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Paris Olympics 2024

Paris Olympics 2024

Paris Olympics break ticket sales record

Paris 2024 sold a record 12 million tickets for the Olympics and Paralympics, beating the Games record previously set by London 2012, organisers said on Sunday.

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Australia sack coach for backing South Korean rival at Olympics

Palfrey's comments triggered a fierce reaction from team officials and the Australian Olympic Committee.

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Taiwan leader praises Olympic boxing champion in gender row

Lin clinched gold in the women's boxing final match on Sunday, an emotional win that came as she and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif have been embroiled in a major row over their gender eligibility.

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China's Olympic tennis glory tracks booming middle classes

Tennis was introduced to China in the 1860s, but it failed to gain mass appeal and was largely an elite sport reserved for the wealthiest families.

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Breakdancer Raygun says Olympic backlash 'devastating'

The Australian Olympic Committee has decried a "misleading and bullying" online petition that described Gunn's performance as "unethical" and questioned how she was chosen for Paris.

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CAS rejects Indian wrestler Phogat's Olympic appeal

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Thursday lost her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after her disqualification from the women's 50kg final at the Paris Olympics for being overweight.

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Aussie Olympians defend scorned breakdancer 'Raygun'

The athletes, fresh from a national record 53 Olympic medal trawl, were asked about absent colleague b-girl Rachael "Raygun" Gunn.

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Triumphant Australian team return home with record gold medal haul

Australia's Olympic team, including gold medallists Jessica Fox, Kaylee McKeown and Ariarne Titmus, arrived back in Sydney on Wednesday to a rapturous welcome from friends, family and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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Lyles wins Olympic 100m gold in closest finish in modern history

World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79sec to claim gold in a dramatic men's Olympic 100m final in Paris on Sunday.

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Djokovic says gold 'probably biggest success', eyes 2028 Olympics

Novak Djokovic described his Olympic gold medal triumph on Sunday as "probably" his "biggest sporting success" and revealed he may defend the title at the 2028 Los Angeles Games when he will be 41.

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China end US reign over men's 4x100 medley relay

The United States' 64-year unbeaten run in the men's 4x100 metres medley ended at the Paris Olympics on Sunday as China swept to a seismic win at La Defense Arena.

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USA set world record to win Olympic women's 4x100m medley gold

The United States set a new world record as they powered to gold in the women's 4x100m medley relay on Sunday with Australia taking silver and China bronze.

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Taiwanese boxer in Olympics gender row wins to guarantee medal

With her second win of the tournament, the 28-year-old Lin is certain to win a medal because losing semi-finalists in the boxing take home bronze.

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Djokovic beats Alcaraz to win maiden Olympic gold

After heartbreak in Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, Djokovic simply would not be denied the one title that had eluded him for so long, winning 7-6(3) 7-6(2) in front of an enthralled crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier.

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Algerian teen Nemour makes history with uneven bars Olympic gold

Algerian teenager Kaylia Nemour conjured up "the performance of her life" to become the first African to win an Olympic gymnastics medal with gold on the uneven bars on Sunday.

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'So, so proud': St. Lucia celebrates Alfred's historic Olympic gold

"This is a singular moment in history for Saint Lucia that we will remember for the rest of our lives. I'm so, so proud about everything she has accomplished so far."

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Dirty Seine causes fresh suspense at Paris Olympics

All training was cancelled in the river last week and the men's individual race had to be delayed by 24 hours because of pollution problems.

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South Sudan's Olympic basketball dream over

South Sudan coach Royal Ivey was highly critical of the officiating as his side's Olympic basketball dreams came to an end as they failed to qualify for the men's quarter-finals in a heartbreaking loss to Serbia.

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