This Is Beirut 2024-08-05 16:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Kaylia Nemour claimed an historic gold for Algeria on Sunday after a stunning performance on uneven bars two years after being denied a place on the team of her native France on medical grounds. Driven by her desire for Olympic glory, the 17-year-old switched to represent her father's country Algeria. "I had put the Olympic medal as my screen ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-05 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh dedicated her Olympic high jump gold medal on Sunday to the nearly 500 athletes and coaches who have been killed since Russia invaded her country in 2022. The 22-year-old lived up to her pre-Paris Games billing to win the title at the Stade de France. She was more intent on winning to give some pleasure to her ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-05 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Simone Biles is targeting two more Olympic golds on Monday to crown a historic Games in Paris as pole vault king Armand Duplantis aims for yet another world record. GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFPSweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole vault Biles, widely considered the greatest gymnast in history, can end all debate if she triumphs ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-05 10:14 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US sprint king Noah Lyles powered to gold by just five thousands of a second Sunday in the closest 100m in modern Olympic history, as Novak Djokovic added a tennis gold medal to his glittering CV. Miguel MEDINA / AFP A thrilling ninth day of Olympic action also saw two world records tumble in the Paris pool, the first-ever gymnastics gold for ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-05 10:07 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79sec to claim gold in a dramatic men's Olympic 100m final in Paris on Sunday. Lyles won in the closest Olympic 100m finish in modern history as just five thousandths of a second separated him from Jamaica's Kishane Thompson. Both were given the rounded-up time of 9.79sec but the American's name ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-04 21:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
American Bobby Finke smashed the world record time as he defended his Olympic title in the men's 1500m freestyle on Sunday, with Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri taking silver and Ireland's Daniel Wiffen bronze. Finke, who led from the outset, set a new world best time of 14:30.67, breaking the previous best of 14:31.02 set by China's Sun Yang in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-04 19:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday to claim a maiden Olympic title and become just the fifth player to complete a career Golden Slam. The 37-year-old Serb, competing in his fifth Games, came through 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2) in an enthralling final at Roland Garros to add Olympic gold to his 24 Grand Slam triumphs. Victory allowed him ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-04 15:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Paris Olympics organizers have canceled training for triathletes in the River Seine again because of poor water quality, leading to more uncertainty over whether the mixed relay will go ahead as planned on Monday. All training was canceled in the river last week and the men's individual race had to be delayed by 24 hours because of pollution ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-04 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Anthony Edwards scored a team-high 26 points as the United States cruised to a 104-83 win over Puerto Rico on Saturday to complete the group stage unbeaten at the Olympics. Team USA is hunting a fifth straight gold at the Games and will discover their quarterfinal opponents once the draw is made after the game between Serbia and South Sudan. The ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-04 11:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Algerian boxer embroiled in a major gender controversy guaranteed herself at least bronze at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, bursting into tears after winning her quarterfinal. "It's a battle, it's for my dignity," said Imane Khelif, one of two boxers at the center of the storm, after she outclassed Hungary's Anna Luca Hamori to win on a ...
2024-08-04 10:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Julien Alfred and Thea LaFond led their two tiny Caribbean island nations to first-ever Olympic medals when they won golds in the women's 100m and triple jump at the Paris Games on Saturday. On a heady night of track and field, Femke Bol fired out a broadside at 400m hurdles rival Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone with an incredible show of running that ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-04 10:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Paris Olympics medals table after Saturday's events: Gold Silver Bronze Total China 16 12 9 37 United States 14 24 23 61 France 12 14 15 41 Australia 12 8 7 27 Britain 10 10 13 33 South Korea 9 7 5 21 Japan 8 5 9 22 Italy 6 8 5 19 Netherlands 6 4 4 14 Canada 4 4 7 15 Germany 4 4 2 10 Romania 3 3 1 7 Hungary 3 2 2 7 Ireland 3 0 2 5 New Zealand 2 ...