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Julien Alfred Targets Olympic Sprint Double As 'vicious' 1500m Battle Looms

Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred targets an Olympic sprint double on Tuesday as Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr go head to head in a 1500m grudge match that promises fireworks. The first boxing gold is up for grabs at Roland Garros, the home of French tennis, but all eyes will be on Algeria's Imane Khelif, who is at the centre of a gender controversy. Alfred, who stormed to victory in the women's 100m on Saturday, is the first athlete from the tiny Caribbean island of Saint Lucia to win an Olympic medal.

Surfing-Vaast goes to war to win gold for Polynesia and France

TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti : Local hero Kauli Vaast said he was ready to go to war to win an Olympic surfing gold medal at his home break - for his family, for all Tahitians and for France.

Djokovic's former coach Ivanisevic backs Paris champion to go for gold at LA 2028

Novak Djokovic's triumphant Olympic campaign in Paris could motivate the 37-year-old to keep going for four more years and compete in the Los Angeles Games, his former coach Goran Ivanisevic said.

Neeraj Chopra Makes Paris Olympics Bow: A Look At His Competitors

India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra will begin his men's javelin throw title defence at the Paris 2024 Olympics from the qualification round on Tuesday. The reigning Olympic and world champion has a season's best of 88.36m set at the Doha Diamond League in May. He holds the national record of 89.94m, achieved at the Stockholm Diamond League in Sweden in June 2022. With top-level competition experience, the 26-year-old Chopra is widely expected to advance through the qualification round. The real challenge, however, will begin on Thursday when he could face a formidable line-up of rivals in the final.

Kenya's 'Smiling Assassin' Beatrice Chebet Wins Olympic 5,000m Gold

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet produced a masterful display of tactical running to win gold in the Olympic women's 5,000m on Monday, ending defending champion Sifan Hassan's dream of a long-distance treble. Chebet -- nicknamed "the smiling assassin" -- bided her time before accelerating past compatriot Faith Kipyegon down the home straight to take gold in 14min 28.56sec at the Stade de France. Kipyegon, the reigning 5,000m world champion, was initially disqualified from the silver medal position for an alleged shove on Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay with two laps to go.

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Julien Alfred Targets Olympic Sprint Double As 'vicious' 1500m Battle Looms

Surfing-Vaast goes to war to win gold for Polynesia and France

Djokovic's former coach Ivanisevic backs Paris champion to go for gold at LA 2028

Neeraj Chopra Makes Paris Olympics Bow: A Look At His Competitors

Kenya's 'Smiling Assassin' Beatrice Chebet Wins Olympic 5,000m Gold

D’Tigress draw USA in blockbuster quarterfinals

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