Kenya's Kipyegon wins third straight 1,500m gold
PARIS :Kenya's Faith Kipyegon won her third straight Olympic 1,500 metres gold on Saturday, surging ahead of the pack to finish more than a second ahead of the field.
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IOC president Thomas Bach says he will leave office next year - ESPN
PARIS — IOC president Thomas Bach on Saturday said he will leave office next year and that the Olympics is «best served with a change in leadership.»
Lydia Ko wins Olympic gold, qualifies for LPGA Hall of Fame - ESPN
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Lydia Ko completed her Olympic medal collection Saturday with the most valuable of them all, a gold medal that puts the 27-year-old New Zealander into the LPGA Hall of Fame.
American Masai Russell wins women's Olympic 100m hurdles gold - ESPN
SAINT-DENIS, France — America's Masai Russell won a photo finish Saturday in the women's 100-meter hurdles where the biggest cheer came for Cyrena Samba-Mayela, whose silver medal marks the first of any color for France at the Olympic track meet.
Olympics: USWNT edges Brazil to win 5th gold, 1st since 2012 - ESPN
PARIS — The U.S.women's national team won the Olympic gold medal on Saturday, beating Brazil 1-0 in a game that required a stout defensive stand in the first half followed by a precise and calculated surge in the second to deny Brazil and its legendary captain Marta.
Court voids inquiry that led to Jordan Chiles' Olympic bronze - ESPN
PARIS — The Court of Arbitration for Sport voided the inquiry that led to Olympic bronze on the floor exercise for American gymnast Jordan Chiles, opening the door for Romania's Ana Barbosu to replace Chiles as bronze medalist.
US women claim Olympic gold with 1-0 win over Brazil
PARIS : The United States claimed a record-extending fifth Olympic gold medal in women's soccer after Mallory Swanson earned them a 1-0 win over Brazil in the final at Parc des Princes on Saturday.
Portugal win historic gold in crash-littered men's Madison
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : Portugal claimed their first-ever Olympic track cycling gold medal as Iuri Leitao and Rui Oliviera blasted out of nowhere to win a crash-littered men's Madison race on Saturday.