Belgian Thiam wins third straight heptathlon gold
PARIS :Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam won her third successive Olympic women's heptathlon gold medal as Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson battled to the silver on Friday.
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LAHORE, Pakistan : Arshad Nadeem's home village erupted into rapturous celebrations after he clinched Pakistan's first Olympic medal in athletics, winning gold in the men's Javelin and knocking defending champion Neeraj Chopra of arch-rival India into second place.
Egyptian Olympic wrestler arrested in Paris on sexual assault charges, prosecutors say
Egypt's Olympic committee says Tokyo bronze medal-winning wrestler Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed will be investigated by the sport's governing body for an alleged groping incident in Paris.
12 years later, Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin finally gets his Olympic silver medal
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273 Million Users: Olympics Website Flooded By Indians During Neeraj Chopra's Javelin Final
Ace Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's silver medal and the hockey team's bronze-medal success have led to a massive spike in the number of users following the progress of the country's athletes on the Paris Olympics website and dedicated app for the Games. Christian Klaue, the International Olympic Committee's Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Director, said on Friday that 273 million users had visited the Olympic website and app, with the maximum number coming from India owing to the success of Neeraj and the hockey team that won its second consecutive bronze medal in the quadrennial showpiece.