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PARIS : Noah Lyles, who tested positive for COVID on Tuesday and took bronze in the Olympic 200 metres sprint on Thursday, said the virus "definitely" affected his performance, and that he had been coughing through the night ahead of the race.
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, at the centre of an Olympic gender eligibility row, goes for gold in Paris on Friday as Thierry Henry bids to lead France's footballers to glory. With just three days of sport to go at the Games, there is a packed athletics programme at the Stade de France. The boxing competition has been overshadowed by a bitter row over whether Khelif and Taiwanese fighter Lin Yu-ting should be allowed to compete in the women's category.
Letsile Tebogo claimed a historic Olympic 200m title for Botswana on Thursday as Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone produced a stunning performance to smash the world record in the women's 400m hurdles. Tebogo's superb run left Noah Lyles' hopes for three gold medals in tatters as he was forced to settle for bronze and then revealed he has Covid. Lyles later posted on Instagram: "I believe this will be the end of my 2024 Olympics." McLaughlin-Levrone left Dutch rival Femke Bol in her wake and in bronze medal position as the American improved her own world record to 50.37sec and retained her title from Tokyo.
In a display of sportsmanship, Nigerian cyclist, Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye, received crucial support from the German cycling team during the Paris Olympics.
PARIS: Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the men's Olympic 200m title on Thursday (Aug 8) when he powered clear of American duo Kenny Bednarek and a COVID-hit Noah Lyles to claim Botswana's first Olympic gold medal.
Newly crowned Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles has already made history in Paris and he's aiming to complete a very special double on Thursday night. The 27-year-old American could become the first man since Usain Bolt to complete an Olympic sprint double if he picks up gold in the 200m final.
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France :New Zealand's Ellesse Andrews surged to gold in the Olympic track cycling women's keirin on Thursday.