Saint Lucia's Alfred wins superb 100 metres gold
PARIS : Julien Alfred delivered a brilliant gun-to-tape performance to win the women’s 100 metres final on Saturday and claim Saint Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medal.
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Fraser-Pryce misses 100m semis after being locked out of stadium
PARIS :Jamaican double champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce missed her Olympic 100 metres semi-final on Saturday after security officials at the Stade de France refused to let her in.
American Crouser wins shot put gold again
PARIS :American Ryan Crouser became the first man to "three-peat" in the Olympic shot put on Saturday, adding another gold medal to his packed trophy cabinet with a mighty throw of 22.90 metres.
Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdraws from 100M - ESPN
SAINT-DENIS, France — Just minutes before she was scheduled to appear in the women's 100-meter semifinals, three-time Olympic gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdrew from competition at the Stade de France on Saturday.
Sha'Carri Richardson Targets Olympic 100m Glory As Simone Biles Hunts More Gold
Sha'Carri Richardson goes for Olympic glory in the women's 100m on Saturday and Simone Biles chases a third gold in Paris, as an Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender row returns to action. On the penultimate night of swimming, Katie Ledecky, now the most decorated US woman Olympian, seeks to add 800m freestyle gold to her 1500m title. And on the clay courts of Roland Garros, Zheng Qinwen takes on Donna Vekic with a chance to win China's first tennis singles gold.
USA Set New World Record In Mixed 4x400m Relay
The United States set a new world record in the heats of the mixed 4x400m relay at the Paris Olympics on Friday. The quartet of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon and Kaylyn Brown timed 3min 07.41sec, smashing the previous best of 3:08.80 set when the US won world gold in Budapest last year. "We wanted to come out here and execute good hand-offs," said Norwood. "We set the tone for the rest of the United States with that world record."
US set world record in 4x400m mixed relay
PARIS : The United States broke their own world record in the 4x400 mixed relay in the opening heats at the Paris Olympics on Friday, crossing the line in three minutes 7.41 seconds.
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.