Paris 2024: Megan Armitage finishes 35th in cycling road race
Megan Armitage finished 35th in the women's road race in Paris, 7:35mins behind gold medal winner Kristen Faulkner of the USA.
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Taiwanese boxer, Embroiled In Gender Row, Wins To Guarantee Paris Olympics 2024 Medal
Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting became the second fighter at the centre of a Paris Olympics gender row to guarantee herself a medal after convincingly winning her quarter-final on Sunday. Lin, who together with Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is at the centre of a storm over their eligibility, defeated Bulgaria's Svetlana Staneva on an unanimous points decision to reach the semi-finals of the women's 57kg category. With her second win of the tournament, the 28-year-old Lin is certain to win a medal because losing semi-finalists in the boxing take home bronze. After a scrappy and tetchy fight, the 34-year-old Staneva made an X sign with her fingers to the crowd and, clearly angry, declined to speak to reporters.
Cuba’s Lopez Cardona loses to Ukrainian Khyzniak
PARIS : Cuba's twice Olympic champion Arlen Lopez Cardona was eliminated from the men's light-heavyweight boxing competition at the Paris Games on Sunday following a semi-final defeat to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Khyzhniak.
American Scheffler wins men's golf gold
PARIS : American Scottie Scheffler won the gold medal at the men's Olympic golf competition on Sunday with a final score of 19 under par at Le Golf National, south of Paris.
Who is Kishane Thompson? The Jamaican 100m sprinter tipped for Paris gold
The fastest man in the world is set to be crowned at the men’s 100m final at the Paris 2024 Olympics tonight (August 4).
2020 Olympic champ Warner says withdrawing from decathlon was a 'worst nightmare'
Four-time Olympian Damian Warner says withdrawing from the Olympic men's decathlon competition in Paris was like a "worst nightmare come true."
Lakshya Sen Falls To Viktor Axelsen In Semi-Finals, To Play Bronze-Medal Playoff
India's dream of a first-ever Olympic gold in badminton will remain unfulfilled after Lakshya Sen suffered a straight-game defeat to reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles semifinals at the Paris Games on Sunday. The 22-year-old from Almora, a 2021 World Championships bronze medal, squandered a three-point advantage in the first game and a 7-0 lead in the second to surrender 20-22 14-21 to the two-time world champion Axelsen in a 54-minute semifinal clash.