Ethiopia’s Tsegay and Welteji crush 1,500 metres qualifiersPARIS: Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay and Diribe Welteji won their qualifiers for the 1,500 metres on Tuesday as Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon, newly-minted silver medallist in the 5,000m, finished fourth in her heat.
Seine swim may cause sickness, definitely caused stressPARIS: Triathletes fresh from their second swim in the Seine generally shrugged off the risk of waste in the river making them sick, but highlighted the stress they were put through as the levels of bacteria in the waterway caused repeated disruption.
Lyles rides rollercoaster to 100m goldPARIS: A phone call with his therapist after a worrying semi-final helped propel Noah Lyles to the top of the Olympic podium on Sunday, after years of rebuilding his mental health to reach the pinnacle of his sport.
Zeidler wins men’s single sculls gold for Germany at Paris GamesPARIS: Oliver Zeidler won gold for Germany in the men’s single sculls event at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Saturday.
Daudet leads French sweep of BMX podiumPARIS: Joris Daudet led a French clean sweep of the podium in men’s BMX racing on Friday, finally bringing French riders the Olympic medals that had so long eluded them.
Swiatek dries the tears to earn consolation bronzePARIS: Poland’s Iga Swiatek admitted she cried for six hours after losing in the semi-finals of the Olympics but she returned to court on Friday to console herself by winning the bronze medal.
Casual Turkish shooter goes viral, teammate says he earned itCHATEAUROUX: Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec has become a social media sensation for his nonchalance at the shooting range at the Paris Olympics.
Swiatek stunned in semi-finals by China’s ZhengPARIS: Iga Swiatek will have to wait four more years to try and win an Olympic gold medal after the Polish top seed was shocked by China’s Zheng Qinwen in the semi-finals at Roland Garros on Thursday – her first loss there since 2021.
Smiling India GK Shreejesh relishing last Olympic dancePARIS: India goalkeeper PR Shreejesh always knew the Paris Olympics would be his last major tournament after an illustrious 18-year career and a final chance to win Olympic gold.
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