Fencing-Hong Kong's Kong says farewell to fencing after winning Olympic gold
PARIS : Hong Kong's newly crowned Olympic champion Vivian Kong announced on Sunday she would say goodbye to her fencing career.
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PARIS : Hong Kong's newly crowned Olympic champion Vivian Kong announced on Sunday she would say goodbye to her fencing career.
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As part of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, with the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the NOC of Ukraine, the Olympic Dreams project presented the results of its 2.5 years of work and screened the documentary film Espoirs about Ukrainian athlete Anastasiia Chyzhevska. The event was held at the Ukrainian Olympic House VOLIA SPACE.
Two Olympic judges that were stood down in 2021 have been officiating at the Paris Games, according to a report in The Times.
Hungarian boxer Anna Luca Hamori expressed her discontent about facing Algerian opponent Imane Khelif in the quarter-finals of the 66 kg boxing competition in the Paris Olympics 2024. Hamori, 23, who has previously fought at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and won silver at the 2022 European Championships, stated on social media that she finds it unfair for Khelif to compete in the women's category. Despite her concerns, Hamori is determined to give her all in the upcoming bout, vowing to "fight as long as I can." “In my humble opinion, I don't think it's fair that this contestant can compete in the women's category. "But I cannot concern myself with that now. I cannot change it, it's life.
Ivan Litvinovich from Belarus on Friday became the first athlete competing as a neutral at the Paris Olympics to win gold -- but it will not appear in the official medals table. The 23-year-old retained his title in the men's trampoline final, with China's Wang Zisai and Yan Langyu taking silver and bronze. Athletes from Russia and ally Belarus are competing under a neutral banner after being banned from world sport following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has overseen their gradual return under a neutral banner and under strict conditions.
Carlos Alcaraz brushed aside Felix Auger-Aliassime to move within one victory of the Olympic singles gold medal.
PARIS: Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani eased past Czech duo Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova 6-3 6-2 in the women's doubles semi-final on Friday to ensure a first tennis medal for Italy since 1924.