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American Grant Holloway wins Olympic men's 110m hurdles gold

American Grant Holloway wins Olympic men's 110m hurdles gold

American Grant Holloway won Olympic gold in the men's 110m hurdles in Paris on Thursday.

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Tebogo denies Covid-hit Lyles, McLaughlin-Levrone smashes 400m hurdles record

Tebogo denies Covid-hit Lyles, McLaughlin-Levrone smashes 400m hurdles record

Botswana's Letsile Tebogo snatched a stunning Olympic gold in the men's 200m Thursday to deny Covid-hit Noah Lyles the sprint double as Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone smashed the world record to win the 400m hurdles.

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Arshad Nadeem wins Olympic men's javelin gold in historic first for Pakistan

Arshad Nadeem wins Olympic men's javelin gold in historic first for Pakistan

Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won the Olympic men's javelin title in Paris on Thursday, his country's first individual gold at a Summer Games.

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Barrier-breaking McLaughlin-Levrone seals Olympic double

Barrier-breaking McLaughlin-Levrone seals Olympic double

From the moment she qualified for her first Olympic Games as a 16-year-old high school student, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has never paid much attention to conventional wisdom.

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Israel pounds Gaza as Iran accuses it of seeking to 'expand war'

Israel pounds Gaza as Iran accuses it of seeking to 'expand war'

Israel kept up its bombardment of Gaza Thursday, killing more than 18 people in strikes on two schools, the emergency services said, as Iran accused it of wanting to spread war in the Middle East.

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McLaughlin-Levrone wins Olympic women's 400m hurdles gold with world record

McLaughlin-Levrone wins Olympic women's 400m hurdles gold with world record

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone produced a world record-breaking performance to become the first woman in history to win back-to-back Olympic 400m hurdles crowns on Thursday.

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Tebogo upstages Covid-hit Lyles to become first African to win Olympic 200m

Tebogo upstages Covid-hit Lyles to become first African to win Olympic 200m

Botswana's Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the Olympic 200 metres on Thursday as he -- and Covid --upstaged Noah Lyles' plans for a sprint double in Paris.

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Wembanyama says Olympic final 'once-in-a-lifetime' chance

Wembanyama says Olympic final 'once-in-a-lifetime' chance

France basketball star Victor Wembanyama said Saturday's Olympic final in Paris represents a "once-in-a-lifetime" chance to win gold at home.

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US Olympic sprint star Noah Lyles says tested positive for Covid

US Olympic sprint star Noah Lyles says tested positive for Covid

Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles said Thursday he tested positive two days before his bronze medal-winning performance in the men's 200m final.

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Australia's 'Stingers' reach first Olympic water polo final in 24 years

Australia's 'Stingers' reach first Olympic water polo final in 24 years

Australia returned to the Olympic women's water polo gold medal match for the first time in 24 years with a dramatic and shock shoot-out win over the United States in Thursday's semi-final.

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