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Olympic Legends: From Kohei Uchimura to Simone Biles - Part 5

par This Is Beirut, 16/07 12:44 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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AFP continues its look back at the history of the Olympics to pick out some of the legends who have lit up the Games. Kohei Uchimura: The Beautiful Move Kohei Uchimura, the son of gymnasts, was in the gym by the age of three. "King Kohei" strove for elegance in his every move and won back-to-back all-around Olympic titles at the 2012 and 2016 ...

LeBron Sees 'Much to Improve' Before Olympics Despite Serbia Win

par This Is Beirut, 18/07 10:21 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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LeBron James was pleased with the progress made by the USA in their 105-79 victory over Serbia in a friendly game in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, but insists there is "so much room to improve" in the hunt for Olympic gold. After a narrow win over Australia on Monday, that saw the United States nearly blow a 20-point lead towards the end of the clash, ...

Japanese Gymnast Sent Home From Paris for Smoking

par This Is Beirut, 19/07 09:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata has been sent home from the Paris Olympics over allegations of smoking, local media reported on Friday. The Japan Gymnastics Association was investigating the 19-year-old captain of the women's gymnastics team to decide if she had breached their code of conduct, reports said. Smoking is illegal under the age of 20 ...

Carl Lewis: Four Long Jump Golds the Olympic Pinnacle

par This Is Beirut, 19/07 14:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Carl Lewis says winning four successive Olympic long jump titles was the stand-out moment of a star-studded career during which he pioneered professionalism in a bid to leave track and field in a better place. Lewis showed remarkable longevity to claim long jump golds at the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics. The 63-year-old American's Olympic ...

Pressure Builds in Serbia for Jokic to Deliver at Olympics

22/07 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

MVP Olympics

After winning three MVP titles and one NBA championship, Nikola Jokic stands on the threshold of securing eternal glory in Serbia if he can bring home an Olympic gold medal to the basketball-mad country. Jokic's return to international competition comes a year after he skipped the Basketball World Cup in the Philippines, where Serbia finished ...

Lebanon's Hady Habib Heads to Paris 2024 Olympics

par Hala Abdallah, 22/07 11:43 - Reading : less than a minute

2024 Hady Habib Olympics

Meet the Lebanese-American tennis player, Hady Habib, who will represent Lebanon in the Paris 2024 Olympics, kicking off this Friday.

Olympics 2024: Ray Bassil With Her Sights Set on a Medal

par Makram Haddad, 22/07 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese champion Ray Bassil, competing in the Olympic trap shooting event at the Paris Olympics, hopes to proudly represent the Cedar country, which is increasingly mired in an endless melting pot of problems. With four days left until the Olympic Games, tension is high among all participating athletes, and Ray Bassil is no exception. The ...

Star Names in Short Supply in Men’s Olympic Football Tournament

23/07 13:39 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Kylian Mbappe wanted to take part in this year's Olympics in his home city, while there were hopes that Lionel Messi would feature for Argentina, but instead the men's football tournament at the Paris Games will be largely devoid of star attractions. As captain of France and the most famous athlete in the country hosting this year's Games, ...

Olympics-2024: Caramnob Sagaipov, the Lebanese Judoka From Elsewhere

par Abbass Attara, 25/07 15:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Caramnob Sagaipov, a judoka of Chechen origin, is preparing to represent Lebanon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Aged 27, this talented athlete, now a naturalized Lebanese citizen, seems to embody good hope for a medal for the Land of the Cedars. His path to Lebanese nationality, however, remains shrouded in mystery. Born in 1997 in the ...

Biles Nails Signature Vault in Olympic Gymnastics Training

par This Is Beirut, 25/07 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Simone Biles got her first taste of Bercy Arena on Thursday, delivering a stellar signature vault in training ahead of the start of the Olympic women's gymnastics competition on the weekend. Biles nailed a spectacular Yurchenko double pike vault, sticking like glue on the landing. It is a skill so difficult that no other woman attempts it in ...

Nadal, Djokovic Fighting Time and New Generation at Olympics

par This Is Beirut, 26/07 10:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Rafael Nadal will bid farewell to the Olympics on the clay courts of Roland Garros – the scene of his greatest moments – as Novak Djokovic attempts to prevent the sun setting on tennis' golden generation. Nadal has won 14 of his 22 Grand Slam titles in Paris but at 38 time is ticking for the Spaniard, who last month suffered his earliest exit ...

Olympic Games: Hady Habib Opens the Ball for Lebanon Against Alcaraz on Saturday

par Makram Haddad, 27/07 10:29 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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It's hard to imagine how Lebanese tennis player Hady Habib could have got ‘his’ Olympic Games off to a worse start. Of all the possible opponents, he had to come up against Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard is the best player on the world circuit at the moment and has just won back-to-back French Open and Wimbledon titles. Left to fend for himself ...