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Noah Lyles eyeing new goals after scrutiny, bronchitis fear at Paris Olympics
Asthma didn't stop Noah Lyles from taking on the 200-metre at the Paris Olympics, even after testing positive for COVID.
Spain's men reassert dominance, US women reclaim throne
PARIS : Spain's men added their first Olympic soccer gold medal in 32 years to their glittering trophy cabinet, while the U.S. women's team won a record-extending fifth title and their first since London 2012 before packed crowds at the Paris Games.
Athletics Body Chief Sebastian Coe To Give IOC Presidency Tilt 'Serious Thought'
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Sunday he would give "serious thought" about throwing his hat into the ring to succeed Thomas Bach as head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Bach, who has led the Olympic movement since 2013, told a session of IOC members on Saturday that he will not seek to remain in charge for a third term. "New times are calling for new leaders," the 70-year-old German lawyer said. Coe, whose third and final term as athletics chief ends in 2027, has long been suggested as a successor to Bach.
France live up to expectations with best medal haul in over a century at Paris Games
PARIS : President Emmanuel Macron had set the bar high by calling for 50-60 French medals at the Paris Olympics and Les Bleus duly delivered, reeling in the country's biggest medal haul since 1900, as the Games came to an end on Sunday.
Climbing-'Real debut' of crowd-pleasing sport could lead to even better days ahead
PARIS : Climbing may have left viewers and even some athletes scratching their heads on its Olympic debut in Tokyo but there was no doubt in Paris that the sport is here to stay as one of the hottest tickets in town and with an expanded fanbase across the globe.
Athletics has moved on from Bolt – Coe
Track and field chief Sebastian Coe has hailed the emergence of an “extraordinary” group of athletes at the Paris Olympics who have gone some way to filling the void left by Jamaican legend Usain Bolt.
"No Longer A Sport About Usain Bolt": Former Olympics Gold Medalist Calls Current Generation 'Most Talented'
Track and field chief Sebastian Coe has hailed the emergence of an "extraordinary" group of athletes at the Paris Olympics who have gone some way to filling the void left by Jamaican legend Usain Bolt. Bolt was a transformational figure in athletics, winning eight Olympic and nine world gold medals as he dominated the sprints during his stellar career. Talk since his retirement after the 2017 world championships in London has always been about who might step into his shoes as the leading pin-up for the sport. But Coe insisted the narrative wasn't just about one athlete alone to fill the void.