Jordan Chiles must give back her Olympic bronze medal This comes after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the judging panelmade a mistake in granting an inquiry filed by Chiles’ coaches. The fight over Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal is not over yet. Chiles’ attorneys announced Monday that they have filed a formal appeal...
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Duplantis clears 6.15 meters in first pole vault event since world record at Paris Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Armand Duplantis was just excellent instead of record-breaking on Wednesday in his first pole vault competition since that stunning show at the Paris Olympics. Duplantis cleared 6.15 meters on his third and final attempt despite strong gusts of wind blowing in off Lake Geneva as the sun set on a balmy...
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Olympic golf leaderboard: Women’s scores, results from Round 3 at Le Golf National
It’s onto the final round of women’s golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics. And following a day of golf that saw quite the movement and change across the leaderboard, Friday’s Round 3 set up what should be an entertaining and big final round of golf at Le Golf National on Saturday — including the possibility...
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Sick triathlete after Olympics race pushes Switzerland to change team for mixed relay
PARIS — Three days after the men’s triathlon at the Paris Olympics, the Swiss team said Saturday one of its athletes has a stomach infection and will not compete in the mixed relay event. It was “impossible to say” if Adrien Briffod’s gastrointestinal infection is linked to water quality in the River Seine, the Switzerland...
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Horse racing leaders consider Paris Olympics equestrian scandal a lesson for their sport
PARIS (AP) — Horse welfare has been a major topic of conversation around the equestrian competition at the Olympics, and the scandal involving champion rider Charlotte Dujardin has attracted the attention of leaders in a related sport. Prominent members of the horse racing community consider the situation another lesson for an industry that has made...
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Olympic tennis schedule has Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in action Saturday
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz all are on the Paris Olympics’ tennis schedule Saturday, the first day of action at Roland Garros. Serbia’s Djokovic will compete in singles only, Nadal in doubles only and Alcaraz in both. Nadal and Alcaraz are teammates in doubles for Spain and will face Maximo...
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Olympic cycling medalists Neff and Reusser of Switzerland withdraw from Paris Games due to illnesses
Olympic mountain bike champion Jolanda Neff and Marlen Reusser, the reigning Olympic time trial silver medalist, withdrew from the Paris Games on Monday in a double blow to the hopes of the Swiss cycling team. The Swiss Cycling Federation announced the two riders have been dealing with illnesses and will not compete at the Summer...