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Covid Strikes Paris Olympics: British Star Swimmer Tests Positive After Winning Silver

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Covid Strikes Paris Olympics: British Star Swimmer Tests Positive After Winning Silver

Adam Peaty tested positive for Covid at the Paris Olympics on Monday, the British team said, a day after winning silver in the 100m breaststroke despite apparently feeling under the weather. The decorated 29-year-old “is hopeful to be back in competition for the relay events later in the swimming programme”, according to a…

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Suspense Over Olympics Triathlon As River Seine Fails Water Tests Again

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Suspense Over Olympics Triathlon As River Seine Fails Water Tests Again

Olympic organisers cancelled a second day of triathlon training in the River Seine on Monday due to water pollution, increasing uncertainty over whether the men’s and women’s races will go ahead as scheduled in the coming days. The men’s race is set to take place on Tuesday morning, with organisers set to make…

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Paris Olympics 2024: Harmanpreet Singh Turns Saviour Again, India Draw 1-1 vs Argentina

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Paris Olympics 2024: Harmanpreet Singh Turns Saviour Again, India Draw 1-1 vs Argentina

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh rescued India by converting a last-minute penalty corner as they held former champions Argentina to a 1-1 draw in a Pool B hockey match of the Paris Olympics on Monday. India had fluffed as many as nine penalty corners before Harmanpreet found the net, firing the ball into the top…

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Paris Wants To Keep Balloon, Olympic Landmarks After Games: Mayor

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Paris Wants To Keep Balloon, Olympic Landmarks After Games: Mayor

Image for representative use© AFP Paris will explore ways to keep on display popular landmarks adorning the French capital for the Olympics even after the Games are over, including the rings on the Eiffel Tower and the hot air balloon tethered to the Olympic cauldron, its mayor said Monday. Anne Hidalgo told the…

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Tom Daley Takes Fifth Olympic Diving Medal But China Grab Gold

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Tom Daley Takes Fifth Olympic Diving Medal But China Grab Gold

Britain’s Tom Daley was dethroned as Olympic champion on Monday but took an emotional silver medal with partner Noah Williams in the men’s synchronised 10m platform behind China’s Lian Junjie and Yang Hao. It was a fifth medal in five Olympics for 30-year-old Daley, who won gold with Matty Lee in the same…

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Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal Men’s Singles Live Streaming Olympics 2024 Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

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Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal Men’s Singles Live Streaming Olympics 2024 Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic, Tennis Men’s Singles, Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE Telecast© AFP Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal Men’s Singles, Paris Olympics Live Streaming: Novak Djokovic will be squaring off against Rafael Nadal in men’s singles tennis match of Paris Olympics 2024 on Monday. The record-extending 60th ATP head-to-head clash between these two…

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Accused Of Mocking Christianity In Opening Ceremony, Paris Olympics 2024 Organisers Send Apology

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Accused Of Mocking Christianity In Opening Ceremony, Paris Olympics 2024 Organisers Send Apology

Organisers of the Paris Olympics said Sunday they were “really sorry” for any offence caused by their daring and quirky opening ceremony but denied “any intention to show disrespect to any religious group.” Some Catholic groups and French bishops have condemned what they saw as “scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity” in…

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Simone Biles Fights Through Calf Pain, Continues Great Olympics Gymnastics Form

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Simone Biles Fights Through Calf Pain, Continues Great Olympics Gymnastics Form

Simone Biles made a stunning return to Olympic competition on Sunday, powering through left calf pain to get her multiple-medal bid off to a rousing start. The US superstar, aiming to add to the four gold medals she won in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, tweaked her left calf warming up for her…

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“You Lost Silver By 0.1 Points…”: PM Narendra Modi’s Call With Manu Bhaker After Olympics Medal Win. Watch

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“You Lost Silver By 0.1 Points…”: PM Narendra Modi’s Call With Manu Bhaker After Olympics Medal Win. Watch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called up Manu Bhaker after her historic bronze medal at the Paris Olympics and extended greetings for winning India’s first medal at the 2024 games. Haryana-based Manu Bhaker made the nation proud on Sunday as she clinched the bronze medal in women’s 10 m air pistol at…

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Emails Threatening Israeli Athletes Sent To Olympics Delegation, Investigation Underway

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Emails Threatening Israeli Athletes Sent To Olympics Delegation, Investigation Underway

File image of Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony.© AFP France has opened an investigation into death threats against three Israeli athletes after threatening emails were sent to the Olympic delegation, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Sunday. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin reported the incident and the investigation will be led by the national…

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