New Zealand women’s rugby team performs haka after gold win
New Zealand women’s rugby players perform a traditional haka after defeating France in the final match of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games 7s…
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Pigossi, Stefani win Brazil’s first Olympic tennis medal
Brazilian pair Laura Pigossi and Luisa Stefani defeated the Russian Olympic Committee’s Veronika Kudermetova and Elena Vesnina for the bronze medal…
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Citing injury, Djokovic withdraws from mixed doubles bronze medal match
Novak Djokovic will not win a medal in Tokyo after withdrawing from the mixed doubles bronze medal match, his final…
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Lyu sets three Olympic records, wins men’s 81kg competition
Three Olympic weightlifting records – snatch, clean & jerk, and total – have new benchmarks as China’s Lyu Xiaojun broke all three en route to gold…
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Gazoz upsets Ellison in quarterfinal with perfect final set
Brady Ellison’s medal aspirations in the men’s individual bracket were dashed due to a stellar performance and a perfect final set from Turkey’s Mete…
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Welcome to the ‘Gay Games,’ an alternative to the Olympics, where activism is encouraged and everyone’s an athlete
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Tom Waddell knew what to expect from an Olympics opening ceremony. He’d experienced one before as a decathlete at the…
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Tokyo Olympics Day 8: Dressel and Ledecky rule the pool, again
Caeleb Dressel set a world record and Katie Ledecky won her third straight 800m freestyle gold Saturday at the Tokyo…
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Harrison Maurus finishes fourth in men’s 81kg weightlifting
Harrison Maurus nailed his first five lifts in the men’s 81kg weightlifting final, but was just short of making the…
Continue ReadingLas 5 cosas olÃmpicas que debes saber este 30 de julio
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La lección que nos dejó Simon Biles. Richard Carapaz escribe la historia olÃmpica de Ecuador. El calor y la…
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Day 8: Signature golds for Dressel and Ledecky
Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky capture more gold medals, this time in their signature events, Dalilah Muhammad and Sydney McLaughlin open their…
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Djokovic falls short of singles medal at Tokyo Olympics
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic lost in the men’s singles bronze medal match on Saturday, falling to Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 in two…
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U.S.’ Hernandez qualifies for women’s 3m springboard final
See all of the dives from the United States’ Hailey Hernandez during the women’s 3m springboard…
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France punches ticket to quarterfinal
After cruising to a 79-62 win over Iran, France is headed to the quarterfinals. Thomas Heurtel led the way with 16…
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MyKayla Skinner vaults into event final after Biles’ withdrawal
Veteran MyKayla Skinner advanced to vault final in Tokyo for one last shot at Olympic…
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New Zealand women’s rugby gets its gold with win over France
The Black Ferns, silver medalists in 2016, fended off a decent challenge from France but ultimately pulled away for a 26-12 win and a rugby gold for…
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All of Krysta Palmer’s semifinal dives
Krysta Palmer of the U.S. women’s diving team advances to the gold medal round at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic…
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U.S.’ Shostak falls through trampoline, out in qualifying
Aliaksei Shostak’s qualifying bid ended early on Sunday following a scary moment that saw him get too close to the edge of the trampoline and…
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Weightlifting: China’s Lyu wins thriller, Qatar’s Elbakh captures historic gold
Team USA’s 21-year-old Harrison Maurus had a very impressive debut but finished off the…
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Team USA finishes sixth in women’s rugby
Australia placed fifth in women’s rugby after a 17-7 win over Team USA on…
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Fiji outlasts Great Britain to win women’s rugby bronze
Fiji beat Great Britain 21-12 in women’s rugby bronze medal…
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