Month: August 2024

Boxing Medal Moment Boxing: Golds for Lin and Khalokov in women’s 57kg, men’s 57kg The first two finals of the evening in the ring at Roland-Garros have now been completed. In….

Medal Moment Taekwondo Taekwondo: Arian Salimi wins men’s +80kg gold It’s a very tight men’s +80kg taekwondo final, but it’s gone 2-1 to Arian Salimi of the Islamic Republic of Iran! Salimi….

Wrestling Medal Moment Wrestling: Golds for Jamalov, Petriashvili, Motoki A whole bunch of wrestling medals to catch you up on from today, in the men’s freestyle 74kg, men’s frestyle 125kg, and women’s freestyle….

Breaking Medal Moment Breaking: Canada’s Phil Wizard wins b-boys gold What an enthralling end to the b-boys breaking competition! Aside from perhaps Republic of Korea’s Hongten being shocked in the….

Medal Moment Artistic Swimming Artistic swimming: People’s Republic of China win duet gold Believe it or not, there were four sets of twins in the artistic swimming duet event (one of….

Athletics Medal Moment Athletics: USA come close to world record to win women’s 4x400m relay gold It’s time for the last stadium event of the athletics programme: the women’s 4x400m relay….

Athletics Medal Moment Athletics: Hamish Kerr wins men’s high jump gold in jump-off McEwen misses at 2.34m and Kerr goes over! He sets off on a run into the infield….

Athletics Medal Moment Athletics: Faith Kipyegon breaks own Olympic record to win women’s 1500m The next final on track is the women’s 1500m final. Among the names in this race: Gudaf Tsegay,….

Athletics Medal Moment Athletics: Jakob Ingebrigtsen wins men’s 5000m gold This men’s 5000m final hasn’t really kicked into high gear yet. It’s an extremely tactical race, and the runners seem to….

Athletics Medal Moment Athletics: Masai Russell beats Camacho-Quinn in women’s 100m hurdles as France take silver It’s time for the women’s 100m hurdles final. Reigning champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico is….

Modern Pentathlon Medal Moment World Record Modern pentathlon: Egypt’s ElGendy wins men’s modern pentathlon with new world record score Egypt’s Ahmed ElGendy is the new men’s modern pentathlon champion! Already the….

Athletics Medal Moment Athletics: Emmanuel Wanyonyi runs fifth-fastest 800m ever to win gold The first track final of the last evening of athletics action at the Stade de France is….

Athletics Medal Moment Athletics: Emmanuel Wanyonyi becomes third-fastest men’s 800m runner to win gold The first track final of the last evening of athletics action at the Stade de France….

Football Medal Moment Football: USA beat Brazil for women’s gold We’re past the 10 added minutes in this final. Brazil desperately want the ball back in from a throw. But….

Cycling Track Medal Moment Track cycling: Portugal win men’s Madison Wow! What a Games this has been in the velodrome for Portugal – a day after taking men’s omnium silver,….

Weightlifting Medal Moment Weightlifting: Solfrid Koanda makes history for Norway by winning women’s 81kg Solfrid Koanda (NOR) has won the women’s 81kg weightlifting event, just Norway’s second ever medal in….

Golf Medal Moment Golf: Lydia Ko completes medal set with gold The medallists are set and it’s a procession now for Lydia Ko. All she has to do is not drop….

Table Tennis Medal Moment Table tennis: People’s Rep. of China win women’s team gold! China are the queens of women’s table tennis! For the fifth successive Games, China have won….