Botswana's Tebogo wins men's 200 metres gold
PARIS : Letsile Tebogo of Botswana won gold in the Olympic men's 200 metres on Thursday.
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USWNT's Rodman on Marta: I love her but we want Olympic gold - ESPN
PARIS — Trinity Rodman has looked up to Marta, the Brazilian soccer star, for years, and Rodman sees her as one of the most significant legends in the history of the women's game.
Swiss Metraux grabs 2nd-round Olympic women's golf lead as home star Boutier stalls
Switzerland's Morgane Metraux led the Olympic women's golf contest after Thursday's second round, propelled by a sensational front-nine holes, while French overnight leader Celine Boutier was among those to suffer on a testing course.
Kipyegon on course for unique 1,500m hat-trick
PARIS : Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon stayed firmly on course for an unprecedented hat-trick of Olympic 1,500 metres titles when she cruised through her semi-final almost in third gear on Thursday.
Wrestler Aman Sehrawat Loses Paris Olympics Semifinal Bout, To Fight For Bronze
Young Indian grappler Aman Sehrawat lost to Japanese top-seed Rei Higuchi in the 57kg free-style semifinal bout as the country's hopes of winning a gold from wrestling suffered a big blow at the Olympics in Paris on Thursday. The 21-year-old Aman will now play for the bronze medal against Puerto Rico's Darian Toi Cruz on Friday. Aman, who had raised hopes of securing a place in the final following two big victories against celebrated opponents in the earlier rounds, was no match for the 28-year-old Higuchi -- the 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallist -- as the Japanese toyed with the Indian to stamp his technical superiority with a 10-0 win in just over two minutes.
Rhythmic Gymnastics-Ukraine's Onofriichuk in final despite attacks drowning out music in training
PARIS : Ukraine's Taisiia Onofriichuk received her Olympic rhythmic gymnastics uniform on July 8, the same day Kyiv's main children's hospital was blasted by a Russian missile in the deadliest wave of air strikes for months.
Rhythmic Gymnastics-Italy's Raffaeli leads individual all-around qualifiers
PARIS : Italy's Sofia Raffaeli on Thursday topped the list of 24 rhythmic gymnasts vying for a spot in the individual all-around finals at Paris, ending the day with 139.100 points and ahead of world number one Darja Varfolomeev of Germany.
French joy as Thomas wins men's omnium gold
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : France's Benjamin Thomas recovered from a late crash to win gold in a pulsating Olympic men's omnium race and send the home fans wild inside the National Velodrome on Thursday.