Swimmer Gan Ching Hwee set to replace Quah Ting Wen at 2024 Paris Olympics
SINGAPORE: Swimmer Gan Ching Hwee is set to replace Quah Ting Wen in the women’s 4x100m medley relay at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
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"Hoping To Host Olympics In 2036": Prime Minister Narendra Modi Makes Big Announcement
Confident that India's bid to host the 2036 Olympics will be successful, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged athletes bound for this month's Paris Games to share their views on the arrangements in the French capital to help his government's ambitious plan to bring the quadrennial showpiece in New Delhi. In an interaction with Paris-bound athletes, conducted both in person and online on Thursday, Modi said those travelling to the French capital would do the country a huge service by providing inputs from their experience.
Dominant Chinese divers vie for golden sweep in Paris
HONG KONG: China bagged seven out of the eight diving golds at the last two Olympics and in Paris will aim to become the first country to sweep all the titles at a Summer Games since the United States in 1952.
Man United's Leny Yoro transfer and what it means for Jarrad Braithwaite move
Manchester United are close to securing the transfer of 18-year-old centre-back Leny Yoro.
Like the Olympic rings, covering the Games in Paris will be a full-circle moment
Vanna Blacksmith will be part of the CBC's team covering the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Man United 'rejected' chance to sign £60m Arsenal target for next to nothing
Manchester United are said to have missed out on the chance to sign Arsenal target Pedro Neto for next to nothing.
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh Sets New World High Jump Record For Perfect Olympic Boost
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh gave herself the perfect pre-Olympic tonic by setting a new world record in the women's high jump at the Diamond League meet in Paris on Sunday. Just three weeks out from the Paris Games, reigning world champion Mahuchikh set a new best of 2.10 metres. That mark beat by 1cm the previous record set by Bulgaria's Stefka Kostadinova at the 1987 world championships in Rome, one of track and field's longest-standing. "I feel fantastic because it was an incredible jump and I managed to do it in my first attempt," Mahuchikh said.
Springboks host nemesis Ireland as both have point to prove
There is one team South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has failed to beat in a tenure that includes two World Cup triumphs and a British and Irish Lions series win, but the visit of Ireland to Pretoria on Saturday presents another opportunity.