Olympics-Fencing-Queen Kong breaks French hearts to take maiden gold in women's epee
PARIS - Hong Kong's fencing queen Vivian Kong claimed her first Olympic gold medal in a nerve-wracking bout against local favourite...
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Olympics-French BMX Freestyle champion hopes for a dry ramp
PARIS - BMX Freestyle, in which riders perform hair-raising stunts, is a sunshine sport, born in California, but in a rainy Paris,...
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Olympics-Swimming-Australia's women extend 4x100 metres freestyle relay reign
PARIS - Australia's peerless women's 4x100 metres freestyle relay swimmers secured their country a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal...
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Olympics-Swimming-Australia's Jack celebrates gold after being banned from Tokyo
PARIS - Being a member of Australia's women's 4x100 metres relay team almost inevitably means winning gold at the Olympics - and Shayna...
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Paris Olympics opening ceremony draws 28.6 million US viewers, most since 2012
PARIS - The opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics drew 28.6 million U.S. viewers, according to preliminary data from Comcast's...
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Olympics-Swimming-No time to celebrate as McIntosh pulls double Paris duty
PARIS - Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh grabbed her first Olympic medal, taking silver in the women's 400 metres freestyle on Saturday,...
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Olympics-Handball-Denmark beat defending champions France in group-stage clash
PARIS - Denmark prevailed over defending Olympic champions France in a group stage clash between the two nations that dominate...
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Olympics-Basketball-French fans roar their side to victory over Brazil in Lille
LILLE, France - The Olympic party arrived in Lille on Saturday as fans from all over France filled the Stade Pierre Mauroy, cheering and...
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Olympics-Basketball-Wembanyama helps France win, Antetokounmpo's Greece lose to Canada
LILLE, France - Frenchman Victor Wembanyama's brilliant performance led the hosts to a 78-66 win over Brazil, while Giannis...
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Olympics-Swimming-Titmus gets Australia off to a golden start in Paris
PARIS - Ariarne Titmus got Australia's women off to a golden start by winning a race of record breakers on a rocking opening night of the...
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Olympics-Swimming-Winning gold 'doesn't get old' for Dressel after American clinches eighth
PARIS - Caeleb Dressel has made a habit of winning only gold medals at the Olympics and the American swimmer, who won his eighth on...
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Olympics-Swimming-Peaty through to third final with top time
PARIS - Britain's Adam Peaty powered up his bid for a third successive Olympic 100 metres breaststroke gold by leading the field into...
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