Tag: Olympics
Speed climber wins Indonesia’s first gold at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Veddriq Leonardo of Indonesia poses after winning the men’s speed final during the sport climbing competition at the Paris Olympics 2024, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Le Bourget, France. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) Indonesians celebrated their country’s first Olympic gold medal in a sport other than badminton, won by Veddriq Leonardo in the inaugural…
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Elreen Ando finishes strong for sixth place at Paris Olympics
Elreen Ann Ando of the Philippines competes during the women’s 59kg weightlifting event at the Paris Olympics 2024, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Elreen Ando may not have seized a medal, but she earned the respect of the crowd in the women’s weightlifting 59-kilogram division of the Paris Olympics. The…
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Health a top priority for EJ Obiena after Paris Olympics run
Philippines’ EJ Obiena prepares to compete in the men’s pole vault qualification of the athletics event at the Paris Olympics 2024 at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 3, 2024. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP) MANILA, Philippines—Team Philippines’ EJ Obiena may not know the next step in his career yet,…
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Indian wrestler Phogat retires after Olympics disqualification
FILE–India’s Vinesh Phogat celebrates after defeating Cuba’s Yusneylys Guzman during their women’s freestyle 50kg wrestling semifinal match, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Paris Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) India’s heartbroken Vinesh Phogat on Thursday announced her retirement from wrestling, a day after being disqualified from the women’s 50kg…
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Rafael Nadal: Spaniard pulls out of US Open after quarter-final run at Olympics with Carlos Alcaraz | Tennis News
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the US Open, a week after reaching the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles at the Olympics with Carlos Alcaraz. Nadal, who has not announced his retirement, will play at the Laver Cup in September but not the final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open – live on Sky…
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Olympics 2024: Lin Yu-Ting reaches Olympic featherweight final amid ongoing eligibility row | Boxing News
Lin Yu-Ting, one of the boxers at the centre of a bitter eligibility row at the Olympic Games, has reached the women’s featherweight final. She beat Turkey’s Esra Yildiz Kahraman on points in their 57kgs semi-final at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday. Taiwanese boxer Lin and Algeria’s Imane Khelif were disqualified from the World…
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Olympics 2024: Matthew Hudson-Smith narrowly misses out on men’s 400m gold to Quincy Hall | Olympics News
Matthew Hudson-Smith narrowly missed out on gold to USA’s Quincy Hall in a dramatic men’s 400m final at the Paris Olympics. Hudson-Smith led into the final straight but Hall came roaring back and pipped the Briton by 0.04s as Zambia’s Muzala Samukonga took bronze. Hall had never won a major individual athletics title before and…
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EJ Obiena dealing with back issues heading into Paris Olympics
Philippines’ EJ Obiena competes in the men’s pole vault final of the athletics event at the Paris Olympics 2024 at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 5, 2024. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP) MANILA, Philippines—Team Philippines’ pole vaulter EJ Obiena on Wednesday said he has been suffering spinal issues heading…
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Team Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 August 8
Team Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 Schedule Philippine Time August 8, Thursday 3:46 am – Nesthy Petecio (PHI) vs Julia Szeremeta (POL) – boxing women’s 57kg semifinals – MEDAL ROUND 3 pm – Bianca Pagdanganan, Dottie Ardina (PHI) – golf, women’s round 2 9 pm – Elreen Ando (PHI) – weightlifting, women’s 59kg – MEDAL…
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Villegas lauded by Marcos for winning bronze at Paris Olympics
The Philippines’ Aira Villegas celebrates after winning against Morocco’s Yasmine Mouttaki in the women’s 50kg preliminaries round of 32 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on July 28, 2024. On Wednesday, Aug. 7, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. congratulated Villegas for what he called a “knockout performance”…
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