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Jul 26, 20242 min read
France struggles with its hijab rules for Olympics opening ceremony
PARIS - French government and Olympics officials are seeking a creative solution to allow Muslim French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla to wear...


Jul 26, 20243 min read
Olympics-Equestrian-Video emerges of Briton Dujardin whipping horse's legs
VERSAILLES - The video footage that led to six-times Olympic medallist Charlotte Dujardin pulling out of the Paris Games shows her...


Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Tennis-Sinner pulls out of Paris Games due to illness
PARIS - Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Games due to tonsillitis, the world number one said on Wednesday, denting Italy's...


Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Swimming-Scott ready to add to his medal haul in the Paris pool
PARIS - Duncan Scott has won quite a lot since now-disgraced Chinese swimmer Sun Yang branded him a loser at the 2019 world...


Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Artistic gymnastics-Biles eyes gymnastics history and unfinished business at Paris Games
PARIS - Simone Biles has a chance to make Olympic history at the Paris Games alongside an experienced U.S. team she credits with lifting...


Jul 26, 20243 min read
Olympics-United States risks sports and anti-doping isolation with unilateral action
PARIS - The United States could find itself isolated from world sport with significant consequences for American athletes if it risks the...


Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Artistic Gymnastics-Whitlock says checking Wikipedia helped bring him back to his fourth Games
PARIS - It took every bit of motivation for Britain's Max Whitlock to return to gymnastics after a long and difficult hiatus following...


Jul 26, 20243 min read
Olympics-Soccer, rugby kick off Games ahead of opening ceremony
PARIS/SAINT-ETIENNE - The sporting action at the Paris Olympics kicked off with two soccer matches on Wednesday, two days before...


Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Boxers deserve prize money at Olympics, says former governing body
PARIS - The International Boxing Association (IBA) on Wednesday accused the International Olympic Committee of doing too little to reward...


Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Boxing-Australia's Teremoana eyes medal but personal mission already accomplished
PARIS - Super heavyweight Teremoana Junior will be among the favourites to win a medal when boxing begins at the Paris Olympics on...


Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Swimming-Ledecky hopes for clean Games amid China doping row
PARIS - American swimming great Katie Ledecky says she hopes athletes will be "competing clean" at the Paris Olympics amid a row over a...


Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-French fencer Thibus confirmed for Paris 2024 despite ongoing doping case
PARIS - Ysaora Thibus, one of the favourites for gold in the foil event, was confirmed in the French fencing team for the Olympics, but...
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