Marathon men and women hoping to go in Seine
PARIS : Open-water swimmers are hoping to plunge into the river Seine for 10km marathon races at the Paris Olympics on Thursday and Friday but pollution readings will have the final say.
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Struggling Miller-Uibo's 400m title defence ends in repechage
PARIS :Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo's 400 metres Olympic title defence ended on Tuesday as she finished last in the repechage after struggling through the heat with an apparent injury.
Germany's Mihambo faces challenge to keep long-jump gold
PARIS : United States long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall had a solid start to her campaign to unseat Germany's defending Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo at the Paris Games, winning qualifiers on Tuesday and setting up a fierce competition in the final.
Chopra gets superb start to javelin title defence
PARIS : India's javelin hero Neeraj Chopra underlined his claim as the favourite with a single throw on Tuesday, launching his Olympic title defence with 89.34 metres in qualification.
Sport of boxing needs new global body to get into LA Games, says IOC
PARIS: The International Olympic Committee would love to have boxing at the Los Angeles 2028 Games but first needs to see the creation of a new global governing body for the sport, it said on Tuesday (Jul 6).
Feinberg-Mngomezulu starts at flyhalf for Springboks v Australia
South Africa have handed a first test start to flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu in their Rugby Championship opener against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday, while number eight Elrigh Louw has been selected ahead of Kwagga Smith.
Sport of boxing must have new global body to get into LA Games - IOC
PARIS : The International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday it would love to see boxing at the Los Angeles 2028 Games, but it would first need to see the creation of a new global governing body for the sport.
Equestrian-Sweden's Von Eckermann falls in showjumping final
VERSAILLES : Sweden's star showjumper Henrik von Eckermann, the current world champion and leader in the global rankings, on Tuesday shocked the crowd when he fell from his mount King Edward in the Olympic individual showjumping finals.