par This Is Beirut, 30/07 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
2024 Paris Olympics Simone Biles
Simone Biles is tipped to win her first Olympic gymnastics gold since 2016 on Tuesday, while Paris organizers postponed the men's triathlon by a day over pollution in the Seine just hours before it was due to start. America's Biles appears to be back at the peak of her powers as she leads the United States on what has been billed as a redemption ...
par This Is Beirut, 30/07 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute
2024 Paris Olympics David Popovici Luke Hobson
Romanian teenager David Popovici powered to the men's Olympic 200m freestyle gold medal on Monday, edging Britain's Matthew Richards by a fingertip. The 19-year-old, who burst onto the scene by winning the 100m-200m freestyle double at the 2022 world championships, touched in 1min 44.72secs ahead of Richards (1:44.74). American Luke Hobson ...
par This Is Beirut, 30/07 13:30 - Reading : less than a minute
2024 Paris Olympics Simon Doueihy
Lebanese swimmer Simon Doueihy clocked a respectable 50.10 seconds, finishing second in his 100m freestyle heat. Unfortunately, this time wasn't enough to qualify for the semifinals. Despite this, Doueihy leaves the Olympics with his head held high, having demonstrated excellent performance under challenging circumstances. [caption ...
par Madeleine Cadoux, 30/07 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gojira and Marina Viotti's performance at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony marks a milestone for metal in pop culture. A thundering performance by the thrash metal band Gojira at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony has demonstrated how much the once-niche genre has permeated mainstream pop culture. The quartet delivered an unforgettable show ...
par Hala Abdallah, 02/08 22:04 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
2024 Paris Olympics Aziza Sbeity Noureddine Hadid
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 ...
par This Is Beirut, 05/08 10:07 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
2024 Paris Olympics Noah Lyles
World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79sec to claim gold in a dramatic men's Olympic 100m final in Paris on Sunday. Lyles won in the closest Olympic 100m finish in modern history as just five thousandths of a second separated him from Jamaica's Kishane Thompson. Both were given the rounded-up time of 9.79sec but the American's name ...
par This Is Beirut, 05/08 10:14 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
2024 Paris Olympics Noah Lyles Novak Djokovic
US sprint king Noah Lyles powered to gold by just five thousands of a second Sunday in the closest 100m in modern Olympic history, as Novak Djokovic added a tennis gold medal to his glittering CV. [caption id="attachment_279151" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Miguel MEDINA / AFP[/caption] A thrilling ninth day of Olympic action also saw two ...
par This Is Beirut, 05/08 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
2024 Paris Olympics Simone Biles
Simone Biles is targeting two more Olympic golds on Monday to crown a historic Games in Paris as pole vault king Armand Duplantis aims for yet another world record. [caption id="attachment_279156" align="alignnone" width="1080"] GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFPSweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole vault[/caption] Biles, widely ...
par This Is Beirut, 05/08 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh dedicated her Olympic high jump gold medal on Sunday to the nearly 500 athletes and coaches who have been killed since Russia invaded her country in 2022. The 22-year-old lived up to her pre-Paris Games billing to win the title at the Stade de France. She was more intent on winning to give some pleasure to her ...
par This Is Beirut, 06/08 10:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Paris Olympics medals table after Monday's events: Gold Silver Bronze Total China 21 18 14 53 USA 20 30 28 78 Australia 13 11 8 32 France 12 16 18 46 Britain 12 13 17 42 South Korea 11 8 7 26 Japan 10 5 11 26 Italy 9 10 7 26 Netherlands 7 5 5 17 Germany 7 5 4 16 Canada 5 4 8 17 New Zealand 3 5 1 9 Hungary 3 3 2 8 Sweden 3 3 2 ...
par This Is Beirut, 06/08 11:06 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
2024 Paris Olympics Julien Alfred
Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred targets an Olympic sprint double on Tuesday as Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr go head to head in a 1,500m grudge match that promises fireworks. The first boxing gold is up for grabs at Roland Garros, the home of French tennis, but all eyes will be on Algeria's Imane Khelif, who is at the center of a gender ...
par This Is Beirut, 06/08 11:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
2024 Paris Olympics Keely Hodgkinson
Britain's Keely Hodgkinson said becoming the women's Olympic 800m champion on Monday after a succession of silver medals in major finals was a "life changer." The 22-year-old produced a thrilling gun-to-tape run to win, ending any fears she would be a runner-up once again. Hodgkinson took silver in the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, followed by ...
