Joel Embiid laughs off jeers, leads U.S. rout into Olympic semis - ESPN
PARIS — If there's one thing Joel Embiid has learned during the Olympics, it's that the French can boo him but no one here can stop him from doing the crotch chop.
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Americans Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse take home medals in 1500, snapping 112-year Olympic drought
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Greek Tentoglou retains long jump title to emulate Lewis
PARIS :Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou leapt 8.48 metres to become only the second man after Carl Lewis to successfully defend the men's Olympic long jump title on Tuesday, delivering his country's first gold of the Paris Games.
Bahrain's Yavi strikes late to win steeplechase gold
PARIS :Bahrain's Winfred Yavi won the women's Olympic 3,000 metres steeplechase gold medal on Tuesday, dethroning Uganda's Peruth Chemutai who had to settle for silver.
Dominant US sprinter Gabby Thomas lands first 200m global title
PARIS: American Gabby Thomas finally claimed the global title she has promised for so long when she delivered a dominant performance to take Olympic 200m gold on Tuesday (Aug 6), denying silver medallist Julien Alfred a sprint double.
Commentary: ‘A fight to survive’ - former national swimmer Joscelin Yeo on the financial hurdles Singapore athletes face
SINGAPORE: A lot of times when people hear that I was on the national team for 17 years, they often assume that I must have been a full-time professional swimmer with a high income.
Algerian Khelif wins semi-final amid gender row
PARIS : Imane Khelif beat Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng by unanimous decision in a welterweight semi-final fight at the Paris Games on Tuesday to progress to the final at Roland Garros.
France wows while US dazzles on way to men's semi-finals
PARIS : The French basketball team announced their arrival in Paris with a rip-roaring 82-73 win over Canada on Tuesday, riding a wave of national pride into the Olympic men's semi-finals while the U.S. turned on the style to stay on track for a fifth straight gold.