This Is Beirut 04/08 21:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
American Bobby Finke smashed the world record time as he defended his Olympic title in the men's 1500m freestyle on Sunday, with Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri taking silver and Ireland's Daniel Wiffen bronze. Finke, who led from the outset, set a new world best time of 14:30.67, breaking the previous best of 14:31.02 set by China's Sun Yang in ...
This Is Beirut 04/08 19:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday to claim a maiden Olympic title and become just the fifth player to complete a career Golden Slam. The 37-year-old Serb, competing in his fifth Games, came through 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2) in an enthralling final at Roland Garros to add Olympic gold to his 24 Grand Slam triumphs. Victory allowed him ...
This Is Beirut 04/08 15:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Paris Olympics organizers have canceled training for triathletes in the River Seine again because of poor water quality, leading to more uncertainty over whether the mixed relay will go ahead as planned on Monday. All training was canceled in the river last week and the men's individual race had to be delayed by 24 hours because of pollution ...
This Is Beirut 04/08 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Anthony Edwards scored a team-high 26 points as the United States cruised to a 104-83 win over Puerto Rico on Saturday to complete the group stage unbeaten at the Olympics. Team USA is hunting a fifth straight gold at the Games and will discover their quarterfinal opponents once the draw is made after the game between Serbia and South Sudan. The ...
This Is Beirut 04/08 11:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Algerian boxer embroiled in a major gender controversy guaranteed herself at least bronze at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, bursting into tears after winning her quarterfinal. "It's a battle, it's for my dignity," said Imane Khelif, one of two boxers at the center of the storm, after she outclassed Hungary's Anna Luca Hamori to win on a ...
04/08 10:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Julien Alfred and Thea LaFond led their two tiny Caribbean island nations to first-ever Olympic medals when they won golds in the women's 100m and triple jump at the Paris Games on Saturday. On a heady night of track and field, Femke Bol fired out a broadside at 400m hurdles rival Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone with an incredible show of running that ...
This Is Beirut 04/08 10:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Paris Olympics medals table after Saturday's events: Gold Silver Bronze Total China 16 12 9 37 United States 14 24 23 61 France 12 14 15 41 Australia 12 8 7 27 Britain 10 10 13 33 South Korea 9 7 5 21 Japan 8 5 9 22 Italy 6 8 5 19 Netherlands 6 4 4 14 Canada 4 4 7 15 Germany 4 4 2 10 Romania 3 3 1 7 Hungary 3 2 2 7 Ireland 3 0 2 5 New Zealand 2 ...
This Is Beirut 03/08 19:56 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz meet for the seventh time on Sunday in the Olympic Games final at Roland Garros. Here's a look at the six previous meetings: 2022: Madrid semi-final—Alcaraz 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) In the pair's first meeting, the 19-year-old Alcaraz followed up his quarter-final win over Rafael Nadal by defeating Djokovic, ...
This Is Beirut 03/08 10:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal as France won 1-0 in their grudge match with Argentina on Friday to reach the Olympic men's football semi-finals, joining Spain, Morocco, and Egypt in the last four. Crystal Palace striker Mateta scored just five minutes into the quarter-final showdown in Bordeaux, meeting a Michael Olise corner with a ...
This Is Beirut 03/08 10:13 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
French hero Leon Marchand cemented his Paris Olympics legacy with a fourth swimming gold of the Games on Friday, and Australia's Kaylee McKeown made a slice of history, but it was a disastrous day for American superstar Caeleb Dressel. Marchand was little known outside the swimming world before these Olympics, but he has become a national and ...
This Is Beirut 03/08 09:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Paris Olympics medals table after Friday's events: Gold Silver Bronze Total China 13 9 9 31 France 11 12 13 36 Australia 11 6 5 22 United States 9 18 16 43 Britain 9 10 8 27 Japan 8 4 6 18 South Korea 7 5 4 16 Italy 5 8 4 17 Netherlands 4 3 2 9 Canada 3 2 6 11 Germany 2 3 2 7 New Zealand 2 3 1 6 Romania 2 3 1 6 Hungary 2 2 1 5 Hong ...
Hala Abdallah 02/08 22:04 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The situation unfolded with the arrest of Lebanese sprinter Noureddine Hadid, who had qualified to compete in the 100 meters but was detained by the Lebanese army for desertion. In a dramatic turn of events, Lebanon's participation in the Paris 2024 Olympics has been overshadowed by controversy and administrative chaos, leaving the nation without ...