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Motivated India Eye Victory Over Germany To script New Chapter In Olympic Men's Hockey

Having displayed nerves of steel to be within touching distance of a second successive Olympic medal, the Indian hockey team will fancy its chances against familiar foe and reigning world champion Germany in the semifinal of the ongoing Games, hoping to better the bronze that it claimed in the Tokyo edition. India won last of their eight Olympic gold medals way back in the 1980 Moscow Games. Paris provides them a great opportunity to make history. A semifinal win will ensure a silver for India, which they last won in the 1960 Rome edition.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif calls to end bullying over her gender misconceptions

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender "harms human dignity," and she called for an end to bullying athletes after being greatly affected by the international backlash against her.

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif calls for end to bullying athletes - ESPN

PARIS — Olympic boxer Imane Khelif said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender «harms human dignity,» and she called for an end to bullying athletes after being greatly affected by the international backlash against her.

Unseeded Taiwanese Pair Retain Badminton Doubles Title In Olympic First

Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin clinched Taiwan's first gold of the Paris Olympics on Sunday when they beat their top-seeded Chinese opponents to retain their men's badminton doubles title. The unseeded Taiwanese pair beat Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-17, 18-21, 21-19 in an epic encounter at La Chapelle Arena, becoming the first men's doubles pair to retain the Olympic title. But Wang admitted that the pair had "a lot of doubts" heading into the competition after a run of indifferent results.