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Paris Olympics 2024: Gold, Sensex dazzle since Tokyo 2021 games, CLSA says

Gold prices, CLSA said, have risen from $1,806 per ounce (oz) since Tokyo Olympics 2020 began on July 23, 2021 to $2,387/oz at the start of Paris Olympics 2024 on July 26

Paris Olympics 2024 HIGHLIGHTS, Day 9: Djokovic wins Gold medal in men's singles tennis

Olympics HIGHLIGHTS: Lakshya Sen suffered heartbreak defeat. Lovlina loses her Q/F match against China. Check Olympics 2024 higlights and medal updates here

Olympics 2024: Katie Ledecky creates history with 800m swimming gold

Katie Ledecky capped another stellar Olympics by becoming only the second swimmer to win an event at four straight Summer Games, holding off Ariarne Titmus to win the 800-meter freestyle Saturday night. It was Ledecky's second gold medal in Paris and ninth of her remarkable career, which marked another milestone. She became only the sixth Olympian to reach that figure, joining swimmer Mark Spitz, track star Carl Lewis, Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina and Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi in a tie for second place. The only athlete to win more golds: swimmer Michael Phelps with 23.

Olympics 2024: Nishant Dev's Olympic campaign ends with heartbreak in Q/F

Nishant Dev's maiden Olympic campaign ended in heartbreak after a devastating split verdict defeat to Mexico's Marco Verde Alvarez in the men's 71kg quarterfinal here on Saturday. Leading after the first round, the 23-year-old world championship bronze medallist Indian lost 1-4 to his second seed Mexican opponent in the quarterfinal at the North Paris Arena. Nishant had defeated Alvarez in the 2021 World Championships. Nishant was off to a flyer as Alvarez struggled to match his pace. He used his straight jabs to great effect, landing them square on the Mexican's face as well as the body to tire his opponent. Alvarez was trailing for the most part of the round but managed to connect a lethal right hook on Nishant's face, that forced the referee to give the Indian a standing count, followed by a left in the dying minutes. But the Indian's dominant display ensured he had the bragging rights. Nishant continued to unleash a range of punches, including a combination of hooks, while ..

Olympics 2024, women's 100m: Julien Alfred wins 1st-ever medal for St Lucia

There were small signs for anyone willing to look that the sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson might not quite match the person she has become. The wobbly starts. The little details. The meek exit from the Olympic trials earlier this summer after such a promising start. All the hype aside, Richardson was never a sure thing to win an Olympic gold medal Saturday in the 100 meters. On a rainy and odd evening at the Stade de France, 23-year-old Julien Alfred from St. Lucia showed there's more than one inspirational story, and more than one great sprinter, at this Olympic track meet. Alfred romped through the puddles and past Richardson and the rest of a largely depleted field, finishing in 10.72 seconds to throw a brick wall in front of what was supposed to be one of the best stories in Paris. She beat Richardson by .15 seconds the biggest margin in the Olympic 100 since 2008 to bring home the first medal of any color to the small eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia. Alfred's victory ..

Olympics: Algerian boxer Imane Khelif clinches medal after gender outcry

Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria clinched a medal at the Paris Olympics in an emotional fight Saturday that followed days of sharp scrutiny and online abuse as misconceptions about her gender have exploded into a larger clash about identity in sports. Khelif defeated Anna Luca Hamori of Hungary 5:0 in the quarterfinals of the women's 66-kilogram bout. Khelif will win at least a bronze medal after defeating Hamori for the second victory of her tumultuous second trip to the Olympics. Hungary's boxing association said it planned to contest the matchup with the International Olympic Committee but still let the fight go ahead. Khelif faced outcry after the banned International Boxing Association claimed she failed an unspecified eligibility test to compete last year over elevated levels of testosterone. She won her opening bout at the Paris Games on Thursday when opponent Angela Carini of Italy tearfully abandoned the fight after just 46 seconds. The unusual ending became a sharp wedge to .

Olympics 2024: 'Tahiti's Water Angels' Safety Patrol shines during surfing

Cracked helmets, sutured skin and checks for concussions have been all been part of the Paris Olympics surfing competition, as surfers go head-to-head on the treacherous waves of Teahupo'o, Tahiti on their quest for gold. While the competition has had big waves and wipe outs, surfers said it's thanks to the water safety patrol a team of highly-skilled, local workers patrolling with jet skis, helping to operate boats and constantly assessing oceans conditions from a watch tower that they've been able to enter the heavy, barrel-shaped waves with more confidence that they'll emerge unscathed. The waves of Teahupo'o can be deadly, having claimed the life of at least one surfer. A jagged coral reef lies just below the ocean surface, often extremely close to where the waves break and within eyesight of surfers. It's super dangerous. People don't realize it's the most dangerous place in the world ... so I'm just really happy to be in one piece, surfer Jack Robinson from Australia said afte

Olympics 2024: Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdraws from 100M

Two-time Olympic 100 champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's quest for another title ended abruptly Saturday when she pulled out before the 100-meter semifinal at the Paris Games. Olympic officials said she suffered an undisclosed injury. The letters DNS Did Not Start flashed on the scoreboard only moments before she was supposed to race Sha'Carri Richardson and Julien Alfred in the evening's second semifinal. We only got the information that she is injured, but (a team doctor) is addressing the matter, and we will speak further on the matter, team manager Ludlow Watts told the Jamaica Observer. Alfred ended up beating Richardson in both the semifinal and the final to take the gold medal. Fraser-Pryce, who won gold medals in 2008 and 2012, has said this will be her fifth and final Olympics. In a social media post early Sunday morning, she thanked her supporters but did not provide specifics about her injury. It is difficult for me to find the words to describe the depth of my ...

Paris Olympics 2024: India schedule on August 4, live time (IST), streaming

India's Lovlina Borgohain will play her 75kg QF bout vs China's Li Qian at 3:00 PM. Lakshya Sen will then play his crucial semis match in men's singles badminton (After 3:30 PM)

Toor disappoints in shot put; Parul, Ankita fail to make it to 5k m finals

Two-time Asian Games gold-medallist shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor could not come anywhere close to his personal best, finishing a dismal 15th in Group A and failed to qualify for the final of the Olympics here on Friday. Overall, the 29-year-old shot-putter finished 29th. A total of 12 athletes meeting the Olympic Qualification Standard of 21.35 or at least the 12 best performers advanced to the final in shot put, which will be held on Sunday. Toor, one of the most celebrated Indian athletes who defended his 2018 Jakarta Asian Games gold in the Hangzhou edition of the continental games last year, had just one legal throw of 18.05 metres, following which he fouled the next two attempts in his group. On a day when 5000m runners and Hangzhou Asian Games gold medallist Parul finished overall 24th and Ankita 40th in the heats and failed to qualify for the final round, Toor's insipid performance stood out as the tall thrower as he barely managed to heave the iron ball beyond the ...

Paris Olympics: AIN hides identity of few Russian, Belarusian athletes

Exactly one week after thousands of athletes sailed through the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, a gold medal was finally won Friday by a member of the neutral collective of athletes. Ivan Litvinovich was barred from boarding a boat on the River Seine just like all 32 athletes from Russia and Belarus whose Olympic team identity has been made almost invisible because of their nations' military invasion of Ukraine. When standing on the top step of the podium, Litvinovich was prohibited from hearing the Belarus anthem. Playing instead was a nondescript, wordless tune commissioned by the International Olympic Committee. These are the Olympic rules of engagement for the 32 athletes who were vetted and approved and accepted their invitations to come to France and compete for the team-that's-not-a-team. Earlier Friday, when the first of them won a medal, it was not the international sports signifier BLR for Belarus next to Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya's name. Bardzilouskaya took sil

USA set world record in 4x400 mixed relay which might last for just 1 day

It's a world record that might only last a day. Still, the U.S. mixed 4x400 meter relay team owns it. The team of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon and Kaylyn Brown finished the four laps Friday in 3 minutes, 7.41 seconds to break the mark of 3:08.80 set at world championships last year. All the record did was place the Americans in Saturday's final, where the record in an event that is only 5 years old will be in jeopardy once again.

Lakshya aims to dial-up 'Sen-mode' against Axelsen in Olympic semis

India's Lakshya Sen will need to play out of his skin to keep his maiden gold medal hopes alive when he takes on the reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles semifinals at the Paris Games here on Sunday. Making his Olympics debut, Sen created history on Friday after becoming the first Indian individual male shuttler to reach the last four of the showpiece with a 19-21 21-15 21-12 win over Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen in an intense quarterfinal match. The Indian will have yet another uphill task at hand when he takes on Axelsen, the baby-faced badminton giant, who has terrorised his opponents in the last few years. The 30-year-old from Odense, Denmark, has won the Tokyo gold and Rio bronze, two world championship titles in 2017 and 2022, a Thomas Cup triumph in 2016 and multiple BWF world tour and Superseries titles to experience a dominating run as world No. 1 from December 2021 to June 2024. Sen, a 2021 World championships bronze medallist, has lost seven .

Manu Bhaker, India's double winner, misses a third medal at Olympics

Manu Bhaker, who made history by winning two medals in shooting events, is the only Indian in the history of the Olympics to qualify for three shooting finals in a single Games

Manu Bhaker qualifies for 25m pistol final, finishes 2nd in qualification

Indian pistol shooter Manu Bhaker, aiming for a hat-trick of Olympic medals here, came up with a superb performance in 25m sports pistol, to finish second in qualification and book a place in the final here on Friday. The 22-year-old shooter, who already has two bronze medals in her kitty in 10m women's air pistol and 10m air pistol mixed team along with Sarabjot Singh, shot an amazing 294 in the 'precision' round and was even more menacing in the rapid round to score 296 and aggregating 590. She is just two points behind leader Veronika Major of Hungary, who shot an aggregate of 592 (294 and 298) which helped her equal the Olympic record. India has won all three medals so far in shooting, with Manu bagging two and Swapnil Kusale taking the bronze in 50m rifle three-positions on Thursday.

Iga Swiatek withdraws from Toronto after clinching bronze in Paris

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek withdrew from a U.S. Open tuneup in Toronto after winning a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. Swiatek was one of several players to withdraw from the National Bank Open, which begins Tuesday. Grand Slam champions Barbora Krejcikova, Elena Rybakina and Maketa Vondrousova also pulled out Friday along with Jasmine Paolini, Maria Sakkari, Danielle Collins and Caroline Garcia. Swiatek has won five Grand Slam titles four at the French Open, including this year, and one at the U.S. Open. I'm sorry to announce that due to overall fatigue caused by the last couple of weeks on the court I need to withdraw from the tournament in Toronto, Swiatek said in a statement, citing her need for time off after a busy schedule that included the Olympics and a change of playing surfaces. Krejcikova, this year's Wimbledon champion, withdrew with a thigh injury after reaching the Olympic quarterfinals. Rybakina cited acute bronchitis that also kept her out of the Paris Games. Pas

Dutee Chand backs under-fire boxer Imane Khalif amid Olympics controversy

Italian boxer Angela Carini quit her 66 kg women's category boxing match against Algeria's Imane Khalif on Thursday, handing the latter, who was banned from competing in world championships.

Paris Olympics 2024: Sports Ministry dispatches 40 ACs for Indian athletes

Indian athletes battling the soaring temperatures and lack of cooling in their rooms in the Paris Olympic Games Village have been provided with 40 portable air conditioners by the country's sports ministry to make their stay comfortable. The air-conditioners were sent to the Games village after discussions with the Indian Olympic Association and the French Embassy here, according to sources in the ministry. "Taking into consideration the issues faced by athletes at the Olympic Games village because of the temperature and humidity in Paris, the Ministry of Sports decided to provide 40 ACs in the Games Village rooms where the Indian athletes are staying," the source told PTI on conditions of anonymity. Temperatures have soared in both Paris and Chateauroux, the two main Olympic Games venues. In the men's 50m rifle 3-positions event, all the eight finalists, including India's bronze-winner Swapnil Kusale, were seen sweating profusely at the Chateauroux shooting range. There are repor

Paris Olympics: US media displays incorrect medal tally to appear winners

The US has so far won nine gold medals, 16 silver and 13 bronze medals. This makes it the number two country on the medal tally chart, after China which has won 25 medals including 11 gold

Olympics 2024: India vs Great Britain hockey live timings (IST), streaming

India vs Great Britain hockey match will kick-start at 1:30 PM IST today. Jio Cinema will live stream IND vs GBR match in multiple languages. Check India vs Great Britain head-to-head stats here