Navy football player finds out his sister won Olympic gold during practice
The moment a Navy football player learns that his sister, Thea LaFond, won gold in the triple jump at the Olympics.
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Paris Olympics 2024: Avinash Sable Qualifies For 3000m Steeplechase Final
Avinash Sable became the first Indian man to qualify for the 3000m steeplechase final after finishing fifth in his heat but quartermiler Kiran Pahal failed to book an automatic semi-final berth in women's 400m following a seventh place finish in her heat at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Sable, easily the most decorated track and field athlete after Neeraj Chopra in the current contingent, timed 8:15.43 minutes to finish fifth in the second heat to make it to the final round. As per rule, the top five athletes in each of the three heats qualify for the final. However, Sable's heat timing was well below his best effort of 8:09.91 minutes, which he had clocked at the Paris Diamond League last month.
Kiran Pahal Finishes 7th In Her 400m Heat, Will Run In Repechage Round For Spot In Semifinals
India's Kiran Pahal failed to book an automatic semifinal spot in women's 400m after finishing seventh in her heat race of the Paris Olympics on Monday and she will now run in repechage round. Kiran, who turned 24 on Monday, clocked 52.51 seconds which was well below her season's and personal best of 50.92 seconds. World champion Marileidy Paulino of Dominica won the heat with a time of 49.42, followed by Aaliyah Butler (50.52) of USA and Susanne Gogl-Walli (50.67) of Austria. Top three in each of the six heats advanced to semifinal.
LaFond wins triple jump to claim Dominica's first medal
PARIS :Thea LaFond made history for her Caribbean island nation of Dominica by winning gold in the triple jump on Saturday to claim the country's first ever Olympic medal.
LaFond wins triple jump gold to bring Dominica first ever Olympic medal
PARIS : Dominica's Thea LaFond won gold in the triple jump at the Paris Olympics, bringing the Caribbean island its first ever Olympic medal with a 15.02 metre jump on Saturday.
Triple jumper LaFond eyes Dominica's first medal
PARIS : The small Caribbean nation of Dominica stands a chance of winning its first Olympic medal in Paris thanks to triple jumper Thea LaFond who qualified on Friday for the final, having become indoor world champion this year.
Nigerian boxer suspended from Olympics after doping test
Nigerian boxer Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilore has been suspended from the Paris Olympics for violating an anti-doping rule, the International Testing Agency said Saturday.
Nigerian Boxer Suspended From Olympics After Doping Test
Nigerian boxer Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilore has been suspended from the Paris Olympics for violating an anti-doping rule, the International Testing Agency said Saturday. A sample collected from the boxer "has returned an adverse analytical finding for the specified prohibited substance furosemide," the ITA said in a statement. Furosemide is classified under "diuretics and masking agents" by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the ITA added. The sample was collected in Paris on Thursday, a day before the Olympics opening ceremony, and reported by a WADA-accredited laboratory on Saturday.