Canada win sprint relay as US blow it yet again
PARIS :Canada won the men’s Olympic 4x100m relay for the second time on Friday after hot favourites the United States messed up a changeover yet again and were disqualified.
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Dutchman Lavreysen reaches sprint final, eyes second gold
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : Harrie Lavreysen closed in on his second gold medal of the Paris Olympics as the flying Dutchman easily qualified for the men's sprint final later on Friday at the National Velodrome.
Germany's Friedrich sets world record in 200m flying lap
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : Germany's Lea Friedrich set a world record in the 200 metres flying lap during qualification for the Olympic women's cycling sprint race at the National Velodrome on Friday.
Aug. 9 Olympics schedule: Breaking, golf, basketball - ESPN
The 2024 Olympics are reaching their final leg. August 9th will bring exciting developments in breaking, golf, and basketball, among other events. Can Sunny Choi earn gold on the Olympic breaking stage? Will the U.S. women's basketball team continue their winning streak against Australia? Fans will have to tune in to find out.
Botswana declares half-day holiday to mark first Olympic gold
PARIS: The president of Botswana declared Friday afternoon a public holiday to celebrate Letsile Tebogo taking the country's first Olympic gold medal by winning the 200m sprint in Paris on Thursday (Aug 8).
Watch Canada's Vincent, MacKenzie go for gold in Olympic canoe final
Click on the video player above to watch live coverage of Olympic canoe sprint on Friday.
COVID-hit Lyles coughed through the night before taking 200m bronze
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, In Gender Row, Goes For Olympic Gold
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.