This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 11:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Britain's Keely Hodgkinson said becoming the women's Olympic 800m champion on Monday after a succession of silver medals in major finals was a "life changer." The 22-year-old produced a thrilling gun-to-tape run to win, ending any fears she would be a runner-up once again. Hodgkinson took silver in the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, followed by ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 11:06 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred targets an Olympic sprint double on Tuesday as Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr go head to head in a 1,500m grudge match that promises fireworks. The first boxing gold is up for grabs at Roland Garros, the home of French tennis, but all eyes will be on Algeria's Imane Khelif, who is at the center of a gender ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 11:04 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Armand Duplantis fulfilled a childhood dream as he broke his own pole vault world record in retaining his Olympic crown on Monday, but Simone Biles showed she is human after all. The day after US sprinter Noah Lyles blasted his way into the record books with the narrowest of wins in the men's 100m, a pulsating Stade de France witnessed another ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 10:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Paris Olympics medals table after Monday's events: Gold Silver Bronze Total China 21 18 14 53 USA 20 30 28 78 Australia 13 11 8 32 France 12 16 18 46 Britain 12 13 17 42 South Korea 11 8 7 26 Japan 10 5 11 26 Italy 9 10 7 26 Netherlands 7 5 5 17 Germany 7 5 4 16 Canada 5 4 8 17 New Zealand 3 5 1 9 Hungary 3 3 2 8 Sweden 3 3 2 ...
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 ...