Shriever lays down a marker as she begins Olympic gold defence with three wins
Bethany Shriever laid down a marker just three months after suffering a broken collarbone to underline her status as the favourite to defend her Olympic BMX racing title.
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France's rebooted medals strategy pays off with home advantage boost
PARIS : A French strategy to boost its medal count after years of sporting underachievement has begun to pay dividends at the Paris Olympics as rapturous home crowds propel its athletes up the medals table, although keeping up the pace may prove hard.
Paris 2024: Paul O'Donovan to plan future, Fintan McCarthy 'done' after gold success
Paul O'Donovan will take time to plan his next move while Fintan McCarthy has said he is "done" after the Skibbereen pair retained their Olympic title at Paris 2024.
Judo: Riner huffs and puffs into +100kg quarter-finals, defending champion Krpalek out
PARIS: French judoka Teddy Riner laboured into the quarter-finals of the men's +100kg category when he beat Magomedomar Magomedomarov of the United Arab Emirates on golden score in the last 16 as defending champion Lukas Krpalek was eliminated on Friday (Aug 2).
Italians Paolini and Errani speed into Olympic doubles final
PARIS : Women's doubles pair Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani eased past Czech duo Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova 6-3 6-2 on Friday, to ensure a first tennis medal for Italy since 1924.
Table tennis: China's Fan and Chen reach singles finals, France's beaten Lebrun eyes bronze
PARIS: China once again demonstrated their dominance in table tennis by securing two 4-0 victories in the singles semi-finals at the Paris Olympics on Friday (Aug 2), with Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng leading the charge.
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Sailing-Dutch deliver women's skiff gold despite finish line drama
MARSEILLE, France :Netherlands duo Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz won Olympic gold in the women's skiff on Friday, despite a dramatic last-minute error at the finish in the medals race, with Sweden landing silver and the French crew bronze.