Taekwondo-Iran's Salimi wins men's heavyweight gold
PARIS : Iran's Arian Salimi won the Olympic gold medal in the men's taekwondo heavyweight (+80kg) division on Saturday, beating Britain's Caden Cunningham who claimed silver.
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US a class apart in women's 4x400m relay
PARIS :The United States blazed to the gold medal in the Olympic women's 4x400 metres relay on Saturday, clocking the second quickest time in history and stretching the country's remarkable victory streak in the event to eight in a row.
US hold off Botswana to win 4x400m relay in record time
PARIS :The United States continued their dominance of the Olympic 4x400 metres relay on Saturday but only just, as Rai Benjamin held off Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo in a thrilling last-leg battle between two individual gold medallists.
"Support Us In Our Bad Times Too": India Hockey Captain Harmanpreet Singh On NDTV After Olympic Heroics
Hockey's emotional connection with India and its sports lovers is such that it would not be off the mark to call it the 'most beloved sport' in the country. For years, India's dominance in hockey at the global level saw millions getting hooked on it. Then, there came a lean period, a dark phase when all seemed lost. A team that had once won eight gold medals at the Olympics, could not even qualify for the quadrennial extravaganza in the 2008 edition. But Indian hockey is past that phase, and the Paris Olympics 2024 was a strong example of it.
U.S. men, women take gold in 4x400m relays at Paris Olympics - ESPN
SAINT-DENIS, France — The U.S. men and women both took gold in the 4x400-meter relays Saturday at the Paris Games, with the men setting an Olympic record and the women blowing past the competition.
Fears Of Violence Greet Return Of English Football Season
Authorities are eyeing the start of the English football season this weekend with trepidation, following riots which have rocked towns and cities across the country. Dozens of teams in the English Football League -- below the high-profile Premier League -- start playing their first games from Saturday afternoon, including in cities that have seen disorder. The unrest followed a knife attack that killed three children. But officials have blamed far-right elements -- some with links to England's decades-old football hooligan scene -- for orchestrating the violence which saw mosques and immigration-linked sites torched and police targeted.
What's happening on Day 16 of Paris Games on Sunday
PARIS : The final day of the Olympics will have 14 gold medals up for grabs before the curtain comes down on the Paris Games with a closing ceremony at the Stade de France.
Cao wins men's 10m platform to complete China's golden sweep
PARIS: Cao Yuan won the men's 10-metre platform event on Saturday (Aug 10) at the Paris Olympics to complete a golden sweep for China, the first time a country has won all the diving events at one Games.