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Paris Olympics: First triathlon training cancelled over Seine pollution

The inaugural practice for athletes competing in the triathlon at the upcoming Paris Olympic Games was cancelled on Sunday. Organizers made the decision to call off the session due to concerns about water quality in the River Seine, which has possibly been affected by recent rain.

The Times of India

Olympics day two: Adam Peaty gunning for gold in the 100m breaststroke

Evie Richards will hope to bring more success for Team GB’s cyclists after Anna Henderson’s time trial silver on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Paris Olympics 2024: Through sun and rain, there will always be Paris

PARIS: The boats from Friday’s opening ceremony all stowed away, the Olympics have well and truly begun. The constant drizzle over the city, its gloomy skies, raincoats and umbrellas — parapluies, in these parts — and the mawkish expressions of the Parisians, is just a distraction. Don’t fall for it.

The Times of India

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Sisters Alex and Gretchen Walsh Push Each Other as Both Go for Olympic Gold

One is an imposing, athletic 6-footer, the other is a double-jointed sprinter with “uncanny flexibility.” Their personalities differ. But both are ready for the spotlight in Paris.

Sports Illustrated

2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Sparks Controversy

The 2024 Olympic Ceremony in Paris faced controversy over a depiction of the Last Supper, sparking backlash and sponsor withdrawal.

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Talk of Olympic fashion — and the Paris rain — at starry Ralph Lauren fashion event

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France’s rugby sevens team did a choreographed dance after winning the gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics

The France national rugby sevens team knows how to party.

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Paris Olympics opening ceremony draws record 28.6 million viewers in United States

The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics drew 28.6 million viewers in the United States on Friday night, according to preliminary data released by Comcast's NBCUniversal. This is the highest viewership for a Summer Games kickoff since the London Olympics in 2012, and a significant leap from the Tokyo Olympics…

The Times of India

Emma McKeon bags sixth Olympic gold as Australia win women's 4x100m freestyle at Paris Olympics

Australia secured the women's 4x100m freestyle title at the Paris Olympics on Saturday by swimming the second-fastest time in history, earning Emma McKeon her sixth Olympic gold medal.

The Times of India

Paris Olympics: France's OFAC requested to remove leaked private data of Israeli athletes from social media

France's OFAC cybercrime unit has been asked to remove leaked personal data of several Israeli athletes competing in the Paris Olympic Games from social media. This follows a cyberattack in which sensitive information, including blood test results and login credentials, was published on Telegram on Friday. The incident is being…

The Times of India

Australian great Emma McKeon sets sights on crowning glory at Paris Games

Australia’s most decorated Olympian will again have to overcome adversity to add an individual swimming medal to her remarkable career haul

The Guardian - AU

Dressel Lifts Young Relay Team to U.S.’s First Olympic Gold in Paris

It was a full circle moment for the veteran and now eight-time gold medalist, as the Americans won the 4X100 freestyle relay for the third straight Games.

Sports Illustrated

Canadian Women's Soccer Team Penalized For Spying Scandal

Canadian women's soccer team faces point deduction in Olympics after spying scandal. Team must win upcoming matches to advance.

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The Independent UK

Team USA brings home first gold of 2024 Paris Olympics

The men’s 4x100 freestyle relay stormed to victory to win the first US gold but fell short of world record expectations

The Independent UK

Hockey player who helped GB beat Spain in Olympics pays tribute to late coach

Lee Morton, 29, paid tribute to coaching legend Derek Forsyth, who died after battling a short illness last year.

AAP

Jack's pride at gold medal win after doping nightmare

Shayna Jack says her gold medal in the women's 4x100m freestyle is just the start for her at the Paris Olympics.

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Brown gives Australian cycling massive Olympic boost

Grace Brown has given Australia's cycling team the ideal start to its Paris Olympics campaign with the country's first gold medal of the Games.

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The Independent UK

What are the twisties? The condition that threw Simone Biles off at Tokyo Olympics

The American returns to the Olympics after struggling to perform at Tokyo 2020 due to the condition

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Pioneers in Paris: Rio golden girls eye legacy moment

Tim Walsh's Olympic rugby sevens team set the wheels in motion for female contact sport in Australia and will have a chance to write a final chapter in Paris.

The Independent UK

Antoine Dupont leads France to rugby sevens Olympic gold

Antoine Dupont’s wizardry lit up the Olympics to deliver a moment, perhaps the moment of Paris 2024 so far, scoring two tries to win France the gold medal in rugby sevens on Saturday, 27 July.

The Guardian - UK

Titmus shrugs off pressure to win gold as Peaty sets up Qin Haiyang showdown

Ariarne Titmus held off the competition to win the women’s 400m freestyle while Adam Peaty set up a showdown with Qin Haiyang in the 100m breaststroke

Al Jazeera

Paris Olympics 2024: ‘Terminator’ Titmus defends 400-metre freestyle title

Ariarne Titmus held off Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky to successfully defend her Olympic 400-metre freestyle title.

France 24

Riders on the storm: Paris hunkers down for a rain-soaked Olympics

Paris woke up to a grey first day of the Olympic Games Saturday, with rain forcing the men’s skateboarding to postpone its first event until Monday and a number of cyclists skidding off their bikes in the individual time trials through the heart of Paris. But Australia’s Grace Brown weathered…

The Independent UK

Antoine Dupont savours ‘sensational’ first France gold of Games in rugby sevens

The Toulouse scrum-half has won the European Champions Cup, France’s Top 14 and now rugby sevens Olympics gold in the space of nine weeks.

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