Canadian diver Caeli McKay finishes just off podium in Olympic women's 10m platform
Canadian diver Caeli McKay fell just short of the podium in the Olympic women's 10-metre platform final on Tuesday, finishing 7.6 points away from bronze.
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Olympic-Sailing-Dinghy duel in prospect as men's gold goes to the line
MARSEILLE, France : Australian Matt Wearn and Cypriot Pavlos Kontides look set for a potential head-to-head tactical 'match race' for Olympic men's dinghy gold on Tuesday, with light winds forecast.
Struggling Miller-Uibo's 400m title defence ends in repechage
PARIS :Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo's 400 metres Olympic title defence ended on Tuesday as she finished last in the repechage after struggling through the heat with an apparent injury.
Watch: Neeraj Chopra's Monster 89.34m Throw That Clinched Paris Olympics 2024 Javelin Final Berth
Defending champion Neeraj Chopra turned on the style as he stormed into the men's javelin throw final of the Olympic Games with a season's best effort of 89.34m in his very first attempt in the qualification round on Tuesday. Much like his performance in the Tokyo Olympics, the 26-year-old crossed the automatic qualifying mark of 84m in his opening throw to occupy the top spot in Group B. The tremendous effort, which is the second best of his career, also set aside concerns surrounding Chopra's fitness after he revealed that he had been battling an adductor niggle in the build-up to the Games. His personal best continues to be 89.94m achieved back in 2022.
Germany's Mihambo faces challenge to keep long-jump gold
PARIS : United States long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall had a solid start to her campaign to unseat Germany's defending Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo at the Paris Games, winning qualifiers on Tuesday and setting up a fierce competition in the final.
Chopra gets superb start to javelin title defence
PARIS : India's javelin hero Neeraj Chopra underlined his claim as the favourite with a single throw on Tuesday, launching his Olympic title defence with 89.34 metres in qualification.