Timeline: Maximilian Maeder's road to an Olympic medal - and a place in Singapore's sporting history
MARSEILLE: With his Olympics bronze on Friday (Aug 9), kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder ended Singapore's eight-year wait for a Games medal.
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Beach volleyball: Brazil beat Canada to win women's gold
PARIS: Brazil's Ana Patricia Ramos and Duda Lisboa beat Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson 2-1 to win the Olympic women's beach volleyball gold at the iconic venue in front of the Eiffel Tower on Friday (Aug 9).
Gabby Logan uses rude phrase twice to describe USA Olympic team on BBC coverage
BBC presenter Gabby Logan twice used an expletive phrase live on air when describing the performance of Team USA in the 4x100m relay at the Paris Olympics.
Dominican Republic's Paulino surges to 400m gold
PARIS :Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino surged to victory in the 400 metres to add Olympic gold to her world title on a rainy night at the Stade de France on Friday.
Colombia's Uribe all smiles as she enjoys Paris swan song
GUYANCOURT : Sporting socks with Colombian colours and smiley emoticons, golfer Mariajo Uribe said she is revelling in a buoyant Olympic atmosphere as she prepares to bow out as a professional player after the Paris Games.
US win women's relay as Britain botch final handover
PARIS : The United States raced to the gold medal in the Olympic women's 4x100 metres relay on Friday, capturing their 12th title in the event thanks to three smooth handovers as Britain messed up their final baton exchange.
Belgian Thiam wins third straight heptathlon gold
PARIS :Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam won her third successive Olympic women's heptathlon gold medal as Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson battled to the silver on Friday.
'Waited our whole lives for this': Singapore sailing community celebrates Max Maeder's bronze medal
SINGAPORE: When former national sailors Koh Seng Leong and Toh Li Ying competed in the Olympics, winning a medal was not the goal.