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☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Women’s soccer, men’s hoops — and 37 other gold medal events
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Sophia Smith scored in extra time against Germany in the semifinals to advance to the gold medal match. A win would clinch their fifth Olympic gold medal. Bercy Arena in Paris will be loud as the home crowd looks to push France to its first gold medal. The men’s 800m, women’s javelin, women’s 100m hurdles, men’s 5000m and women’s 1500m are the other events to cap off the Paris athletics competition. #ParisOlympics 📺 NBC & Peacock pic.twitter.com/ZM6qaYCQOw — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 9, 2024Sha’Carri Richardson has her gold medal.

Persons: USWNT, Trinity Rodman, Emma Hayes, Sophia Smith, Hayes ’, Rodman, Smith, Mallory Swanson —, Mallory Swanson, Sophia Smith & Trinity Rodman, @teamusa @USWNT, It’s, Marta, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Steph Curry, Guerschon Yabusele, Isaia Cordinier, Victor Wembanyama, Joel Embiid, Les, Embiid, Gianmarco, Patrick Smith, Sydney McLaughlin, she’s, Quincy Wilson, Quincy Hall, Mutaz Barshim, Victor Montalvo, Victor, ”, Houston’s Jeffrey Louis, “, Jeffro, Louis, Lydia Ko, Pierre, Philippe Marcou, United States ’ Rose Zhang, Miyu Yamashita, Metraux, Nelly Korda, Zhang, SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON Organizations: Paris Olympics, Stade de France, NBC, Telemundo, women’s, Trinity, Japan, Germany, Brazil, Sophia Smith &, France, Bercy, U.S, NBA, Quincy, Olympic, Paris, Florida, Getty, Le, United, Team Locations: U.S, Paris, Brazil, United States, France, Serbia, Qatar, Italy, Tokyo, American, AFP

☆ Lyles, Richardson back up world titles in Zurich
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ZURICH, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Americans Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson cemented their status as fastest in the world this year with victories at the Weltklasse Diamond League meeting on Thursday. Kyron McMaster of the British Virgin Islands handed world record holder Karsten Warholm his first 400 hurdles loss this season, taking victory in 47.27 to edge the weary-looking world champion Norwegian who crossed in 47.30. The Olympic champion and twice reigning world champion failed on three attempts at 6.23 - what would have been the seventh time he has bettered the world record. Winfred Yavi of Bahrain passed world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya with a lap remaining in a carbon copy of her world victory to win the women's 3,000 steeplechase. Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia won a men's 5,000 race in which Lamecha Girma, the world record holder in the 3,000 steeplechase, dropped out with two laps to go.

Persons: Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson, Richardson, Erriyon Knighton, Knighton, Jamaica's Shericka Jackson, Jackson, Kyron McMaster, Karsten Warholm, Warholm, Yulimar Rojas, Rojas, Armand Duplantis of, Mutaz Barshim, Yared, Briton Josh Kerr, Kerr's, Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Nuguse, Kerr, Yavi, Beatrice Chepkoech, Yomif, Lamecha, Lori Ewing, Ed Osmond Organizations: Weltklasse Diamond League, British Virgin Islands, Venezuela, Olympic, Thomson Locations: ZURICH, Budapest, Zurich, Hungary, British, Norwegian, Armand Duplantis of Sweden, Qatar, Bahrain, Kenya, Ethiopia

☆ Moon defends decision to share pole vault gold at world championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"I would like to help enlighten those that are calling us 'cowards,' 'shameful,' 'pathetic,' etc.," Moon wrote in a lengthy Instagram post on Friday. "The pole vault is not an endurance event," wrote Moon, a two-time world champion and the Tokyo Olympic gold medallist. Michael Johnson, an eight-times world champion sprinter, was among those who questioned the decision, posting on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter: "Fans, do you like the shared gold concept? The shared gold conjured memories of the men's high jump at the Tokyo Olympics, where Mutaz Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi shared gold. "But in this instance, it was without a doubt the right decision, and one that I will never regret.

Persons: Australia's Nina Kennedy, Katie Moon, Finland's Wilma Murto, Alina Smutko, Nina Kennedy, Kennedy, we've, Michael Johnson, Mutaz, Gianmarco Tamberi, Lori Ewing, Toby Davis Organizations: Rights, Tokyo Olympic, Tokyo, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, U.S, Australia

☆ Italian Tamberi wins thrilling world championship high jump final
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

BUDAPEST, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Italy's Olympic champion Gianmarco Tamberi captured his first world high jump title on Tuesday, in a dramatic finish against young American JuVaughn Harrison. Tamberi, who famously shared the Olympic title with three-time world champion Mutaz Barshim of Qatar, cleared 2.36 metres for gold. He missed at one attempt at 2.40 and then called it a night, his victory secured. The 24-year-old Harrison also cleared 2.36 but had more misses on the countback, and so took silver for his first senior global medal. Reporting by Lori Ewing Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Gianmarco Tamberi, JuVaughn Harrison, Tamberi, Mutaz Barshim, Harrison, Barshim, Lori Ewing, Toby Davis Organizations: Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Qatar

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