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Aman Sehrawat Breaks PV Sindhu's Long-Standing Olympic Record, Makes Wrestling History

Grappler Aman Sehrawat became India's youngest ever Olympic medallist by clinching the 57kg free-style category bronze less than a month after his 21st birthday to complete a memorable Games debut and lift the sagging spirits of the controversy-hit national wrestling contingent on Friday. Sehrawat, who turned 21 on July 16, notched up a commanding 13-5 win over Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz in a high-intensity third-place contest.

"I Am A Woman": Imane Khelif's Message After Winning Paris Olympics 2024 Boxing Gold

Algerian gender-row boxer Imane Khelif said that winning Paris Olympics gold on Friday was the perfect response to "attacks" and "bullying", and declared: "I am a woman like any other." Khelif comprehensively won the women's 66kg final at Roland Garros, having been the focus of intense scrutiny in the French capital in the past fortnight. Together with Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, who fights in the 57kg women's final on Saturday, Khelif was disqualified from last year's world championships after they failed gender eligibility testing. However they were cleared to compete in Paris, setting the stage for one of the biggest controversies of the Games.

Video: On Camera, Russian Chess Player Poisons Opponent By Spilling Mercury On Board

In a spine-chilling incident that has surfaced from the world of chess, a Russian chess player is said to have poisoned her opponent by spilling mercury on the board and pieces. The said player entered the room before the start of the match, went to an opponent's desk, and spilled mercury all over the board and pieces. The entire episode was caught on CCTV. The chess star accused of such a doing is said to be named Amina Abakarova. The opponent she poisoned was her childhood rival Umayganat Osmanova. Abakarova has been arrested by the police for the act and could be handed at least three years of imprisonment if found guilty, as per reports.

"Treated Us Very Horribly": India Star Reveals Mistreatment On Australia Tour, Slams Rival Captain For 'Lying'

India cricketer Shardul Thakur has revealed many details about India's victorious tour to Australia in 2020-21, stating that the team had not received good facilities from Cricket Australia. Terming the treatment towards them as "horrible", Thakur stated that then-India captain Ajinkya Rahane and coach Ravi Shastri were regularly involved in arguments with Cricket Australia, as the team did not receive adequate facilities. Thakur revealed that several negative things were spoken about India, whilst going as far as calling then-Australia Test captain Tim Paine a liar.

Wrapped In Pakistan Flag, Arshad Nadeem Breaks Down After Clinching Olympics Gold. Video

Arshad Nadeem gave Pakistan its first Olympic gold medal in 32 years, setting a new Games record with an attempt of 92.97 metres in the men's javelin throw final. Before Arshad's remarkable victory in Paris, Pakistan had never won an individual gold medal at the Olympics. Pakistan had previously won just three golds, all in field hockey, with their team winning the titles in 1960, 1968 and 1984. It was an astonishing feat for Arshad, who unlike his opponents, struggled to even buy a new javelin for training.

Andre De Grasse Anchors Canada To Olympic Men's 4x100m Relay Gold

Andre de Grasse anchored Canada to victory in the Olympic men's 4x100m relay in Paris on Friday. The Canadian quartet, also comprising Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake and Brendon Rodney, clocked 37.50 seconds for gold. South Africa took silver in an African record of 37.57sec and Britain bronze (37.61). Defending champions Italy, featuring 2021 100m champion Marcell Jacobs on the second leg, finished fourth in 37.68sec. The United States, missing Covid-hit 100m champion Noah Lyles, initially crossed the line in seventh in 37.89, but were later disqualified.

Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino Powers To Olympic Women's 400m Gold

Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic stormed to victory in the Olympic women's 400m on Friday in a new Games record time. Paulino, the reigning world champion, surged home in 48.17sec with Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser taking silver in 48.53sec and Poland's Natalia Kaczmarek bronze in 48.98sec. The 27-year-old Paulino's time bettered the previous Olympic record of 48.25sec set by France's Marie-Jose Perec at the 1996 Atlanta Games. The Dominican was always in control after blasting out of the blocks, with only 2019 world champion Naser offering resistance.

Neeraj Chopra | Harbhajan Singh Hails Neeraj Chopra's Silver Win, Predicts Gold Next Time

Former cricketer and AAP MP Harbhajan Singh praises Olympic silver medalist Neeraj Chopra for his impressive performance, acknowledging the hard work and courage required to compete at the Olympics, and confidently predicts a gold medal for Neeraj in the future.

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Aman Sehrawat Breaks PV Sindhu's Long-Standing Olympic Record, Makes Wrestling History

"I Am A Woman": Imane Khelif's Message After Winning Paris Olympics 2024 Boxing Gold

Video: On Camera, Russian Chess Player Poisons Opponent By Spilling Mercury On Board

"Treated Us Very Horribly": India Star Reveals Mistreatment On Australia Tour, Slams Rival Captain For 'Lying'

Wrapped In Pakistan Flag, Arshad Nadeem Breaks Down After Clinching Olympics Gold. Video

Andre De Grasse Anchors Canada To Olympic Men's 4x100m Relay Gold

Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino Powers To Olympic Women's 400m Gold

Neeraj Chopra | Harbhajan Singh Hails Neeraj Chopra's Silver Win, Predicts Gold Next Time