Wrestling-Esmaeili and Novikov win Greco-Roman golds
PARIS : Iran's Saeid Esmaeili won the men's 67kg Greco-Roman wrestling gold at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
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Handball-Defending champions France edge past Sweden to reach women's final
LILLE, France : Defending champions France squeezed past Sweden with a nail-biting 31-28 overtime victory on Thursday to reach the final of the women's Olympic handball tournament.
Canoeing-Dane Poulsen defies odds in search of perfect Olympic swansong
PARIS : When Beijing silver medallist Rene Holten Poulsen lost his funding from the Danish Canoe Federation two years ago, many expected that to be it for the Danish paddler.
Australia gold banishes snapped handlebar demons
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : Three years after a snapped handlebar cost Australia the chance of Olympic gold at the Tokyo velodrome, two riders from that men's team pursuit squad savoured the Paris gold with new teammates on Wednesday.
Handball-France double gold hopes dashed by Germany, Spain also reach semi-finals
LILLE - France agonisingly lost their men's handball quarter-final 34-33 against Germany on Wednesday, ending the Olympic hosts' dream of another handball double gold and marring the end of left back Nikola Karabatic's career as he retires from the sport.
Sailing-Bouwmeester gold brings Olympic record for Dutch dinghy sailor
MARSEILLE, France :Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands claimed the gold medal in the women's dinghy and with it the accolade of being the most successful Olympic sailor ever, with Denmark's Anne-Marie Rindom taking silver after both completed Wednesday's medal race.
'I wanted to play for him': Singapore badminton player Loh Kean Yew a new father to a baby boy
PARIS: Even before competing in one biggest tournaments of his life, Singapore badminton player Loh Kean Yew was already a winner.
Australia smash team pursuit world record to reach final
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : Australia smashed the men's team pursuit world record on Tuesday as they put themselves in the frame for their first Olympic gold in the track discipline since 2004.