Modern Pentathlon-Elgendy seeks to turn pressure into a positive
PARIS : Egypt, the most populous Arab country, has only a single bronze medal so far from the Paris Olympics and the pressure is building on Ahmed Elgendy.
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Athletes undercover? Global and US anti-doping agencies clash over tactics
PARIS : The global and U.S. anti-doping agencies are at odds over undercover tactics used by the American body to try to catch drug cheats, Reuters has learned.
Skateboarding-Athletes make sweet music on their boards at Paris Games
PARIS : Skateboarders competing at the Paris Olympics said music fuels their performances and that they see their sport as being as much about self-expression as it is about competition.
Algeria fans flock to Roland Garros to support Khelif amid gender dispute
PARIS : Algeria fans flocked into Roland Garros looking to support Imane Khelif as the boxer at the centre of a gender dispute at the Olympics prepared for her welterweight semi-final on Tuesday.
Equestrian governing body finds blue horse tongues in dressage review
PARIS : The equestrian governing body (FEI) in charge of the Olympic riding in Versailles has found pictures of horses with blue tongues caused by oxygen shortage during dressage competition, the organisation's chief vet told Reuters on Tuesday.
Canoeing-Britons overcome breakfast jitters to bring home kayak cross medals
PARIS : A Monday that started with nerves and excitement so great that they could barely eat ended with Olympic medals for Britain's Joe Clarke and Kimberley Woods as the first-ever kayak cross competition reached its climax at the Paris Games.
Diving-Puerto Rico's first-time Olympian diver in tears as armstand goes awry
PARIS : Puerto Rico's only diver to qualify for the Paris Olympics, Maycey Vieta, was in tears after she failed to make the semi-final of the women's 10-metre platform event on Monday when the armstand start of one of her dives went wrong.
LaFond wins triple jump to claim Dominica's first medal
PARIS :Thea LaFond made history for her Caribbean island nation of Dominica by winning gold in the triple jump on Saturday to claim the country's first ever Olympic medal.