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Aug 3, 20242 min read
Olympics-Swimming-Hungary's Kos wins men's 200m backstroke gold
PARIS - Hubert Kos won the men's 200 metres backstroke to give Hungary a first gold of the Paris Olympics on Thursday while Apostolos...


Aug 3, 20241 min read
Olympics-Boxing-'Best gift to myself', Philippines' Villegas wins on birthday
PARIS - Philippines boxer Aira Villegas celebrated her 29th birthday in style by beating Roumaysa Boualam on Thursday to reach the...


Aug 3, 20242 min read
Olympics-Swimming-Douglass takes 200m breaststroke gold, Smith bows out with silver
PARIS - Kate Douglass underlined her remarkable versatility with gold in the women's 200 metres breaststroke at the Paris Olympics on...


Aug 3, 20242 min read
Olympics-Rowing-Best lives up to his name as US men's four grab rowing gold
PARIS - American rower Justin Best has always had his sights on the top step of the Olympic podium, and on Thursday the 26-year-old...


Aug 3, 20241 min read
Olympics-Judo-Winning Italian judoka gets surprise prime ministerial visit at Paris 2024
PARIS - It's not every day that the prime minister of your country comes to watch the judo, but on Thursday Italy's Giorgia Meloni ...


Aug 3, 20242 min read
Olympics-Judo-First Israeli medals in Paris amid fan frenzy
PARIS - Israeli judokas on Thursday brought smiles to hundreds of cheering and flag-waving fans as they won the country's first medals at...


Aug 3, 20241 min read
Olympics-Gymnastics-American Biles wins women's gymnastics all-around gold medal
American Simone Biles won the women's all-around gymnastics gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Brazil's Rebeca Andrade took...


Aug 3, 20242 min read
Olympics-Judo-Kotsoiev, Bellandi land golds as Israel opens Games account
Zelym Kotsoiev of Azerbaijan and Italian Alice Bellandi both won gold in a dramatic judo competition at the Paris Olympics on Thursday,...


Aug 3, 20242 min read
Olmypics-Canoeing-Stunned De Gennaro says wait for gold longest 10 minutes of life
PARIS - Giovanni De Gennaro's stunning gold medal run in Thursday's single kayak slalom final brought to an end three years of misery for...


Aug 3, 20242 min read
Olympics-Canoeing-Inspired Italian De Gennaro grabs kayak gold
PARIS - Italy's Giovanni De Gennaro pulled out a sensational run to win gold in the men's Olympic single kayak slalom event in a time of...


Aug 3, 20241 min read
Olympics-Canoeing-De Gennaro wins gold for Italy in kayak
PARIS - Italian Giovanni De Gennaro took gold in the Olympic men's kayak single final at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on...


Aug 3, 20241 min read
Olympics-Judo-Kotsoiev of Azerbaijan wins men's under 100kg judo gold
PARIS - Zelym Kotsoiev of Azerbaijan won the gold medal in the men's under 100kg judo at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Georgian Ilia...
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