Nikola Jokic, Serbia reach Olympic semis with OT win vs. Australia - ESPN
PARIS — Nikola Jokic had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Serbia surged back to beat Australia 95-90 in overtime Tuesday to reach the Olympic basketball semifinals.
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Olympic 800m hero Keely Hodgkinson celebrates gold medal until 2am in Paris - after ending Team GB 12-year wait
Keely Hodgkinson enjoyed a well deserved celebration, partying until 2am in a Paris bar after winning a gold medal in the women's 800m final at the Stade de France.
Skateboarding-Australia's Trew takes gold medal in women's park
PARIS :Arisa Trew won gold in women's park skateboarding at the Paris Games on Tuesday to become the first Australian woman to win a skateboarding medal at the Olympics.
Netherlands 'bullet train' powers to team sprint gold
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France :The flying Dutch broke the world record twice in the space of half an hour to easily retain their Olympic title in the men's team sprint at the National Velodrome on Tuesday.
Paris ceremony honours Israeli athletes killed in 1972 Munich Games attack
PARIS : Israeli athletes and officials, the mayor of Paris and International Olympic Committee officials paid tribute on Tuesday to Israeli Olympic team members killed by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Games' 2030-2034 double awarding adds stability to Olympic movement, says IOC
PARIS : The simultaneous awarding of the 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics last month provides stability for the Olympic movement and a similar decision cannot be ruled out for future Games, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.
Equestrian governing body finds blue horse tongues in dressage review
PARIS : The equestrian governing body (FEI) in charge of the Olympic riding in Versailles has found pictures of horses with blue tongues caused by oxygen shortage during dressage competition, the organisation's chief vet told Reuters on Tuesday.
Kitefoiling: Singapore's Maximilian Maeder second in fleet after first seven races
MARSEILLE: Another day with light winds meant that only two kitefoiling races out of the five scheduled races were contested on Tuesday (Aug 6), with Singapore world champion Maximilian Maeder now second in the standings.