Acrobats' son Kharun flips script to win medal for Canada
PARIS : When two Ukrainian acrobats from the Cirque du Soleil raised their son in Las Vegas, little did they know he would one day win an Olympic medal for Canada.
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U.S. men lose to Poland; 0-2 in 3x3 Olympic basketball pool play - ESPN
PARIS — The U.S. men's 3x3 basketball team fell to 0-2 in pool play in the Paris Olympics with a 19-17 loss to Poland on Wednesday night.
U.S. women lose to Azerbaijan in 3x3 Olympic hoops; 0-2 in pool play - ESPN
PARIS — Tiffany Hayes scored 11 points, including the go-ahead basket late, to lead Azerbaijan to a 20-17 win over the U.S. in women's 3x3 basketball pool play at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, dropping the defending champions to 0-2.
Basketball 3x3-China claim surprise victory over top-ranked Serbia
PARIS: China pulled off a surprise 21-15 victory over gold medal favourites Serbia on the second day of the men's 3x3 basketball pool stage at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday (Jul 31).
Swimming's sure bet Ledecky takes 1,500 metre gold again
PARIS : If there was one safe bet to be made at the Paris Olympics pool it was Katie Ledecky winning the women's 1,500 metres, and the American once again on Wednesday proved she is swimming's sure thing, powering her way to another gold.
Spain, Serbia reach Olympic women's basketball quarterfinals - ESPN
VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — Laura Gil sank two free throws with 1.9 seconds left as Spain narrowly defeated Puerto Rico 63-62 on Wednesday. Serbia routed China a couple hours later to join the Spaniards as the first teams to reach the women's basketball quarterfinals at the Paris Games.
Hockey: Argentina and Australia both win to share top spot in women's Pool B
PARIS: Australia scored in the third minute in a 3-0 win over the United States in women's hockey at the Olympics on Wednesday to move the Hockeyroos joint top of Pool B with Argentina.
Is a shallow pool to blame for an Olympic swim competition lacking world records?
The atmosphere for Olympic swimming is electrifying.