Zheng makes China history by reaching Olympic tennis final
PARIS: Zheng Qinwen stunned women's world number one Iga Swiatek on Thursday (Aug 1) to become the first Chinese player to reach an Olympic Games tennis singles final.
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Turkey's Erdogan tells pope 'immoral' Olympics ceremony mocks sacred values
ANKARA : Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Pope Francis in a call on Thursday that the "immoral" Olympics opening ceremony had made a mockery of sacred values and called for a common stand to be taken against it, his office said.
Diving-Jamaica's first male Olympic diver hopes to inspire younger generation
PARIS : Jamaica's team captain for the Paris Olympic Games is not from track and field, a sport the country is known for, but from diving as Yona Knight-Wisdom looks to inspire the younger generation of his country to follow in his footsteps.
"Give Me Something To Eat": Sarabjot Singh's Epic Reaction After Paris Olympics 2024 Medal Win
"Please give me something to eat," Olympic bronze medal winning shooter Sarabjot Singh said on his arrival at India House -- a repository showing the soft power of the country that aspires to host the 2036 Olympic Games. Singh and Manu Bhaker combined to beat South Korea 16-10 in the 10 meter air pistol mixed team event to land India its second medal at the Olympics on Tuesday. The 22-year-old, soon after his podium finish, drove to India House - a hospitality house that showcases Indian architecture and artistic motifs, offers virtual reality tourism, yoga sessions, Bollywood dance classes and workshops on henna tattooing and block printing. It also serves the best of Indian cuisines -- from biryani and mutton curry to curd rice and a host of desserts.
France Reports 68 Cyberattacks Linked To Paris Olympics
French authorities have detected and foiled 68 cyberattacks linked to the Olympic Games since last week, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said Wednesday. Two of the attacks were directed at Olympic sites at Bercy and La Villette in the French capital last Thursday, he told reporters. "All these 68 cyberattacks, including the two cyberattacks that targeted Olympic sites, were detected in time and foiled," Attal said. He gave no details on the nature of the other attacks.
Rowing-Gold for US in men's four at Paris Games
The U.S. won gold in the men's four Olympic final at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Thursday.
United States wins men's four among Olympic rowing golds - ESPN
The United States won the men's four final as New Zealand, Romania and Netherlands also claimed gold medals in the double sculls and fours Olympic competitions at the Vaires-sur-Marnes Nautical Stadium on Thursday.
Meet Philip Doyle & Daire Lynch - Ireland's bronze medal-winning rowers
Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch have taken different paths towards the Olympic podium, but their stories are now eternally intertwined after they won double sculls bronze on the waters of Vaires-sur-Marnes.