Paris 2024: Rhasidat Adeleke hangs on to claim 400m final berth
Rhasidat Adeleke is through to the women's 400m final after finishing second, so securing an automatic place in Friday's medal race.
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Hole in shoe helps South Africa's Buhai to get second-best score in Paris
GUYANCOURT, France : After posting the second best score on the first day of the Olympic women's golf tournament on Wednesday, South Africa's Ashleigh Buhai gave credit to a hole in her left shoe for helping her to put recent injury troubles behind her.
Australia gold banishes snapped handlebar demons
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : Three years after a snapped handlebar cost Australia the chance of Olympic gold at the Tokyo velodrome, two riders from that men's team pursuit squad savoured the Paris gold with new teammates on Wednesday.
Holloway storms into hurdles final, Parchment sneaks in again
PARIS : American hot favourite Grant Holloway continued to look a class apart in the 110 metres hurdles on Wednesday as he qualified fastest for the Olympic final, where three Americans will face three Jamaicans.
Alysha Newman sets Canadian record to capture women's pole vault bronze medal
Alysha Newman has won Canada's first-ever Olympic medal in women's pole vault, claiming bronze on Wednesday with a Canadian-record height of 4.85 metres.
Sailing-Beards the order of the day for superstitious men's medallists
MARSEILLE, France : Rule number one for winning an Olympic medal in men's sailing? Don't shave during the competition, it's seen as unlucky.
Fast-finishing Hall takes 400m gold for US
PARIS : American Quincy Hall dug deep in the final metres to overhaul Briton Matthew Hudson-Smith and take the Olympic 400 metres gold in another race of scintillating quality on Wednesday.
Jamaica's Stona wins men's discus gold
PARIS : Jamaica's Roje Stona won gold in the men's Olympic discus on Wednesday.