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Olympic Games 2024: The Lebanese Athletes' Program to Follow on Monday

par This Is Beirut, 29/07 10:20 - Reading : less than a minute

Benjamin Hassan Olympic Games paris Philippe Wakim

On the third day of the Olympic Games, the competitions continue in Paris. On Monday, July 29, two Lebanese athletes will be competing: Tennis Benjamin Hassan (Lebanon) vs Sebastian Baez (Argentina). Men's singles, second round. Roland Garros (Court number 14) around 4.30 PM. Fencing  Philippe Wakim (Lebanon) vs Chen Yi-Tung (Chinese ...

French Police Arrest Activist After Sabotage Attacks

par This Is Beirut, 29/07 12:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The French authorities arrested an activist belonging to an ultra-left movement at a site belonging to national rail operator SNCF, days after sabotage attacks paralyzed the network at the start of the Olympic Games, a police source said on Monday. The man was detained at Oissel in northern France on Sunday and had access keys to SNCF technical ...

Olympics: Lebanese in Paris Revel in the Games

par Elie Valluy - Paris correspondent, 30/07 18:31 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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  This Is Beirut spoke with Lebanese residents in Paris to get their reactions to the Olympic Games, which officially kicked off on Friday in the French capital and other cities across the mainland and overseas territories. The Paris Olympic Games officially kicked off on Friday, July 26, with the lighting of the Olympic flame in the ...

Paris Olympics Medals Table

par This Is Beirut, 31/07 09:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Paris Olympics medals table after Tuesday's events: Gold Silver Bronze Total Japan 7 2 4 13 China 6 6 2 14 Australia 6 4 1 11 France 5 9 4 18 South Korea 5 3 3 11 United States 4 11 11 26 Britain 4 5 3 12 Italy 3 4 4 11 Canada 2 2 2 6 Hong Kong 2 0 1 3 Germany 2 0 0 2 South Africa 1 0 2 3 Kazakhstan 1 0 2 3 Belgium 1 0 1 2 Ireland ...

Gender Row Explodes After Algerian Boxer Wins at Olympics

par This Is Beirut, 02/08 13:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Algeria BOXE GENDER Imane Khelif Olympic paris row

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's 46-second win at the Paris Olympics on Thursday sparked a furious row about gender eligibility rules, with public figures from around the world weighing in on the controversy. Italian boxer Angela Carini retired hurt and shrugged off attempts by Khelif to shake her hand before collapsing to her knees and sobbing ...

Olympics Sees 40+ Covid Cases as Global Figures Rise

par This Is Beirut, 06/08 17:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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More than 40 athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19, highlighting a new global rise in cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. The WHO said the virus behind the Covid-19 pandemic is still circulating and countries need to sharpen their response systems. Several high-profile athletes have suffered ...

Hudson-Smith Bids to End 100-Year Wait as Korda Tees Off at Olympics

par This Is Beirut, 07/08 10:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Matthew Hudson-Smith will attempt to become Britain's first Olympic men's 400m champion in 100 years on Wednesday, while women's golf star Nelly Korda begins the defense of her title. Victory would represent a huge achievement for Hudson-Smith, who was at a personal low after being isolated in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Athletics: Thomas Powers to Olympic 200m Gold

par This Is Beirut, 07/08 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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American Gabby Thomas stormed to a brilliant victory in the women's Olympic 200m in Paris on Tuesday to clinch the first major title of her career. Thomas clocked 21.83sec to win ahead of St. Lucia's newly-minuted Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred, who timed 22.08sec. Thomas' USA teammate Brittany Brown claimed bronze in 22.20sec. Thomas, 27, ...

Saudi Taekwondo Star Edged Out in Historic Olympic Women's Medal Pursuit

par This Is Beirut, 08/08 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Donia Abu Taleb narrowly missed out on becoming the first Saudi Arabian woman to win an Olympic Games medal on Wednesday. Abu Taleb was defeated by Mobina Nematzadeh of Iran in the bronze medal play-off in the -49kg division of the taekwondo competition played out inside Paris' spectacular Grand Palais. The 27-year-old had won her last 16 clash ...

Australia's Nina Kennedy Wins Women's Olympic Pole Vault Gold

par This Is Beirut, 08/08 16:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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World champion Nina Kennedy won the women's Olympic pole vault gold in Paris on Wednesday. The Australian cleared a best of 4.90 metres for victory. American Katie Moon, the defending champion and two-time world champion, claimed silver on countback from Canada's Alysha Newman after they both managed 4.85m. With AFP

Paris Olympics Medals Table

09/08 09:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Paris Olympics medals table after Thursday's events: Gold Silver Bronze Total USA 30 38 35 103 China 29 25 19 73 Australia 18 14 13 45 France 14 19 21 54 Great Britain 13 17 21 51 South Korea 13 8 7 28 Japan 13 7 13 33 Netherlands 11 6 8 25 Italy 10 11 9 30 Germany 9 8 5 22 Canada 6 5 10 21 New Zealand 5 6 2 13 Ireland 4 0 3 ...

Olympic Games 2024: Algerian Boxer in Gender Row Goes for Olympic Gold

09/08 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, at the centre of an Olympic gender eligibility row, goes for gold in Paris on Friday as Thierry Henry bids to lead France's footballers to glory. With just three days of sport to go at the Games, there is a packed athletics programme at the Stade de France. The boxing competition has been overshadowed by a bitter row ...

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