Marathon men and women hoping to go in Seine
PARIS : Open-water swimmers are hoping to plunge into the river Seine for 10km marathon races at the Paris Olympics on Thursday and Friday but pollution readings will have the final say.
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Watch: Seconds Away From Defeat, How Vinesh Phogat Stunned Defending Champion
The Indian wrestler and Olympian Vinesh Phogat delivered a stunning performance in her maiden bout of the Paris Olympics 2024 campaign as she defeated the top seed and the Tokyo 2020 champion Yui Susaki of Japan in the women's 50kg freestyle round of 16. Susaki was leading 2-0 before the dying seconds of the game, right before Vinesh took her by surprise. The Indian wrestler produced a dramatic turnaround, in the second period, leaving her Japanese opponent stunned. Susaki, astounded by Vinesh's move, suffered a 3-2 defeat, as the Indian made it to the quarter-finals. Susaki decided to review the final move by Vinesh but the referees ruled the decision in the Indian's favour.
Indian Men's Table Tennis Team Bows Out After Loss To China In Round Of 16
Veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal showed resistance but India suffered a 0-3 loss to mighty China in the pre-quarterfinals, which also ended their campaign in the men's table tennis team event at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. Indian duo of Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar lost the opening doubles match 2-11 3-11 7-11 to the Chinese pair of Ma Long and Chuqin Wang. Playing Olympic champion Fan Zhendong in the first singles, Sharath took the first game 11-9 with a superlative display.
Paris 2024: Boxing needs new global body to get into LA Games, says IOC
The International Olympic Committee would love to have boxing at the Los Angeles 2028 Games but first needs to see the creation of a new global governing body for the sport, it said.
International Boxing Association Calls Imane Khelif, Lin Yu-Ting "Male" Amid Paris Olympics 2024 Gender Row
The International Boxing Association (IBA) claimed Monday at a chaotic press conference that tests on two boxers at the centre of a gender controversy at the Paris Olympics show they "are male". The IBA said previously that it disqualified Algeria's Imane Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting from its 2023 world championships after the fighters failed gender eligibility tests, without specifying what the tests were. The boxing in the French capital is run by the International Olympic Committee because of financial, governance and ethical concerns at the IBA.
Olympics latest: Irish runners miss out 1500m semi-finals, Irish riders hoping for medals
Athletics and equestrian events are the main focus for Team Ireland this morning at the Olympic Games in Paris.