Canada's Charron is an Olympic weightlifting champion. The challenge now is to repeat at a lighter weight
Like Canadian opening ceremony flag-bearer Maude Charron, Nicolas Vachon found himself in the weightlifting wilderness.
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Quincy Hall comes from behind in 400, wins Olympic gold for U.S. - ESPN
SAINT-DENIS, France — Quincy Hall became the latest American to electrify Olympic track and field with an out-of-nowhere comeback Wednesday night, sprinting from far behind in the 400 meters to reel in three runners and capture the gold medal.
Portugal's Pichardo sails through triple jump qualifiers
PARIS : Portugal's Pedro Pichardo looked casual in a backward cap as he cruised through triple jump qualifiers, ready to defend his Olympic gold in Friday's final against challengers including Spain's Jordan Diaz and Burkina Faso's Hugues Fabrice Zango.
Rafael Nadal withdraws from US Open, says Laver Cup next event - ESPN
Rafael Nadal pulled out of the US Open on Wednesday, making it the third Grand Slam tournament he's missed this season and raising more questions about his future in tennis at age 38.
Naser, Paulino set up women's 400m showdown
PARIS : Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser ran the fastest time to reach the Olympic women's 400 metres final on Wednesday, as the Dominican Republic's world champion Marileidy Paulino cruised through.
Taekwondo-South Korea's Park wins men's flyweight gold
PARIS : South Korea's Park Tae-Joon won the Olympic gold medal in the men's taekwondo flyweight division on Wednesday, beating Azerbaijan's Gashim Magomedov who claimed silver.
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.
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.