Italy claims bronze in men’s team pursuit showdown
Italy won the men’s team pursuit bronze medal race over Denmark. It was a powerhouse showdown between the Tokyo champion & world champion.…
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Smooth sailing for Warholm on his way to Olympic final
Karsten Warholm, defending Olympic champion in the men’s 400m hurdles, cruised past his semifinal on Wednesday to book a spot in the Paris Olympic…
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Matt Wearn successfully secures second gold in men’s dinghy
Australia’s Matt Wearn became the first sailor to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals in the men’s dinghy event. Pavlos Kontides of Cyprus won…
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Favorites Carrington and Kopasz top the times heading into medal rounds in canoe sprints
The first medals in canoe sprint are set to be handed out Thursday, and the favorites are cementing their…
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Team USA’s gold medal hopes end in brutal loss to Poland
Team USA had Poland on the ropes, but the Americans gold medal hopes have come to an end after a heartbreaking…
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Field hockey recap, Aug. 7: Fokke fuels Dutch, China’s dominance continues in semifinals
The Netherlands opened the day with a 3-0 victory over Argentina in rematch of the Tokyo gold medal contest. Later, China’s precipitous rise to the…
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Grant Holloway erupts for 12.98s semi, Olympic final next
Three-time world champion Grant Holloway scorched the track in 12.98 seconds to book a spot in his second consecutive Olympic final in the men’s 110m…
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Australia claims gold in men’s team pursuit
Australia’s squad of Oliver Bleddyn, Sam Welsford, Conor Leahy and Kelland O’Brien won gold in men’s team pursuit over Great Britain. They finished…
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Aussie Palmer, American Schaar rip it in skateboard park
Australian Keegan Palmer defended his Olympic gold medal after landing an impressive 93.11-point run in the men’s skateboard park final. American Tom…
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Serbia water polo beats Greece on buzzer-beating goal
Serbia beat Greece on Wednesday with a buzzer-beating goal in the men’s water polo…
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Olympic table tennis recap, Aug. 7: Kaufmann crushes the competition
Olympic table tennis teams quarterfinal action has seen underdogs rise to the occasion, and the old guard remaining firmly in…
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American Tate Carew rips through men’s skateboard park final
American skateboarder Tate Carew stomped his second run in the men’s park final to earn a 91.17. Carew needed to top the score in his final run to…
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Four questions ahead of U.S. men’s basketball semifinal vs. Serbia
What are the keys for Team USA in its men’s basketball semifinal against…
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What are the keys for Team USA in its men’s basketball semifinal against…
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Morris wins historic medal for Team USA, China’s Li repeats
Hampton Morris became the first American man to win a weightlifting medal in 40 years when he took bronze in the men’s 61kg (134 lbs.)…
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U.S. women’s team pursuit advances to gold medal race
The U.S. women’s team pursuit squad advances to the gold medal race and will face New…
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The U.S. women’s team pursuit squad advances to the gold medal race and will face New…
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Serbia’s Jaksic scores game-winning goal at buzzer
With 3 seconds remaining, Serbia’s Nikola Jaksic scored a game-winning goal to give his team a win over Greece and advance to the men’s water polo…
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Canada knocks off Spain to clinch spot in semifinals
Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes of Canada blew past Spain’s Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno in straight sets to reach the Olympic…
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Team USA’s Jonas Ecker out of men’s 1000M quarterfinal
Jonas Ecker of Team USA advanced to the quarterfinals in the men’s K-1 1000M, but was not able to get any further after finishing 5th in his…
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