The International Olympic Committee have defended their decision to allow two boxers who previously failed a gender test to compete at the summer Games in Paris. The boxing action on Thursday was clouded by controversy after Algeria’s Imane Khelif, disqualified from last year’s World Championships as a result of highContinue Reading
Rafael Nadal has revealed his plans after being knocked out of the 2024 Paris Olympics. On Wednesday, Nadal and partner Carlos Alcaraz lost 6-2 6-4 to the fourth-seeded American duo of Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram, ending the icon’s hopes of a fairytale finish. In his final summer Games, NadalContinue Reading
Iga Swiatek was left in tears after losing to Qinwen Zheng in the Olympics semi-final. The world No 1 refused to shake the chair umpire’s hand following her 6-2 7-5 defeat and later walked away from an interview to cry. The Pole had not lost a match on the clayContinue Reading
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Leon Marchand made Olympics history on Wednesday night by becoming the first swimmer to win the 200m butterfly and breaststroke in the same session. The Frenchman lifted the roof off Paris’ La Defense Arena twice by winning both races in the space of two hours, achieving a feat that evenContinue Reading
Rafael Nadal has raised concerns that he may have already played his last professional match after addressing his chances of competing at the US Open. Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz crashed out of the Olympics men’s doubles quarter-final on Wednesday night. The 38-year-old previously said he would give an update onContinue Reading
Felix Dolci of Canada was left bloodied after his handguard snapped during a high bar routine in the men’s all-around gymnastics final at the 2024 Olympics. The 22-year-old suffered a heavy fall as a result of the freak accident and hit the mat again on his retry before completing theContinue Reading
An emotional Lola Anderson cried as she revealed how her late father kept her Olympics 2024 dream alive. After winning in the women’s quadruple sculls with Lauren Henry, Hannah Scott and Georgie Brayshaw, she told the BBC: “It feels like it’s been ages working towards this. We were sticking toContinue Reading
Norwegian athlete Lottie Miller required medical attention after being sent flying off her bike for the second time during the women’s triathlon on Wednesday morning. The cycling leg of the race was full of nasty-looking crashes, with several riders struggling for grip on the rainy streets of Paris. Miller gotContinue Reading
“I mean yeah, obviously it’s unbelievably emotional,” Murray said after another escape act allowed him to extent his professional tennis career. “You’re obviously unbelievably happy and then for whatever reason, I don’t know why it happens, it’s like happy tears.” Laughing at his own reaction, the two-time gold medallist added:Continue Reading
