Gender row boxer in tears after winning at least bronze
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 quarter-final.
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McClenaghan captures 'dream' historic pommel horse gold
Rhys McClenaghan said he had accomplished a 鈥榣ifelong dream鈥� after securing pommel horse gold at the Paris Games on Saturday for Ireland's first ever Olympic gymnastics medal.
Evenepoel delivers historic double for cycling-mad Belgium
Belgium's Remco Evenepoel survived a dramatic late puncture to take Olympic road race gold Saturday, delivering a historic double for his cycling-mad country after already winning the time trial.
Zheng makes history with Olympic singles gold
Zheng Qinwen became the first Chinese player to win Olympic tennis singles gold when she defeated Croatia's Donna Vekic on Saturday, hailing her victory as a 鈥榩roud鈥� moment for herself and her country.
Biles takes a dig at Trump
Olympic gymnastics superstar Simone Biles has already thrown down some epic performances in Paris -- and now, she is throwing some shade at Donald Trump.
Bangladesh鈥檚 fragile campaign ends with Imran, Sonia鈥檚 exit聽聽
Bangladesh athletes ended their campaign of the Paris 2024 Olympics on a dismal note following sprinter Imranur Rahman and swimmer Sonia Khatun early exits from...
'Overwhelmed' Yulo wins historic gymnastics gold for Philippines
Carlos Yulo triumphed on Saturday in the men's floor exercise of the gymnastics in Paris for only the second Olympic gold in the history of the Philippines.
Biles wins vault for third gymnastics gold
Simone Biles soared to women's vault gold on Saturday, her gravity-defying Yurchenko double pike propelling her to a third triumph of the Paris Games and her seventh career Olympic crown.
Djokovic and Alcaraz eye power and glory in gold medal duel
Novak Djokovic insists Carlos Alcaraz will be the 鈥榝avourite鈥� for Olympic gold on Sunday in the latest instalment of tennis's generational power grab.
Dutch rower Florijn keeps it in the family with Olympic gold
Dutch rower Karolien Florijn dethroned reigning champion Emma Twigg in the women's single sculls on Saturday to add to her family's remarkable collection of Olympic gold medals.
'I want to inspire': Algeria's woman boxer fighting prejudices
Born in a poor village some 300 kilometres from Algiers, boxer Imane Khelif had to overcome obstacles in a conservative country where women are considered unfit for the sport.
Home village of Algerian boxer in gender controversy hail their 'heroine'
From a small Algerian village, home of the boxer Imane Khelif at the centre of a gender eligibility row in the Paris Olympics, her father hailed the athlete as a 鈥榟eroine鈥�.
McKeown in dreamland after swimming 'double-double'
Australia's Cameron McEvoy admitted Friday he thought gold had eluded him after three previous Olympic campaigns, but tweaking his technique paid off big time in Paris.
McKeown in dreamland after swimming 'double-double'
Australia's Kaylee McKeown admitted Friday that 鈥榥ot in a million years鈥� could she have dreamed of completing the Olympic backstroke double -- twice.
Lyles handed Olympic lesson, advances into 100m semis
US sprint star Noah Lyles admitted underestimating the power of a one-shot Olympics as he was made to work harder than expected to advance from his 100m heat at the Paris Games on Saturday.
France win over Argentina sparks ugly scenes
France's grudge match with Argentina ended in ugly scenes after Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal to put the hosts into the Olympic semi-finals on Friday with a 1-0 win, joining Spain, Morocco and Egypt.
Love match? Czech pair win mixed tennis gold
Czech duo Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac won the Olympic Games tennis mixed doubles gold on Friday but opted to keep their private life under wraps.
Bach says boxing should be in LA Olympics, with conditions
Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Saturday boxing should be in the next Games in Los Angeles despite a furore over the gender of two women boxers in Paris -- but urged the sport to get its house in order fast.
Wayward Chadian archer wins hearts of K-Pop star and Koreans
An archer from Chad has captured hearts in South Korea and been hailed by a K-Pop star for his 鈥榯rue Olympic spirit鈥� after a Games debut where he almost missed the scoring rings.
Boxing body offers prize money to beaten Italian amid gender row
The International Boxing Association has pledged to award prize money to Italy's Angela Carini, whose 46-second Olympics defeat to an Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender eligibility row has left the sport on the ropes.
Love is in the air as China win badminton gold
China's Huang Yaqiong won Olympic badminton mixed doubles gold on Friday before she was surprised by a marriage proposal from her off-court partner.
USA set new world record in mixed 4x400m relay
The United States set a new world record in the heats of the mixed 4x400m relay at the Paris Olympics on Friday.
Cheptegei holds off Ethiopian trio to win 10,000m gold
Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei withstood Ethiopian team tactics to claim gold in the men's Olympic 10,000m at the Stade de France on Friday.
'Perfect' Marchand emulates Phelps with fourth gold
Leon Marchand called it a 鈥榩erfect week鈥� after winning his fourth gold of the Paris Olympics with an emphatic victory in the 200m individual medley on Friday in front of an ecstatic home crowd.
No anthem, no flag as Belarusian wins Olympics gold
Ivan Litvinovich from Belarus on Friday became the first athlete competing as a neutral at the Paris Olympics to win gold -- but it will not appear in the official medals table.
France beat Argentina to reach men's Olympic football semis
Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal as France won 1-0 in their grudge match with Argentina on Friday to reach the Olympic men's football semi-finals, joining Spain, Morocco and Egypt in the last four.
Djokovic to clash Alcaraz in dream Olympic gold medal showdown
A fired-up Novak Djokovic on Friday reached his first Olympic final, where he will face Carlos Alcaraz in a dream showdown for gold, describing his achievement as 鈥榓 big deal鈥�.
Morocco march into men鈥檚 football semi-finals
Captain Achraf Hakimi was among the scorers as a dominant Morocco outclassed the United States on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Olympic men鈥檚 football tournament...
Australia 'redemption' with Olympic freestyle relay gold
Ariarne Titmus said Australia earned 鈥榬edemption鈥� Thursday by soaring to the women's Olympic 4x200m freestyle relay gold in the second-fastest time ever.
Gloves are off: explaining the Olympic boxing gender scandal
A scandal has engulfed the boxing at the Paris Olympics after an Algerian in the women's competition who previously failed a gender eligibility test stopped her opponent in 46 seconds. AFP takes a look at the row, which has spread far outside the ring and is complicated, with even Olympic officials admitting it's a 鈥榤inefield鈥�.