Olympics-Swimming-Marchand marches on for fourth gold in Paris pool
PARIS - Leon Marchand fulfilled what French fans may regard as destiny as he swept to a fourth gold medal at his home Paris Games with...
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Olympics-Swimming-McEvoy wins 50 metres gold in Australian first
PARIS - Cameron McEvoy wrote his name on the list of Olympic champions at the Paris Games on Friday as the first Australian man to win...
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Olympics-Athletics-Brilliant Cheptegei completes set with 10,000m gold
PARIS - World record holder Joshua Cheptegei claimed the Olympic 10,000 metres title he so desperately wanted on Friday when he found a...
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Olympics-Badminton-Chinese pair claim mixed doubles gold but Shi exit's men's singles
PARIS - China's Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong demolished South Korea's Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun 21-8 21-11 to win the Olympic...
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Olympics-Australia's Sakakibara takes gold in women's BMX Racing
PARIS - Saya Sakakibara of Australia won gold in women's BMX Racing in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines on Friday. Manon Veenstra of the...
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Olympics-Shooting-Casual Turkish shooter goes viral, teammate says he earned it
CHATEAUROUX, France - Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec has become a social media sensation for his nonchalance at the shooting range at the...
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Olympics-Judo-France's Riner reigns supreme with record fourth gold
PARIS - Frenchman Teddy Riner claimed a record fourth Olympic judo gold medal, sending the partisan crowd into near madness when he left...
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Olympics-Sailing-Spain sail to men's skiff gold after Dutch women survive scare to triumph
MARSEILLE, France - Spain's Diego Botin and Florian Trittel stormed to Olympic men's skiff gold on Friday, while the Netherlands' Odile...
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Olympics-Sailing-France's 'Mama Team' duo get marriage proposals after medal win
MARSEILLE, France - French women's skiff sailors Sarah Steyaert and Charline Picon got a romantic offer when they returned ashore from...
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Olympics-Athletics-US set world record in 4x400m mixed relay
PARIS - The United States broke their own world record in the 4x400 mixed relay in the opening heats at the Paris Olympics on Friday,...
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Olympics-Athletics-Triple jumper LaFond eyes Dominica's first medal
PARIS - The small Caribbean nation of Dominica stands a chance of winning its first Olympic medal in Paris thanks to triple jumper Thea...
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Olympics-Badminton-Jeong and Kim have their mothers in their thoughts after taking silver
PARIS - South Korean mixed doubles pair Jeong Na-eun and Kim Won-ho both found themselves thinking about their mothers after winning a...
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