Badminton-Why mastering 'drift' makes or breaks a shuttler
PARIS : For elite athletes to perform at their highest levels, they need to adapt.
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No 200m semis spot for Singapore's Shanti Pereira after clocking 23.45s in second-chance heat
PARIS: Sprinter Shanti Pereira’s Paris Olympics campaign ended on Monday (Aug 5) after she clocked a time of 23.45s in the repechage heats.
German triathletes sprint to finish for Olympic mixed relay gold over U.S.
Laura Lindemann won a thrilling sprint finish to give Germany gold in the Olympic triathlon mixed relay on Monday, outkicking the United States and Britain after highly-fancied France were scuppered by a bike crash on the first of four legs.
Triathlon-Germany win mixed relay gold, US and Britain have medals switched
PARIS :Laura Lindemann won a thrilling sprint finish to give Germany gold in the Olympic triathlon mixed relay on Monday, outkicking the United States and Britain after highly-fancied France were scuppered by a bike crash on the first of four legs.
Noah Lyles wins gold for U.S. in 100m by 0.005 of a second - ESPN
SAINT-DENIS, France — Since last August, Noah Lyles has stood firm and unequivocal in his belief that the title of «world's fastest man» belongs to him.
Noah Lyles Triumphs In Olympic 100m Thriller After Novak Djokovic 'Golden Slam'
US sprint king Noah Lyles powered to gold by just five thousands of a second Sunday in the closest 100m in modern Olympic history, as Novak Djokovic added a tennis gold medal to his glittering CV. A thrilling ninth day of Olympic action also saw two world records tumble in the Paris pool, the first-ever gymnastics gold for an African nation and the Refugee Team's first medal in history. But as darkness fell, all eyes were trained on the lilac track of the Stade de France, where Lyles, 27, was bidding to end two decades of Olympic sprinting hurt for the US.
Thompson so close as Jamaica-US rivalry rumbles on
PARIS : Jamaica's Kishane Thompson came so close to emulating his compatriot Usain Bolt and becoming Olympic 100 metres champion on Sunday but American Noah Lyles denied him by a heartbeat.
Former venture capitalist Faulkner wins gold in Paris road race poker game
PARIS : First-time Olympian Kristen Faulkner of the U.S. was by no means the favourite to win the women's road race on the Paris streets on Sunday but in a three-way cycling strategy poker game the former venture capitalist rode away with the gold medal.