Thursday as she fended off a strong field in the women’s 200 metres butterfly final. The 17-year-old touched the wall in an Olympic record time of 2:03.03 at La Defense Arena, 0.81 seconds ahead of American silver medallist Regan Smith. China’s Zhang…

Simone Biles recaptured the Olympic all-around crown on Thursday, seeing off Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade for her sixth Olympic gold and second in Paris. Biles, who famously withdrew from multiple events at the Tokyo Games three years ago with the disorientating “twisties”, followed up her team gold with the United States earlier this week. Defending Olympic…

Paris Olympics Day 6 Top Moments in Pictures: Algerian boxer sparks gender debate; China continues to top of medal tally

P.V. Sindhu lost 21-19, 21-14 to sixth-seeded Chinese He Bing Jiao in the round of 16 to crash out of the women’s singles badminton event at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Thursday. This is the first time Sindhu has failed to win an Olympic medal, having won bronze in Tokyo and silver in Rio. Leading…

Lakshya Sen kept his chances of an Olympic medal alive by beating compatriot H.S. Prannoy in the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals but the country’s strong medal hopes, the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, lost their last-eight encounter in badminton competitions at the Porte de La Chapell arena here on Thursday. World No.13…

World number three Carlos Alcaraz edged closer to an Olympic Games showdown against Novak Djokovic on Thursday with a storming display which brought the queen of Spain to her feet. Alcaraz, playing on the same Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros where he captured the French Open in June, saw off 13th-ranked Tommy Paul of…

Spaniard Alex Rins will remain with the Yamaha MotoGP Team for the 2025 and 2026 seasons after signing a two-year contract extension, the Japanese manufacturer announced on Thursday. Rins, a six-time MotoGP race winner, joined Yamaha from LCR Honda for the 2024 season and will continue to race alongside Fabio Quartararo, who also extended his…

Former world 1,500m champion Jake Wightman has been ruled out of the Olympics due to a hamstring injury, British team officials said Thursday. Wightman, who stormed to a memorable 1,500m gold medal at the 2022 World Championships, had been due to compete in the 800m in Paris. ALSO READ: Paris Olympics 2024: Journalist associations condemn…