Australia's Kennedy soars to women's pole vault title
PARIS :Australia's Nina Kennedy soared to the gold medal in the Olympic women's pole vault on Wednesday, a year after she shared gold at the world championships with American Katie Moon.
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Volleyball-France crush world champions Italy to storm into men's final
PARIS : France will have the opportunity to win back-to-back gold medals in Olympic men's volleyball after the hosts dispatched world champions Italy in straight sets in Wednesday's second semi-final at a packed South Paris Arena 1.
Greek pole vaulter Polak handed provisional suspension
PARIS : Greek pole vaulter Eleni-Klaoudia Polak was disqualified from the Olympics and handed a provisional suspension at the Paris Games after she tested positive for banned substances, the IOC said on Wednesday.
Morocco's El Bakkali retains 3,000m steeplechase title
PARIS : Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali retained his Olympic men's 3,000 metres steeplechase title on Wednesday as American Kenneth Rooks took silver and Kenya's Abraham Kibiwot claimed bronze.
Paris 2024: Rhasidat Adeleke hangs on to claim 400m final berth
Rhasidat Adeleke is through to the women's 400m final after finishing second, so securing an automatic place in Friday's medal race.
Hole in shoe helps South Africa's Buhai to get second-best score in Paris
GUYANCOURT, France : After posting the second best score on the first day of the Olympic women's golf tournament on Wednesday, South Africa's Ashleigh Buhai gave credit to a hole in her left shoe for helping her to put recent injury troubles behind her.
Australia gold banishes snapped handlebar demons
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : Three years after a snapped handlebar cost Australia the chance of Olympic gold at the Tokyo velodrome, two riders from that men's team pursuit squad savoured the Paris gold with new teammates on Wednesday.
Holloway storms into hurdles final, Parchment sneaks in again
PARIS : American hot favourite Grant Holloway continued to look a class apart in the 110 metres hurdles on Wednesday as he qualified fastest for the Olympic final, where three Americans will face three Jamaicans.