Surfing-Vaast goes to war to win gold for Polynesia and France
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti : Local hero Kauli Vaast said he was ready to go to war to win an Olympic surfing gold medal at his home break - for his family, for all Tahitians and for France.
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Djokovic's former coach Ivanisevic backs Paris champion to go for gold at LA 2028
Novak Djokovic's triumphant Olympic campaign in Paris could motivate the 37-year-old to keep going for four more years and compete in the Los Angeles Games, his former coach Goran Ivanisevic said.
France Set Up Olympic Men's Football Final Against Spain
Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice as hosts France came from behind to beat Egypt 3-1 after extra time on Monday and set up an Olympic men's football final showdown with Spain, who edged Morocco 2-1. Thierry Henry's France looked to be heading for defeat in their semi-final in Lyon after Mahmoud Saber put Egypt ahead against the run of play just after the hour mark. But Crystal Palace striker Mateta levelled late on to force extra time, in which he headed France in front after Egypt's Omar Fayed was sent off.
Kenya's 'Smiling Assassin' Beatrice Chebet Wins Olympic 5,000m Gold
Kenya's Beatrice Chebet produced a masterful display of tactical running to win gold in the Olympic women's 5,000m on Monday, ending defending champion Sifan Hassan's dream of a long-distance treble. Chebet -- nicknamed "the smiling assassin" -- bided her time before accelerating past compatriot Faith Kipyegon down the home straight to take gold in 14min 28.56sec at the Stade de France. Kipyegon, the reigning 5,000m world champion, was initially disqualified from the silver medal position for an alleged shove on Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay with two laps to go.
Sweden Star Armand Duplantis Copies Yusuf Dikec After Paul Vault World Record, Shooter Reacts
Sweden's Armand Duplantis bettered his own world record as he grabbed the Paris Olympics pole vault title in on Monday. In a sensational finish to the fifth day of track and field at the Stade de France, Duplantis sailed over the bar raised to 6.25 meters to make the gold medal his own. The effort received rapturous applause from a 69,000-capacity crowd as the Swedish star bettered the 'world record' by 1cm his own previous best of 6.24m set at the Xiamen Diamond League meet in April. What Duplantis did after clinching the gold, however, went viral on social media.
Italy pursuit team have more to come, says Milan
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : Italy's team pursuit speed machine were off the pace as the Olympic track cycling began on Monday but no one is writing off Filippo Ganna's quartet just yet.
Surfing-Vaast of France wins Olympic surfing gold in Tahiti
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti : Kauli Vaast from France won the Paris 2024 Olympic men's shortboard surfing gold medal on Monday at Teahupo'o in Tahiti.