Ciara Mageean withdraws from Olympics due to 'Achilles issue'
European champion runner Ciara Mageean has withdrawn from the Olympic Games in Paris due to "painful chronic Achilles issues", according to Team Ireland.
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Britain's Hodgkinson storms to 800 metres glory
PARIS : Britain's Keely Hodgkinson delivered a command performance to win the gold medal in the Olympic 800 metres on Monday and claim her first global title.
Noah Lyles makes 200-meter semifinals in sprint triple quest - ESPN
SAINT-DENIS, France — Noah Lyles wants the world to know this: He is far from done.
"Blood On The Floor": Lakshya Sen Reveals Why He Lost Momentum To Finish 4th In Paris Olympics Badminton
Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered an inexplicable meltdown and missed out on an Olympic medal, going down in three games to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the bronze play-off at the Paris Games on Monday. A fired-up Sen was unstoppable in the beginning but a nine-point streak from Lee in the second game changed the complexion of the match as the world number 7 Malaysian registered a 13-21 21-16 21-11 win in a 71-minute clash to secure the bronze.
Noah Lyles Triumphs In Olympic 100m Thriller After Novak Djokovic 'Golden Slam'
US sprint king Noah Lyles powered to gold by just five thousands of a second Sunday in the closest 100m in modern Olympic history, as Novak Djokovic added a tennis gold medal to his glittering CV. A thrilling ninth day of Olympic action also saw two world records tumble in the Paris pool, the first-ever gymnastics gold for an African nation and the Refugee Team's first medal in history. But as darkness fell, all eyes were trained on the lilac track of the Stade de France, where Lyles, 27, was bidding to end two decades of Olympic sprinting hurt for the US.
Kitefoiling: Singapore's Maximilian Maeder tops fleet after first five races
PARIS: A significant delay due to light winds on Monday (Aug 5) meant only one race on day two of the Olympics kitefoiling opening series, with Singapore world champion Maximilian Maeder top of the standings.
Duplantis breaks own pole vault world record after taking gold
PARIS : Sweden's Mondo Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record when he cleared 6.25 metres at the third attempt on Monday having retained the Olympic gold medal with a 6.00m leap.
Canoeing-Britons overcome breakfast jitters to bring home kayak cross medals
PARIS : A Monday that started with nerves and excitement so great that they could barely eat ended with Olympic medals for Britain's Joe Clarke and Kimberley Woods as the first-ever kayak cross competition reached its climax at the Paris Games.