Olympics-Judo medals spark French fan fervour at Paris Games
PARIS - If the judo dojo at the foot of the Eiffel Tower was anything to go by, then France's Olympic delegation is set to have some wild...
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French minister says foreign involvement not ruled out in rail sabotage
PARIS - France's interior minister said on Saturday he could not rule out foreign involvement in an attack that sabotaged signal stations...
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Olympics-Fencing-Defending champion Sun defeated in sudden-death epee shock
PARIS - Defending women's epee champion Sun Yiwen of China was knocked out in her opening bout by Japan's Miho Yoshimura on Saturday in a...
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Olympics-Judo-Smetov wins men's -60kg gold for Kazakhstan
PARIS - Yeldos Smetov of Kazakhstan won the gold medal in the under 60kg judo at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Luka Mkheidze of France...
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Olympics-Equestrian-Culture change needed, Werth says after Dujardin 'catastrophe'
VERSAILLES, France - Equestrian sports need a culture change to secure their future, German seven-times Olympic champion Isabell Werth...
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Pouring rain disrupts Games after drenched opening ceremony
PARIS - Pouring rain in Paris on Saturday forced the men's Olympics street skateboarding competition to be postponed and tennis matches...
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FIFA rejects Argentina complaint over Olympics VAR ruling, soccer association says
BUENOS AIRES - FIFA, the world's soccer governing body, has rejected Argentina's complaints over a last-minute equalizer being ruled out...
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IOC apologises to South Korea over Olympics ceremony gaffe
PARIS - The International Olympic Committee apologised to South Korea on Saturday after its delegation of athletes were introduced as...
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Olympics-Gymnastics-Olympic champion Nagornyy hits out at Russia's exclusion from Paris Games
PARIS - Olympic champion Nikita Nagornyy found it unacceptable that Russian gymnasts were barred from competing at the Paris Games due to...
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Olympics-Shooting-Chinese teen duo gun down first gold in Paris
CHATEAUROUX, France - Social media-savvy teenaged duo Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao upheld a Chinese shooting tradition as they won the...
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Olympics-Organisers confident triathlon will go ahead despite rain impact on Seine
PARIS - Paris 2024 organisers are confident the triathlon events will take place as scheduled on Tuesday even though recent rainfall...
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Olympics-Athletics-Italy's Tamberi apologises to wife after wedding ring lost in Seine
PARIS - High jumper Gianmarco Tamberi issued a profuse apology to his wife on Saturday after his wedding ring slipped off his finger...
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