Sifan Hassan completed a remarkable week with Olympic gold in the women’s marathon, having already won a pair of bronzes in the two long-distance track events. Barely 36 hours after claiming third spot in the 10,000 metres final, Hassan was back in action and won the marathon in an Olympic record time of two hours…
Steph Curry and LeBron James produced fireworks as the USA claimed a fifth straight gold medal after beating hosts France in Paris. Curry scored 24 points and led the way to a 98-87 win in the final, while Kevin Durant – the first four-time men’s gold medallist in Olympic basketball history – scored 15, as…
Bakhodir Jalolov claimed his second consecutive Olympic super-heavyweight gold medal at Roland Garros on Saturday. The towering Uzbek beat Spain’s Ayoub Ghadfa in dominant fashion, handing his opponent two standing counts in just the first round as he swept to a unanimous decision victory. That final was the last contest of the tournament at Paris…
Britain’s Noah Williams snatched a bronze medal in the men’s 10m platform final on the penultimate day of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 24-year-old produced a brilliant comeback to challenge for a podium place towards the end of the competition. Williams was fourth going into the fourth round, but some over-rotation caused him to drop…
Imane Khelif beat China’s Yang Liu by unanimous decision to win the Olympic welterweight final at Roland Garros in Paris. The Algerian had been at the centre of furious row over her eligibility to compete in these Games. It has put her under her under tremendous pressure and scrutiny throughout the competition under the glare…
Afghanistan’s female athlete Manizha Talash unveiled the words ‘Free Afghan Women’ on her cape during her Olympic breaking routine in the pre-qualifiers in Paris on Friday. Talash, who is originally from Kabul but lives in Spain, is one of the 37 athletes who is competing for the refugee team at the Olympics. When the Taliban…
Teenage sport climber Toby Roberts won Great Britain’s 14th gold of the Paris 2024 Olympics after victory in the men’s boulder and lead competition. Roberts, 19, secured 155.2 points to beat favourite Sorato Anraku of Japan, who lost his grip and fell needing only 86 points on the lead wall to relegate Roberts into silver-medal…
Ireland’s Leona Maguire crashed to second-bottom on the Olympic golf leaderboard after an 11-over third round of 83 with Lydia Ko and Morgane Metraux joint top in Paris. Maguire is at 24 over par after a harrowing day that included a quadruple bogey at 15 and triple at 16, with only Finland’s Noora Komulainen, on…
Teenage sport climber Toby Roberts won Great Britain’s 14th gold of the Paris 2024 Olympics after victory in the men’s boulder and lead competition. Roberts, 19, secured 155.2 points to beat favourite Sorato Anraku of Japan, who lost his grip and fell needing only 86 points on the lead wall to relegate Roberts into silver-medal…
Britain’s Ellie Aldridge became the first Olympic gold medallist in kitesurfing with a brilliant performance in Marseille on Thursday. The discipline, which sees competitors fly above the water at up to 40 knots powered by huge kites, is making its Games debut. And 27-year-old Aldridge, from Dorset, powered her way to gold by winning both…
