Summer McIntosh to swim for 1st Olympic medal in women's 400m freestyle
Summer McIntosh will have another chance to earn her first Olympic swimming medal on Saturday afternoon.
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Paris Olympics: Elon Musk Reacts To Space Pictures Of Glittering Opening Ceremony
Stunning views of Paris from space went viral on social media as the city welcomed the Olympics 2024 with a grand opening ceremony. Pictures taken from space - taken by NASA - showed the city of Paris glittering, as the Olympics officially got underway. Such was the beauty of the images that Elon Musk, chairman of X and space exploration company SpaceX, could not help but react to them. He retweeted the images in a post which captioned Paris as the "City of Light".
Paris Olympics 2024, Day 1, Live Updates: Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan In Pistol Qualification Spots After Series 1
Paris Olympics 2024, Day 1, Live Updates: Shooters Manu Bhaker and Rhythm Sangwam will aim to qualify for the Women's 10m air pistol final. Earlier, Sarabjot Singh and Arjun Singh Cheema failed to qualify for the Men's 10m Air Pistol final after finishing 9th and 18th, respectively. Sarabjot was in contention to qualify for the final, but failed to grab the final spot by just one point. This comes after two Indian pairs failed to make it to the final of the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event. On the other hand, rower Balraj Panwar finished 4th in Heat 1 of the men's individual skulls. With only 3 automatic qualification spots from each Heats, Balraj will have to rely on the repechage round. (Day 1 Schedule | Medals Tally)
Overnight rain postpones 1st skateboard event at Paris Olympics
The first event of the skateboarding competition at the Paris Olympics on Saturday was postponed after rain overnight and into the morning.
South Korea wrongly introduced as North Korea at Paris Olympics opening ceremony
SEOUL: The International Olympic Committee apologised Saturday (Jul 27) for a gaffe during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in which South Korean athletes were incorrectly introduced as North Korean.
Skateboarding-First day of skateboarding competition postponed amid bad weather
PARIS :The men's street skateboarding competition at the Paris Olympics was postponed on Saturday, organisers said in a statement, as rain poured down on the outdoor urban park venue.
Celine Dion makes return to public performance at Olympics opening ceremony
Celine Dion has given her first live public performance since revealing she is living with stiff person syndrome (SPS), with a spectacular rendition from the Eiffel Tower at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
Lady Gaga: Performance at Olympics opening ceremony was ‘supreme honour’
American singer Lady Gaga has said it was her “supreme honour” to perform at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.