Why a 4th-place finish in 10,000m meant as much to Moh Ahmed as 'most Olympic medals'
Fourth place finishes at the Olympics are supposed to be painful.
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US women to face Nigeria in basketball quarters
LILLE : Olympic champions the United States will meet Nigeria in the quarter-finals of the women's basketball tournament at the Paris Games, while hosts France face Germany, Belgium take on Spain and Serbia meet Australia.
Thompson so close as Jamaica-US rivalry rumbles on
PARIS : Jamaica's Kishane Thompson came so close to emulating his compatriot Usain Bolt and becoming Olympic 100 metres champion on Sunday but American Noah Lyles denied him by a heartbeat.
Former venture capitalist Faulkner wins gold in Paris road race poker game
PARIS : First-time Olympian Kristen Faulkner of the U.S. was by no means the favourite to win the women's road race on the Paris streets on Sunday but in a three-way cycling strategy poker game the former venture capitalist rode away with the gold medal.
Showman Lyles wins 100m gold by five thousandths of a second
PARIS :After all the talk and all the hype, Noah Lyles duly delivered when it mattered most by winning the closest-ever Olympic 100 metres final by five thousandths of a second on Sunday to give the United States the title for the first time in 20 years.
2024 Olympic odds: LeBron James leads group of NBA superstars for Olympic MVP
There is an ongoing MVP race between the best hoopers in the world — and for the first time in what feels like forever, Nikola Jokic is not one of the favorites.
Belgium withdraws from triathlon event after Olympian who swam in Seine falls ill
Belgium's Olympic committee announced on Sunday that it would withdraw its team from the mixed relay triathlon at the Paris Olympics after one of its competitors who swam in the Seine fell ill.
Thompson, Seville edge Lyles in 100m semis
PARIS : Jamaica's Kishane Thompson and Oblique Seville served notice they plan to battle favourite Noah Lyles of the United States for Olympic men's 100 metres glory, clocking the two quickest times in the semi-finals on Sunday.