Olympics-Swimming-Sjostrom adds 50m freestyle gold to 100m title
PARIS - Sweden's world record holder Sarah Sjostrom completed a remarkable freestyle sprint double by adding the women's 50 metres gold...
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Olympics-Gymnastics-China win long-awaited gold with Liu retaining rings title
PARIS - Liu Yang flexed his muscles to successfully defend his Olympic title in the rings final on Sunday, earning China their...
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Olympics-Gymnastics-Algeria's Nemour makes history for Africa with gold on asymmetric bars
PARIS - Algeria's Kaylia Nemour became the first African gymnast to win an Olympic medal when she secured the gold with a breathtaking...
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Olympics-Boxing-Cuba's Lopez Cardona ends with bronze, France claim back-to-back wins
PARIS - Ukraine's Oleksandr Khyzhniak sent twice Olympic champion Arlen Lopez Cardona out of the Paris Games on Sunday, while home fans...
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Olympics-Badminton-Taiwan's Lee, Wang retain men's doubles gold
PARIS - Taiwan's Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin retained their Olympic badminton men's doubles title on Sunday, beating China's Liang Weikeng...
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Olympics-Gymnastics-Yulo wins men's vault to scoop second gold in Paris
PARIS - Carlos Edriel Yulo of the Philippines won his second gold medal in as many days after he soared to the top of the podium in men's...
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Olympics-Afghan sisters cycle into Paris in pre-Taliban colours
PARIS - Two Afghan sisters in the black, red and green of Afghanistan's pre-Taliban flag entered the Paris suburbs near the head of the...
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Olympics-Shooting-Crovetto Chadid ends Chile's wait for gold after shoot-off drama
CHATEAUROUX, France - Francisca Crovetto Chadid ended Chile's two-decade-old wait for an Olympic gold with a dramatic shoot-off victory...
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Olympics-Boxing-Ukrainian Khyzniak ends Cuban Lopez Cardona's history bid
PARIS - Cuban Arlen Lopez Cardona's bid for a record-equalling third Olympic gold medal ended when he was eliminated from the men's...
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Olympics-Boxing-Ngamba makes history for refugee team with medal but job not done
PARIS - Cindy Ngamba became the first representative of the refugee team to win a medal at the Olympics after making it to the boxing...
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Olympics-Judo-Peerless Riner secures his legacy in Paris
PARIS - Frenchman Teddy Riner claiming his fifth Olympic gold medal in a dramatic mixed team final was the highlight of the judo...
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Olympics-Table tennis-China's Fan wins men's singles gold, French teenager Lebrun takes bronze
PARIS - China's Fan Zhendong beat Sweden's Truls Moregard in the Olympic men's table tennis singles final on Sunday to make up for the...
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