Tag: Olympics
'Unbelievable and huge support for Khelif' | The Algerian reaches Olympics final
Imane Khelif reaches the Olympics women’s boxing 66kg final after beating her Thai opponent Janjaem Suwannapheng and received tremendous support from the crowd watching on.
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Team USA routs Brazil, rolls into Olympics basketball semifinals
Team USA’s Bam Adebayo, right, dunks as Brazil’s Gui Santos defends during a men’s basketball game at the Paris Olympics 2024, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) PARIS — There was a moment where Brazil might have thought it had a chance. It trailed the Team USA by only eight midway…
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Olympics 2024: Ireland’s Kellie Harrington wins boxing gold but Lewis Richardson edged out of making 71kg final | Boxing News
Ireland’s Kellie Harrington won gold in the women’s 60kg at the Paris Olympics, but Team GB boxer Lewis Richardson was edged out of making the men’s 71kg final following defeat to Mexican Marco Verde. Harrington was crowned double Olympic champion after beating Wenlu Yang at Roland Garros in the women’s 60kg final. Following a cagey…
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France tops Canada to reach Olympics basketball semis
France’s Evan Fournier, center, celebrates with Victor Wembanyama, right, after scoring during a men’s basketball game against Canada at the Paris Olympics 2024, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) PARIS — France had an ugly couple of days following its group-stage finale loss to Germany. It turned them into possibly its…
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Olympics 2024: Skateboarding star Sky Brown grabs bronze in women’s final having dislocated her shoulder | Olympics News
British skateboarding star Sky Brown secured a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, despite dislocating her shoulder before the Games. Brown matched her bronze medal in Tokyo with a score of 92.31 in her third of three runs to cap a remarkable comeback, having dislocated her shoulder last month, at the women’s skateboard…
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Serbia ousts Australia in OT to make Olympics basketball semis
Serbia’s Nikola Jokic questions a call during a men’s basketball quarterfinal game against Australia at Bercy Arena at the Paris Olympics 2024, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Nikola Jokic led Serbia into the men’s Olympics basketball semifinals on Tuesday as they rallied from 24 points down to edge Australia, 95-90,…
Read MoreTeam Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 August 7
The Philippines’ Aira Villegas, right, celebrates after defeating France’s Wassila Lkhadiri in their women’s 50kg quarterfinal boxing match at the Paris Olympics 2024, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) MANILA, Philippines—In February of 2023, Aira Villegas absorbed a disheartening quarterfinal loss in the 74th Strandja Cup in Bulgaria at the hands…
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Germany beats Greece to reach Paris Olympics basketball semis
Germany’s Franz Wagner celebrates with Germany’s Daniel Theis after Germany won the men’s quarterfinal basketball match between Germany and Greece during the Paris Olympics at the Bercy Arena in Paris on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Damien MEYER / AFP) World Cup champion Germany reached the Paris Olympics men’s basketball semifinals for the first time…
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Photo sensation Medina takes Paris Olympics surfing bronze
Silver medalist Jack Robinson of Australia, Gold medalist Kauli Vaast of France and Bronze medalist Gabriel Medina of Brazil pose for a photo during the men’s surfing medal ceremony at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Teahupo’o, French Polynesia, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (Ed Sloane/Pool Photo via AP) Three-time surfing world champion and viral photo sensation…
Read MoreEJ Obiena apologizes for missing out on Paris Olympics medal
EJ Obiena of the Philippines reacts after missing an attempt during the men’s pole vault final at the Paris Olympics 2024, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/David Goldman) MANILA, Philippines–EJ Obiena turned emotional and was apologetic after coming up empty-handed in the men’s pole vault final at the Paris Olympics 2024 early…
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