Bol leads Dutch to mixed 4x400m relay glory
PARIS :Femke Bol ran a stunning last lap to lead the Netherlands to victory in the Olympic 4x400 metres mixed relay on Saturday, crossing the line in a time of three minutes 7.43 seconds.
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Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdraws from 100M - ESPN
SAINT-DENIS, France — Just minutes before she was scheduled to appear in the women's 100-meter semifinals, three-time Olympic gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdrew from competition at the Stade de France on Saturday.
Canoeing-Fox survives first kayak cross hurdle in hunt for third gold
PARIS : Australia's Jessica Fox still has a chance of making it three gold medals out of three in canoe slalom after she successfully negotiated a chaotic first-round kayak cross race on Saturday to qualify directly for Sunday's heats at the Paris Olympics.
7-time Olympic medallist Oleksiak leads Canadian women's charge into 100m medley relay final
If you're among the Canadian population wondering where Penny Oleksiak has been on the swimming scene at the Paris Olympics, you should no longer be concerned.
Nature calls as German Polit has to make use of Paris cafe facilities during race
PARIS : Back in the old days, until the mid-1960s, professional riders would stop at cafes to get food, water or even wine to refuel.
Belgium's Remco Evenepoel becomes 1st man to sweep Olympic cycling road race, time trial
Remco Evenepoel became the first rider to sweep the Olympic men's road race and time trial on Saturday, relentlessly attacking over three climbs of Montmartre and building such a lead on the run-in to the finish at the Pont d'Iena that the Belgian rider was able to overcome a mechanical problem in the final kilometres.
Swimming: Singapore women's 4x100m medley squad finish 14th at Paris Olympics
PARIS: It may not have set a new national record or gotten them into the final, but for Singapore's 4x100m medley relay squad at the Paris Olympics, it was still a swim that will, in the words of Letitia Sim, open "new chapters".
'Pounamu' pendants remind New Zealand athletes of home during Paris Games
PARIS : No matter where they finish in their Olympic events, the entire New Zealand team will head away from Paris with something precious around their necks - "pounamu" pendants made by a Maori tribe to remind them of home as they competed for medals.