11 Aug, 2024 9:51 PM
Paris, Aug 11 (IANS) The United States of America (USA) emerged victorious atop the medal table at the Paris Olympics, narrowly edging out arch-rivals China in a dramatic final day of competition. The race for supremacy came down to the last event of the Games, the women’s basketball final, where the USA secured a nail-biting 67-66 victory over host nation France.
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11 Aug, 2024 8:30 PM
Paris, Aug 11 (IANS) On the final day of the Paris 2024 Olympics, the area around the Eiffel Tower was evacuated on Sunday afternoon after a man was seen scaling the iconic landmark just hours before the Games' closing ceremony.
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11 Aug, 2024 8:27 PM
Paris, Aug 11 (IANS) World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has announced that he is giving "serious thought" to running for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following Thomas Bach's decision not to seek a third term.
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11 Aug, 2024 7:08 PM
Paris, Aug 11 (IANS) In a move to bring the Olympic Games to African soil for the first time, Egypt announced its intention to bid for the 2036 and 2040 Summer Olympics.
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11 Aug, 2024 5:51 PM
Paris, Aug 11 (IANS) The Netherlands runner Sifan Hassan completed an extraordinary journey at the Olympics by clinching gold in the women's marathon at the Paris 2024 Games, adding to her bronze medals in both the 5,000 and 10,000 metres.
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11 Aug, 2024 4:57 PM
Amritsar, Aug 11 (IANS) Hockey player from Punjab, who were part of the bronze medal-winning Indian team at the Paris Olympics, returned to Amritsar and received a grand welcome amid much fanfare.
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11 Aug, 2024 4:01 PM
Paris, Aug 11 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the bronze medal given to American gymnast Jordan Chiles in the floor exercise at the Paris Games will be reallocated to Ana Barbosu of Romania.
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11 Aug, 2024 2:09 PM
Paris, Aug 11 (IANS) India's Paris Olympics campaign concluded as Reetika Hooda fell short in the wrestling quarterfinals, and golfers Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar finished out of medal contention.
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11 Aug, 2024 1:34 PM
Bhopal, Aug 11 (IANS) Indian men's hockey team midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad received a rousing reception in his hometown in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, following the team's historic bronze medal victory at the Paris Olympics.
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11 Aug, 2024 10:46 AM
Paris, Aug 11 (IANS) Lin Yu Ting of Chinese Taipei won the gold medal in the women’s 57kg weight class of boxing at the Paris Olympics despite the ongoing row over her gender eligibility.
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