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After Rain, Fans Suffer From Scorching Heat In Paris Olympics 2024

After heavy rain drenched last week's opening ceremony, the Paris Olympics on Tuesday wrestled with entirely different conditions as temperatures soared to 35 degrees Celsius. Just to add to the mix, France's meteorological service put the capital on a major storm alert, warning thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail and lightning were likely in the evening. The forecasted return of some wet weather may come as relief to athletes, spectators and officials who baked in unforgiving weather throughout the day.

Gymnastics-Triumphant Biles leads US to gymnastics team gold

PARIS :Simone Biles clinched her fifth Olympic gold medal as she made a triumphant return to the women's gymnastics team final at the Paris Games on Tuesday, reinforcing her status as one of the world's greatest athletes just three years after withdrawing from the same event at the Tokyo Games.

Table tennis: Wang and Sun win mixed doubles gold after China's Tokyo failure

PARIS: China's Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha beat North Korea's Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong 4-2 in the table tennis mixed doubles final at the Paris Games on Tuesday (Jul 30), the first step in what could be a gold medal sweep in the sport for the nation.

North Korea Win First Olympic Medal In Eight Years With Table Tennis Silver

North Korea said they could learn from China after winning their first Olympic medal in eight years on Tuesday in Paris, settling for silver after a mixed-doubles defeat to the table tennis superpower. China arrived in Paris as the world's undisputed table tennis kings, having won 32 of the 37 available golds since it became an Olympic sport.