Weightlifting-Bulgaria's Nasar wins men's 89kg gold with world record lift
PARIS : Karlos Nasar of Bulgaria won the gold medal in the men's 89kg weightlifting at the Paris Olympics on Friday, breaking the world record with a total lift of 404kg.
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Canadian divers Wiens, Zsombor-Murray advance to Olympic men's 10m semifinal
Canadian divers Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray have advanced to the semifinal in the men's 10-metre platform event at the Paris Olympics.
12 years later, Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin finally gets his Olympic silver medal
Twelve years after the competition ended, Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin has been awarded a silver medal from the London 2012 Olympics.
"Hello India, This Is For You": India Hockey Captain Harmanpreet Singh Dedicates Olympics Bronze Medal To Fans
Following his team's bronze medal win at the Paris Olympics, Indian men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh, who played brilliantly throughout the entire Olympics, celebrated the victory and posted a picture with the medal on Instagram. Taking to Instagram, Harmanpreet posted a picture of him kissing his medal, captioned, "Hello India this is for you." The Harmanpreet Singh-led side secured a historic bronze medal, defeating Spain 2-1, marking their second consecutive Olympic medal, an achievement last accomplished 52 years ago.
Germany defeats World Cup champion Spain for Olympic women's soccer bronze
Ann-Katrin Berger saved a last-minute penalty and Germany won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 victory on Friday over Women's World Cup winner Spain.
Hockey-Argentina beat Belgium in penalties to win bronze in women's Olympic hockey
PARIS : Argentina beat Belgium 3-1 on penalties to win the bronze medal after a 2-2 draw in regulation time in women's hockey at the Paris Olympics on Friday as forward Sofia Cairo scored on the pivotal final shot following goalkeeper Cristina Cosentino's two blocks.
Boxing's inclusion in LA 2028 Games to be decided next year - IOC's Bach
PARIS :A decision on boxing's inclusion at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics has to be made in 2025, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Friday.
Dutchman Lavreysen reaches sprint final, eyes second gold
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : Harrie Lavreysen closed in on his second gold medal of the Paris Olympics as the flying Dutchman easily qualified for the men's sprint final later on Friday at the National Velodrome.