Kipyegon on course for unique 1,500m hat-trick
PARIS : Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon stayed firmly on course for an unprecedented hat-trick of Olympic 1,500 metres titles when she cruised through her semi-final almost in third gear on Thursday.
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Britain's Johnson-Thompson leads after first heptathlon events
PARIS : Britain's world title holder Katarina Johnson-Thompson led the women's heptathlon through the first two events on Thursday, with Belgium's twice Olympic champion Nafissatou Thiam and American Anna Hall second and third in the standings.
Volleyball-Poland begin to dream of gold but France stand in their way
PARIS : Poland are one win away from ending an agonising 48-year wait for gold in Olympic men's volleyball and will look to stamp their authority as the number one ranked side in the world, but beating reigning champions France will be no easy task.
'Rattled' Rhasidat must hit reset button
Rhasidat Adeleke hasn't looked at her best so far in Paris, but has the capability of hitting the reset button and challenging for a medal on Friday night.
Olympic newsletter: Alysha Newman saves the day, plus De Grasse's last chance
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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.
Volleyball-France crush world champions Italy to storm into men's final
PARIS : France will have the opportunity to win back-to-back gold medals in Olympic men's volleyball after the hosts dispatched world champions Italy in straight sets in Wednesday's second semi-final at a packed South Paris Arena 1.
Polish speed climber Aleksandra Miroslaw breaks her world record twice en route to gold
Aleksandra Miroslaw won Poland's first gold medal in Paris on Wednesday in the women's speed climbing, having already broken her own world record twice at the 2024 Olympics.