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SAINT-DENIS, France — Femke Bol of the Netherlands reeled in three runners over the last half lap Saturday to give her country the Olympic gold medal in the 4x400-meter mixed relay.
PARIS : Back in the old days, until the mid-1960s, professional riders would stop at cafes to get food, water or even wine to refuel.
Ben Healy came up short in a battle for bronze after a gutsy display in the men's 273km road race won by Belgium's Remco Evenepoel, with Frenchman Valentin Madouas taking silver.
High on confidence after the historic win over Tokyo Games silver medallist Australia in their final pool match, India would look to carry on the momentum and seal a win against Great Britain in the quarterfinals of the men's hockey competition of the Paris Olympics here on Sunday. India saved their best for their last Pool B match, stunning Australia 3-2 to record their first win over the Kookaburras in the Olympic Games in 52 years. India had last defeated nemesis Australia way back in the 1972 Munich Olympics before the playing surface shifted to astro-turf.
Remco Evenepoel became the first rider to sweep the Olympic men's road race and time trial on Saturday, relentlessly attacking over three climbs of Montmartre and building such a lead on the run-in to the finish at the Pont d'Iena that the Belgian rider was able to overcome a mechanical problem in the final kilometres.
Hockey legend Ajit Pal Singh on Friday lauded the Indian men team for their brave performance against Tokyo Games silver medallist and nemesis Australia, whom it defeated after 52 years in the Olympics here. India stunned Australia 3-2 to register their first win over Australia in the Olympic Games since 1972 Munich Games. In 1972 Munich Games, hockey was played for the first time in astro-turf. "Australia has always dominated us. After the 1972 Olympics we have always been battered by Australia.
The United States set a new world record in the heats of the mixed 4x400m relay at the Paris Olympics on Friday. The quartet of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon and Kaylyn Brown timed 3min 07.41sec, smashing the previous best of 3:08.80 set when the US won world gold in Budapest last year. "We wanted to come out here and execute good hand-offs," said Norwood. "We set the tone for the rest of the United States with that world record."
Defending Olympic champion Xander Schauffele shares top spot at the halfway point at Le Golf National, with Rory McIlroy trailing the current Open and PGA champion by six shots.