497 articles tagged "olympics"
It was a joyous moment for the villagers of Nukubalavu in Savusavu, Vanua Levu, as they welcomed home their hero and son, Iowane Teba, who was part of the Olympic Games silver medal-winning Fiji Men’s 7s side that ret
USA sprinter, Gabby Thomas who grew up in Northampton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University, became a gold medalist this morning at the Paris Olympics. Thomas launched from the start line with dete
Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez became the first athlete in history to win five consecutive individual Olympic gold medals in the same event with victory in the 130kg Greco-Roman category. Lopez, who turns 42 in two w
Boxer Imane Khelif will fight for an Olympic gold medal on Friday after putting aside the row surrounding her eligibility to comprehensively win her semi-final against Janjaem Suwannapheng in Paris. The Algerian we
Winfred Yavi of Bahrain has set a new Olympic Record while winning the Women’s 3,000 metres Steeple Chase at the Paris Olympics this morning. Yavi broke Gulnara Samitova-Galkin’s 16 year record of 8.58.81 from
Vinesh Phogat becomes the first Indian woman wrestler to reach an Olympic final. Phogat’s journey from off-mat struggles to making her name in history is remarkable where she faced early exits in Rio 2016 and Tok
Gabrielle Thomas of the United States put on a dominant performance to win the Women’s 200 metres finals with a time of 21.83 seconds. Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia who had won the 100 metres final settled for sil
Hosts France defeated Canada 82-73 in the quarter-final of the Men’s basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In other results, Germany defeated Greece 76-63 while Serbia edged Australia 95-90. The United Stat
US superstar Simone Biles said it was just the right thing to do after she and team-mate Jordan Chiles bowed down to Olympic gold medallist Rebeca Andrade after the floor final in Paris. Biles had been hoping to wi
Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson dominated the Women’s Olympic 800-metre final to win gold in Paris and end her wait for a global title. The 22-year-old had finished second at successive World Championships after
Noah Lyles’ quest for history at Paris 2024 continues after he finished first in his heat in a time of 20.19 seconds in the first round of the men’s 200-metres this morning. Just one day after claiming a dramat
Team China has taken over the lead again in the 2024 Paris Olympics medal tally as the event enters its 10th day of competition today. China currently leads with 21 gold, 18 silver and 14 bronze while the United St
France will take on Spain in the men's Olympic football competition after beating Egypt 3-1 in the semi final. Spain beat Morocco 2-1 in the first semi final. France will play Spain in the gold medal match at
Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis has won his second consecutive Olympic gold medal. Arguably the GOAT of men's pole vault, world-record holder Duplantis only needed three vaults to clinch the gold. He confirmed the re
Simone Biles slipped off the balance beam and incurred costly penalties on the floor as she failed to win a gold medal for the first time at the Olympics in Paris which has been serving as an emphatic comeback from disa
Defending Men’s Basketball Olympic gold medallist, Team USA, are through to the quarter finals and they will meet Brazil at 7.30am Wednesday. Team USA won all their matches, defeating Serbia 110-84 in their first
The United States of America has climbed to the top of the 2024 Paris Olympics medal tally as the competition is in its 9th day of competition. The USA have 19 gold, 26 silver and 26 bronze followed by China with 1
Team USA’s women finished the 4x100m Medley relay final in style as they won a gold and have set a World Record this morning. The team comprised of Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske who set
27 year old U.S. sprinter, Noah Lyles has won the 100 metres at the Paris Olympics by five-thousandths of a second. Lyles crossed the finish line with a gold-medal winning time of 9.784 seconds in a photo finish to
Jamaican sprinter, Kishane Thompson ran the fastest time of 9.77 seconds in the Olympics men’s 100 metres semi finals followed by Oblique Seville and Noah Lyles with 9.81 seconds. The 100 metres final start at 7.
