Modern Pentathlon-Clouvel gets the crowd cheering
PARIS : The fencing ranking round of the Modern Pentathlon might normally be a contender for lowest profile event of the Olympics but a sizeable Paris crowd produced plenty of noise on Thursday.
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Swedish swimmer pulls out of Olympic marathon in Seine over health concerns
PARIS : Swedish marathon swimmer Victor Johansson has pulled out of the Olympic men's 10km event scheduled for Friday citing concerns about the water quality of the Seine river, Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported.
Paris 2024: Wiffen 'feeling good' ahead of gruelling 10km race
Double Irish Olympic medallist Daniel Wiffen is "feeling good" ahead of the gruelling 10km swim on Friday, despite concerns over water quality in the River Seine.
Paris Olympics: Two Portuguese triathlon athletes fall ill after swimming in the Seine river
Vasco Vilaça and Melanie Santos developed gastrointestinal infections after swimming in the Seine River on 5 August during their triathlon competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Van Rouwendaal wins Olympic 10k marathon swimming gold
PARIS: Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands made a late surge to win gold in the women's 10k marathon swimming at the Paris Olympics on Thursday (Aug 8). Van Rouwendaal won with a time of 2h 03m 34.2s, with Australian Moesha Johnson taking silver 5.5 seconds behind and Italy's Ginevra Taddeucci claiming bronze.
Van Rouwendaal slaked thirst with Seine water on way to gold
PARIS : Sharon van Rouwendaal paid little heed to concerns about bacterial infections when she drank a bit of Seine water on the way to Olympic gold on Thursday in the women's 10km marathon swim along the famous river in Paris.
Paris 2024: Sharon Van Rouwendaal wins marathon gold after slog through Seine
Dutch iron-woman Sharon van Rouwendaal claimed her second Olympic women's 10km marathon swimming gold medal this morning by snatching the lead late from Australia's silver medallist Moesha Johnson in the long slog through the river Seine.
Watch: USA Artistic Swimming Team Perform Underwater Moonwalk At Olympics 2024, Pay Tribute To Michael Jackson
Artistic swimming - colloquially recognized as synchronised swimming - is one of the most aesthetically-pleasing sports at the Olympics. It is a sport that allows the athletes to perform choreographed routines, on which they're scored. At Paris Olympics 2024, the USA artistic swimming team put on a show, swimming to the tune of legendary American singer and dancer Michael Jackson's iconic song 'Smooth Criminal'. The video of the USA team performing to the song at sport's grandest stage has gone viral on social media.