Earlier in the Games, Pereira failed to advance to the 100m semi-finals, finishing 55th out of 72 athletes overall. Her time of 11.63s saw her place 7th out of nine runners in her heat. Her national record stands at 11.20s. Last year was a career-defining one for Pereira. At the Hangzhou Asian Games, she won … Read more
DJOKAVIC PRAISE It was a rollercoaster tournament for Zheng, who needed back-to-back three-hour matches to defeat Navarro and then former world number one Angelique Kerber. In both matches, she had to claw back deficits while against Navarro she even found her reputation under attack when the American described her as “cut-throat” with “no respect”. However, … Read more
Team Nigeria came closest to securing its first medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday night, as Chukwuebuka Enekwechi achieved a remarkable sixth-place finish in the men’s Shot Put event. The 31-year-old, who is the reigning African Champion, delivered a commendable performance, throwing an impressive best mark of 21.42m to secure the sixth … Read more
DEALING WITH THE NOISE Some noise had surrounded the build-up to the Games for the relay team following a selection saga that saw Gan replace Quah Ting Wen. Quah, along with the Sim sisters and her sister Quah Jing Wen, had earlier this year led Singapore to qualification for the event. The quartet did this by … Read more
Punjab CM and AAP leader Bhagwant Mann. (PTI file photo) Centre denied the request, citing the difficulty of arranging appropriate security for Mann, who is a Z-Plus security protectee, on short notice The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) refused to grant political clearance to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for his planned visit to Paris … Read more
Yulo had warned he was “shooting for the stars” in Paris after missing out on the podium in Tokyo. And his acrobatic and technically difficult routine proved a hit, scoring higher than the 14.766 he had garnered in qualifying. “I’m so overwhelmed. I’m feeling grateful for having this medal and for God. He protected me, … Read more
The Centre has denied political clearance to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for his visit to Paris to support the Indian Hockey team at the Olympic Games, an official source said on Saturday. Mann, who holds a diplomatic passport, was scheduled to visit Paris from August 3 to 9 for the Indian hockey team’s quarterfinal … Read more
Google has pulled an ad for its Gemini AI tool from Olympics coverage as some viewers thought it sent the wrong message AFP Google confirmed Friday that it had pulled an ad for its Gemini artificial intelligence after it landed flat with some Olympics viewers. The “Dear Sydney” ad, intended to tout capabilities of Gemini … Read more
Thousands of athletes are currently competing at the Paris Olympics, including 248 boxers across different categories. However, so far, the boxing competition has been plagued by controversy regarding two women. On Thursday, Aug. 1, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, aged 25, started her preliminaries in Women’s 66kg (146 pounds) boxing, with her opponent the Italian Angela … Read more
Illustration: Henry Wong China’s coastguard has found itself embroiled in a series of intense confrontations in three major hotspots – with tensions simultaneously coming to a head in a two-week period in late June. In one of the most dramatic incidents, the Philippines accused China of acting like “pirates” and carrying out “aggressive and illegal” … Read more
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