Olympics-Swimming-Italy's Ceccon wins men's 100 metres backstroke gold
PARIS - World record holder Thomas Ceccon made a thrilling late surge to claim the men's 100 metres backstroke gold and give Italy a...
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Olympics-Badminton-China's Paris winning streak ended by Malaysians, Danes
PARIS - China suffered their first badminton defeats of the Paris Olympics on Monday when mixed doubles favourites Feng Yanzhe and Huang...
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Olympics-Boxing-Two boxers who failed gender tests at World Championships cleared for Games
PARIS - Two boxers who were disqualified from last year's World Championships for failing gender eligibility tests are eligible to...
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Olympics-Swimming-South Africa's Smith wins 100m breaststroke gold
PARIS - Tatjana Smith took South Africa's first gold of the Paris Olympics on Monday and added the 100 metres breaststroke title to the...
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Olympics-Swimming-Golden Summer helps Canada deal with gloomy scandal
PARIS - Summer McIntosh's rampaging win in the women's 400 metres individual medley (IM) at the Paris Olympics on Monday could not have...
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Olympics-Basketball-U.S. on target for eighth gold after beating Japan, France upset Canada
PARIS - The United States romped to a resounding 102-76 victory over Japan in the women's basketball tournament at the Pierre Mauroy...
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Olympics-Gymnastics-Japan edge out China in thrilling final to win men's team gold
PARIS - Daiki Hashimoto turned heartache into unimaginable joy as he overcame a fall from the pommel horse to power Japan to the gold...
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Olympics-Swimming-'Nervous wreck' O'Callaghan takes down teammate Titmus
PARIS - Mollie O'Callaghan was crippled by nerves, unable to sleep and overthinking her 200 metres freestyle battle with Australian...
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Olympics-Gymnastics-Underdogs no more, U.S. men nab bronze in Olympic resurgence
PARIS - The U.S. men's gymnastics squad made a huge statement in Paris on Monday as they put together a stunning third-place performance...
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Olympics-Swimming-It's Summer time as McIntosh makes winning look easy
PARIS - Canada declared Summer time in the Paris Olympic pool on Monday and the country's 17-year-old sensation Summer McIntosh made it...
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Olympics-Fencing-Egyptian fencer Hafez carrying a 'little Olympian' as she reveals pregnancy at Paris Games
PARIS - Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez had double reason to celebrate after picking up her first victory at an Olympics in the women's sabre...
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Olympics-Fencing-A French fencing queen is crowned in gold at the Grand Palais
PARIS - It was an evening for France. After three days of intense cheering for the local fencers, the Grand Palais crowd finally got the...
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