Olympics-Rugby Sevens-Incredible Dupont leads France to their first gold of Games
PARIS - France claimed their first gold medal of their own Olympics and first of any kind in men’s rugby sevens when Antoine Dupont led...
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Olympics-Swimming-Titmus defends 400m freestyle title with Paris gold
PARIS - Australian Ariarne Titmus defended her Olympic 400 metres freestyle title on Saturday after the world's three fastest women over...
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Olympics-Fencing-Hong Kong's Kong wins gold in women's epee
PARIS - Vivian Kong of Hong Kong won the gold medal in the women's epee individual event at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Auriane...
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Olympics-Dion makes return to live stage in Paris opening ceremony
PARIS - Celine Dion made a comeback to the live stage on Friday singing Edith Piaf's classic "L'Hymne A l'Amour" to close the Paris...
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Olympics-Athletics-Briton Christie says Lyles' brash comments could backfire
PARIS - British sprinting great Linford Christie believes Noah Lyles would be better to simply let his running speak for itself, saying...
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Olympics-Boxing-Haitian boxer hoping to win medal to improve country's image
PARIS - Boxer Cedrick Belony-Duliepre said he is hoping to change the perception of Haiti by winning a medal at the Paris Olympics. Armed...
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Olympics-Judo-Japan's Tsunoda wins gold, two medals for France
PARIS - Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda won the gold medal in the women's under 48 kg judo at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, while Yeldos Smetov...
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Olympics-Gymnastics-Bathwater mishap forces Japan's Oka to swap cardboard bed
PARIS - Much has been made about the robustness of the Olympic Village's cardboard beds but one didn't prove up to the test for top...
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Olympics-Rugby Sevens-Last-gasp South Africa take dramatic bronze
PARIS - South Africa beat Australia 26-19 with the last play of a pulsating rugby sevens third-place playoff on Saturday to win their...
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Olympics-Canoeing-Gestin and Prigent provide home cheer with superb slalom runs
PARIS - French canoeists Nicolas Gestin and Camille Prigent gave the rain-soaked fans plenty to cheer about with some blistering slalom...
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Olympics-Cycling-Evenepoel recovers from big night out to win TT gold
PARIS - Remco Evenepoel's proper preparations for the Olympics started last Sunday at 4:30am - when he went to bed after partying all...
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Olympics-Cycling-Near-misses fuelled Brown's Paris 2024 ambitions
PARIS - Missing out on a podium finish or a title could deter a lot of athletes, but in the case of Grace Brown, the near-misses gave...
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