Canadian men's, women's 4x100m relay teams earn spots in Olympic finals
Canada will be represented in both the men's and women's 4x100-metre relay finals at the Paris Olympic Games after securing berths in the heats on Thursday at Stade de France.
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Van Rouwendaal wins Olympic 10k marathon swimming gold
PARIS: Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands made a late surge to win gold in the women's 10k marathon swimming at the Paris Olympics on Thursday (Aug 8). Van Rouwendaal won with a time of 2h 03m 34.2s, with Australian Moesha Johnson taking silver 5.5 seconds behind and Italy's Ginevra Taddeucci claiming bronze.
Climbing: Indonesia's Leonardo upsets American Watson to win speed gold
PARIS: Veddriq Leonardo clinched the gold medal in the men's speed climbing at the Paris Games on Thursday (Aug 8) in a historic Olympic title for Indonesia, while American Sam Watson walked away with a bronze despite setting a world record in his last race.
Swiss Metraux sparkles to overtake home star Boutier
GUYANCOURT, France : Switzerland's Morgane Metraux made a stunning start to the second round of the Olympic women's golf competition on Thursday to overhaul home favourite Celine Boutier who had dominated the opening day.
Van Rouwendaal slaked thirst with Seine water on way to gold
PARIS : Sharon van Rouwendaal paid little heed to concerns about bacterial infections when she drank a bit of Seine water on the way to Olympic gold on Thursday in the women's 10km marathon swim along the famous river in Paris.
Canoeing-Dane Poulsen defies odds in search of perfect Olympic swansong
PARIS : When Beijing silver medallist Rene Holten Poulsen lost his funding from the Danish Canoe Federation two years ago, many expected that to be it for the Danish paddler.
Source - Quincy Wilson, 16, to run 4x400 relay at Olympics - ESPN
PARIS — Quincy Wilson, the 16-year-old who turned heads at the U.S. track and field trials in June, will have the opportunity to do the same at the Olympics on Friday, a source confirmed to ESPN.
GMB's Kate Garraway left speechless at former far-right member's revelation live on-air
During Thursday's edition of Good Morning Britain, presenters Kate Garraway and Ed Balls delved into the ongoing riots across the nation.