Naser, Paulino set up women's 400m showdown
PARIS : Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser ran the fastest time to reach the Olympic women's 400 metres final on Wednesday, as the Dominican Republic's world champion Marileidy Paulino cruised through.
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Holloway storms into hurdles final, Parchment sneaks in again
PARIS : American hot favourite Grant Holloway continued to look a class apart in the 110 metres hurdles on Wednesday as he qualified fastest for the Olympic final, where three Americans will face three Jamaicans.
Jamaica's Stona wins men's discus gold
PARIS : Jamaica's Roje Stona won gold in the men's Olympic discus on Wednesday.
Warholm, home favourite Ducos into 400 hurdles final
PARIS : Norway's defending champion Karsten Warholm cruised into the Olympic 400 metres hurdles final on Wednesday, where he is guaranteed a cauldron of noise after French favourite Clement Ducos also went through.
Andre De Grasse won't repeat as Olympic champion after failing to qualify for men's 200m final
Andre De Grasse will not be defending his Olympic title in the men's 200-metre final.
Noah Lyles into Paris Olympic 200m final after finishing 2nd in semis - ESPN
SAINT-DENIS, France — Noah Lyles will race for his second Olympic gold medal despite finishing runner-up Wednesday in the 200-meter semifinal, his first loss at that distance in three years.
Team GB Olympics star flies home to return to full-time day job immediately
Team GB long jumper Jacob Fincham-Dukes has had precious little time to revel in his stellar performance in the men's final at the Paris Olympics, as he is set to head back to his office job this week.
Puerto Rico's Camacho-Quinn gets swift start to 100m hurdles defence
PARIS : Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn opened her Olympic 100 metres hurdles title defence by posting the fastest time in the heats on Wednesday, as all the favourites moved onto the semi-finals.