Judo-Brazil's Souza wins women's +78kg gold medal
PARIS : Brazilian Beatriz Souza won the gold medal in the women's over 78kg category in judo at the Paris Olympics on Friday.
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Paris Olympics bomb alert as Stade de France area put on lockdown
A bomb alert has halted the Paris Olympics after police reportedly discovered a suspicious object this evening (August 2).
Lakshya Sen vs Chou Tien-chen LIVE, Olympics Badminton Men's Singles Quarter-Finals: Lakshya Takes Early Lead In 2nd Game
Lakshya Sen vs Chou Tien-chen, Men's Singles Quarter-Finals, Live Updates: Lakshya Sen is trailing the second game against Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien-chen 5-4. Lakshya lost the first game 21-19 in the badminton men's singles quarter-final match at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday. Sen marched into last 8 after defeating compatriot HS Prannoy 21-12, 21-6 in the Round of 16 match. Sen is India's only remaining hope for a badminton medal from Paris, and is aiming to become the first-ever Indian male badminton player to enter the Olympics semis.
Taiwan Boxer Lin Yu-ting In Olympics Gender Row Reaches Quarter-Finals
One of the boxers at the centre of a widening gender scandal at the Paris Olympics won her opening bout on Friday to reach the quarter-finals. Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting beat Sitora Turdibekova from Uzbekistan on a unanimous points decision in the women's 57kg class. Lin, 28, is at the centre of a storm over the eligibility of women boxers, along with Imane Khelif, after the Algerian beat her Italian opponent Angela Carini in just 46 seconds on Thursday. Both Khelif and Lin were disqualified from the 2023 world championships in New Delhi run by the International Boxing Association (IBA) after failing to meet "eligibility criteria".
Boxing: Taiwan's Lin beats Uzbek Turdibekova amid fierce gender row
PARIS: Taiwan's double world champion Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the heart of a gender row, won her featherweight round of 16 bout against Uzbekistan's Sidora Turdibekova on points by unanimous decision at the Paris Olympics on Friday (Aug 2).
Manu Bhaker's Coach On Being Evicted From 'Home Of 75 Years'
National pistol shooting coach Samaresh Jung, who guided Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh to bronze medals at the Paris Olympics, returned to India yesterday only to discover that his family's home of 75 years in Delhi was scheduled for demolition in two days.
Lakshya Sen vs Chou Tien-chen Live Streaming Badminton Men's Singles Quarter-Finals Olympics Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch
Lakshya Sen vs Chou Tien-chen Quarter-Finals Men's Singles Live Streaming: Lakshya Sen is set to square off against Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien-chen in badminton men's quarter-final match at Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday. Earlier on Thursday, Sen entered the quarter-finals after defeating his compatriot HS Prannoy 21-12, 21-6 in the Round of 16 match. He is now the third Indian badminton men's player after Parupalli Kashyap and Kidambi Srikanth to reach the Olympic quarterfinals. Currently ranked 22, Sen will face 12th seed Tien Chen in the quarterfinals.
'No one is against us' in Olympic village, Russian neutral athlete says
PARIS :A Russian competing in trampoline gymnastics said on Friday that Russians and Belarusians competing like her as neutral athletes had not faced any disparaging comments from other athletes so far during the Paris Olympics.