McKeown in dreamland after swimming 'double-double'
Australia's Cameron McEvoy admitted Friday he thought gold had eluded him after three previous Olympic campaigns, but tweaking his technique paid off big time in Paris.
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McKeown in dreamland after swimming 'double-double'
Australia's Kaylee McKeown admitted Friday that 鈥榥ot in a million years鈥� could she have dreamed of completing the Olympic backstroke double -- twice.
Lyles handed Olympic lesson, advances into 100m semis
US sprint star Noah Lyles admitted underestimating the power of a one-shot Olympics as he was made to work harder than expected to advance from his 100m heat at the Paris Games on Saturday.
France win over Argentina sparks ugly scenes
France's grudge match with Argentina ended in ugly scenes after Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal to put the hosts into the Olympic semi-finals on Friday with a 1-0 win, joining Spain, Morocco and Egypt.
Love match? Czech pair win mixed tennis gold
Czech duo Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac won the Olympic Games tennis mixed doubles gold on Friday but opted to keep their private life under wraps.
Bach says boxing should be in LA Olympics, with conditions
Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Saturday boxing should be in the next Games in Los Angeles despite a furore over the gender of two women boxers in Paris -- but urged the sport to get its house in order fast.
Wayward Chadian archer wins hearts of K-Pop star and Koreans
An archer from Chad has captured hearts in South Korea and been hailed by a K-Pop star for his 鈥榯rue Olympic spirit鈥� after a Games debut where he almost missed the scoring rings.
Boxing body offers prize money to beaten Italian amid gender row
The International Boxing Association has pledged to award prize money to Italy's Angela Carini, whose 46-second Olympics defeat to an Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender eligibility row has left the sport on the ropes.
Love is in the air as China win badminton gold
China's Huang Yaqiong won Olympic badminton mixed doubles gold on Friday before she was surprised by a marriage proposal from her off-court partner.
USA set new world record in mixed 4x400m relay
The United States set a new world record in the heats of the mixed 4x400m relay at the Paris Olympics on Friday.
Cheptegei holds off Ethiopian trio to win 10,000m gold
Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei withstood Ethiopian team tactics to claim gold in the men's Olympic 10,000m at the Stade de France on Friday.
'Perfect' Marchand emulates Phelps with fourth gold
Leon Marchand called it a 鈥榩erfect week鈥� after winning his fourth gold of the Paris Olympics with an emphatic victory in the 200m individual medley on Friday in front of an ecstatic home crowd.
No anthem, no flag as Belarusian wins Olympics gold
Ivan Litvinovich from Belarus on Friday became the first athlete competing as a neutral at the Paris Olympics to win gold -- but it will not appear in the official medals table.
France beat Argentina to reach men's Olympic football semis
Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal as France won 1-0 in their grudge match with Argentina on Friday to reach the Olympic men's football semi-finals, joining Spain, Morocco and Egypt in the last four.
Djokovic to clash Alcaraz in dream Olympic gold medal showdown
A fired-up Novak Djokovic on Friday reached his first Olympic final, where he will face Carlos Alcaraz in a dream showdown for gold, describing his achievement as 鈥榓 big deal鈥�.
Australia 'redemption' with Olympic freestyle relay gold
Ariarne Titmus said Australia earned 鈥榬edemption鈥� Thursday by soaring to the women's Olympic 4x200m freestyle relay gold in the second-fastest time ever.
Gloves are off: explaining the Olympic boxing gender scandal
A scandal has engulfed the boxing at the Paris Olympics after an Algerian in the women's competition who previously failed a gender eligibility test stopped her opponent in 46 seconds. AFP takes a look at the row, which has spread far outside the ring and is complicated, with even Olympic officials admitting it's a 鈥榤inefield鈥�.
Trampolinist from Belarus takes Olympic silver
Trampolinist Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya from Belarus won silver at the Paris Olympics on Friday, the first medal gained by an athlete from Russia or Belarus, who are competing as neutrals.
Alcaraz ready for 鈥榮pecial moment鈥� in tennis final
Carlos Alcaraz said it will be a 鈥榮pecial moment for me, in my life, in my career鈥� when he bids to add Olympic gold to his four Grand Slam titles at Roland Garros on...
'Proud' Murray bows out of tennis with defeat
Andy Murray said he was retiring 鈥榦n my terms鈥� as his trophy-filled career came to an emotional end at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, closing another chapter on tennis's golden generation.
Life has passed sport for Ukrainian star Mahuchikh
Ukraine's women's high jump world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh, their great hope for an Olympic athletics gold medal, said on Friday life not sport had become the priority since the Tokyo Games.
Solomon Islands marathon runner last in 100m heat
Move over 'Eric the Eel'. Here comes 'Sharon the Snail'. The Olympics' habit of granting a moment in the spotlight to lovable no-hopers was on full display at the Paris Games on Friday.
Richardson cruises through 100m heat
Sha'Carri Richardson launched her bid for Olympic redemption with a comfortable victory in the opening heats of the women's 100 metres at the Stade de France on Friday.
Zheng eyes Olympics history in Li Na's Paris footsteps
Zheng Qinwen can become China's first Olympic tennis singles gold medallist on Saturday on the same court where childhood inspiration Li Na wrote her name into history 13 years ago.
'Just Simone' celebrates GOAT status with all-around gold
Simone Biles's sixth Olympic gold medal hung around her neck, and so did a twinkling little goat -- just a reminder to the gymnast hailed as the greatest of all time that she does indeed belong in the pantheon of sports greats.
McIntosh 'not done yet' after fastest 200 fly in 15 years for gold
Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh declared she's 鈥榥ot done yet鈥� after storming to Olympic women's 200m butterfly gold on Thursday with the second fastest time in history and the quickest since 2009.
'Concerned' Djokovic faces fitness battle after injury scare
Novak Djokovic was 鈥榟oping for the best鈥� Thursday that his troublesome right knee won't derail his dreams of finally winning Olympic gold.
'Time for fun': Biles buries demons to reclaim Olympic all-around crown
Simone Biles buried her demons to recapture the Olympic gymnastics all-around crown on Thursday, warning she was ready to have fun as she targets three more gold in Paris.
I don't want to stop, says history-maker Zheng
Zheng Qinwen embraced making history for China on Thursday by becoming the first player from the country to reach an Olympic Games tennis singles final but insisted: 鈥業 don't want to stop鈥�.
Bronze medallist Montag pays tribute to Holocaust survivor grandmother
Jemima Montag wore a bracelet made out of part of her Holocaust survivor grandmother Judith's jewellery as she won Olympic bronze in the women's 20 kilometres walk on Thursday, saying afterwards 鈥榮he is always with me鈥�.