Noah Lyles eyeing new goals after scrutiny, bronchitis fear at Paris Olympics
Asthma didn't stop Noah Lyles from taking on the 200-metre at the Paris Olympics, even after testing positive for COVID.
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With Hockey Bronze, PR Sreejesh Poses In Traditional Costume In Front Of Eifel Tower
A picture of legendary India hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh is going viral on social media. The former India player, who was part of the team that got a podium finish at the Paris Olympics, could be seen standing in front of the Eiffel Tower, showing his bronze medal. What also grabs atttention in the picture is the traditional costume that the star could be seen wearing. Notably, Sreejesh called time on his international career with the conclusion of India's campaign at Paris Olympics.
France live up to expectations with best medal haul in over a century at Paris Games
PARIS : President Emmanuel Macron had set the bar high by calling for 50-60 French medals at the Paris Olympics and Les Bleus duly delivered, reeling in the country's biggest medal haul since 1900, as the Games came to an end on Sunday.
Griner's gold medal extra special after Russian prison
PARIS: On the highest step of the Olympic podium, US basketball player Brittney Griner wept, tears trickling down her face as her country's national anthem serenaded her for a gold medal she could not have imagined winning while in a Russian prison.
Australian Breakdancer Trolled After Paris Olympics 2024 Performance. Her Reply Is Viral
An Australian woman breakdancer ridiculed on social media for her unique Paris Olympics routine has hit back at her critics. Rachael "Raygun" Gunn's breaking performance, featuring one move compared to a kangaroo hopping, lost all three of her match-ups against rival dancers, or B-Girls. Her moves unleashed a string of social media memes and unfavourable comparisons, including one on X of Homer Simpson rolling around the floor. Gunn, a 36-year-old Sydney university lecturer, was also criticised by some for wearing her green-and-gold team uniform, shunning the urban streetwear favoured by others. "Looking forward to the same level of scrutiny on what the bboys wear tomorrow," the Australian replied on Instagram late on Friday night in Paris.
USA Basketball Team Trolled For 'World Champions' Post After Winning Olympics Gold
The United States won their fifth straight Olympic men's basketball crown on Saturday, holding off a battling France 98-87 to take their tally of Olympic golds to 17. After the famous win, however, the USA basketball team's official X account became the subject of social media trolling over the post "Are we the World Champs now?" This post was seemingly a direct swipe at the country's own sprinter, Noah Lyles, who had questioned why the NBA champions call themselves 'world champions.'
U.S. wins medal count, ties China for most gold with 40 - ESPN
PARIS — The U.S. women's basketball team held off France on Sunday to win gold in the final event of the Paris Olympics, and that hardware was needed for the Americans to tie China for the most gold medals with 40.
Athletics has moved on from Bolt – Coe
Track and field chief Sebastian Coe has hailed the emergence of an “extraordinary” group of athletes at the Paris Olympics who have gone some way to filling the void left by Jamaican legend Usain Bolt.