Ingebrigtsen makes amends with 5,000m gold
PARIS :Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen bounced back from defeat in the 1,500 metres to win the Olympic 5,000 metres gold with a fierce final lap on Saturday, just as he did in the last two world championships.
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Modern Pentathlon-Elgendy wins first gold for Egypt
VERSAILLES, France :Ahmed Elgendy took Egypt's first gold medal of the Paris Olympics when he won the men's Modern Pentathlon with a world record 1,555 points on Saturday.
Gymnastics-American Chiles set to lose bronze medal after CAS ruling
PARIS :American gymnast Jordan Chiles is set to lose her bronze medal in the women’s artistic gymnastics floor exercise competition after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in favour of an appeal by Romania's Ana Barbosu, who will move up to third place, it said on Saturday.
Volleyball-Brazil's women end Turkey's dream of bronze
PARIS : Brazil denied Turkey a first Olympic medal in women's volleyball when the South American side won the bronze medal match 3-1 at the Paris Games on Saturday.
Wanyonyi extends Kenya's 800 metres domination
PARIS : Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi held off one of the strongest fields in history to win the Olympic gold medal in the men's 800 metres on Saturday, securing his country's fifth consecutive Olympic title in the event.
Wrestling-Uzbekistan's Jamalov wins freestyle gold
PARIS : Uzbekistan's Razambek Jamalov won the men's 74kg freestyle gold, while Japan's Daichi Takatani claimed silver at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Kenya's Kipyegon wins third straight 1,500m gold
PARIS :Kenya's Faith Kipyegon won her third straight Olympic 1,500 metres gold on Saturday, surging ahead of the pack to finish more than a second ahead of the field.
IOC President Bach will not seek to stay on beyond 2025
PARIS :International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will not seek to remain in the post after the end of his second term in 2025 despite calls from members to stay on, he said on Saturday.