Hassan wins Olympic 5,000m in first step in treble gold bidTOKYO: Dutch runner Sifan Hassan took a first, giant step in her bid for an unprecedented Olympic treble when she sprinted to gold in the 5,000m on Monday.
Biles returns to Olympic competition for closing beam finalTOKYO: Simone Biles will return to competition at the Olympic Games for the closing women’s gymnastics beam final on Tuesday, USA Gymnastics announced.
Watch: Italy’s Jacobs wins first post-Bolt Olympic 100m goldTOKYO: Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs outshone a field of unusual suspects to claim a shock Olympic gold in the men’s 100 metres on Sunday, breaking retired Jamaican star Usain Bolt’s 13-year hold on the blue riband event.
Czechs Krejcikova, Siniakova take women’s Olympic doubles goldTOKYO: Czech duo Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova added the Olympic women’s doubles title to their French Open crown by beating Swiss singles champion Belinda Bencic and Viktorija Golubic in Sunday’s final.
Simone Biles withdraws from another Olympic final: USA GymnasticsTOKYO: Gymnastics great Simone Biles has withdrawn from the Olympic floor final, leaving the American with just one more chance of competition at the Tokyo Games, USA Gymnastics said Sunday.
Switzerland’s Bencic beats Vondrousova to win Olympic tennis titleTOKYO: Belinda Bencic became the first Swiss woman to win the Olympic tennis singles title with a battling three-set victory over Czech Marketa Vondrousova on Saturday.
Svitolina wins Ukraine’s first Olympic tennis medalTOKYO: Elina Svitolina became Ukraine’s first Olympic medallist in tennis on Saturday, securing bronze by coming from a set and a break down to beat Kazakh Elena Rybakina.
Angry Djokovic loses to Carreno Busta in Olympics bronze-medal matchTOKYO: Novak Djokovic hurled his racquet into the empty stands and smashed another on a net post as he lost his cool on his way to defeat against Pablo Carreno Busta in the Olympics bronze medal match on Saturday.
‘Olympic spirit at its best’ – IOC boss praises struggling BilesTOKYO: IOC chief Thomas Bach said US superstar Simone Biles had shown “Olympic spirit at its best” on Friday by cheering on her fellow gymnasts despite being sidelined with mental problems in Tokyo.
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