Underdog Thomas scales Olympic summit with 200m gold
Whether it is excelling as an Ivy League student or vying for success on the running track, Gabby Thomas says she has always been driven by a ferocious underdog spirit...
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India to appeal wrestler Phogat's disqualification
India\'s wrestling federation was on Wednesday appealing the disqualification of star athlete Vinesh Phogat at the Paris Olympics after she failed to make weight for the women\'s 50kg final.
History-maker Harrington retires after retaining crown
Two health experts on Wednesday urged Olympic organisers to cut ties with Coca-Cola, saying the current big money sponsorship deal allows the US company to 鈥榮portswash鈥� unhealthy sugary drinks.
Health experts urge Olympics to cut ties with Coca-Cola
Two health experts on Wednesday urged Olympic organisers to cut ties with Coca-Cola, saying the current big money sponsorship deal allows the US company to 鈥榮portswash鈥� unhealthy sugary drinks.
In Cuba, wrestler Lopez's hometown cheers historic gold
In the rural Cuban town of Herradura, scores of family members and friends took the day off work Tuesday to watch wrestler Mijain Lopez make Olympic history with a fifth successive gold medal.
Thomas powers to Olympic 200m gold
American Gabby Thomas stormed to a brilliant victory in the women\'s Olympic 200m in Paris on Tuesday to clinch the first major title of her career.
Cuban wrestler Lopez puts Lewis, Phelps in shade with fifth successive gold
Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez made Olympic history on Tuesday when he became the first athlete to win five consecutive individual gold medals in the same event.
Olympics sees 40-plus Covid cases as global figures rise: WHO
More than 40 athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19 highlighting a new global rise in cases, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
France's surfing champion Vaast says 'life force' helped him win
Kauli Vaast says a supernatural force in Polynesian culture helped him win Olympic surfing gold in his native Tahiti.
Hodgkinson in 'life changing' moment with 800m title
Britain\'s Keely Hodgkinson said becoming women\'s Olympic 800m champion on Monday after a succession of silver medals in major finals was a 鈥榣ife changer鈥�.
Duplantis fulfils childhood dream with world record
Armand Duplantis says the defence of his Olympic pole vault crown in world-record style came as no surprise as he had visualised it a 鈥榤illion times鈥� when practising as a child in his own backyard.
'Happy, proud' Biles caps campaign with floor silver
US gymnastics superstar Simone Biles polished off a redemptive Paris Olympics campaign with a floor exercise silver on Monday, shrugging off a balance beam fall to finish runner-up to Brazilian Rebeca Andrade.
Brazilian amputee table tennis star savours Olympic dreamland
Twenty-two years after first picking up a bat, Brazilian amputee table tennis star Bruna Alexandre is finally making her dream come true, warming up for the Paralympics by competing at the Paris Olympic Games.
Record-breaker Duplantis retains pole vault title
Sweden\'s Armand Duplantis improved his own world record en route to retaining his Olympic pole vault title in Paris on Monday.
Kenya's 'smiling assassin' Chebet wins 5,000m gold
Kenya\'s Beatrice Chebet produced a masterful display of tactical running to win gold in the Olympic women\'s 5,000m on Monday to end defending champion Sifan Hassan\'s dream of a long-distance treble.