Gold for De Grasse, another huge 400m hurdles record
Canada’s Andre De Grasse added gold to a groaning collection of minor medals with victory in the 200 metres, Kenya went one-two in the men’s 800m and Peruth Chemutai ...
Records tumble on amazing day at the Olympics
Elaine Thompson-Herah completed a second successive sprint double, Karsten Warholm won the 400m hurdles with an astonishing world record and American teenager Mu Athing crushed the 800 metres on an incredible ...
Artymata and Trajkovic through to track semis in Tokyo
TWO Cypriot athletes progressed to the semi-finals of their track events at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.
Eleni Artymata qualified for the semi-finals of the women’s 400 metres, while Milan ...
Biles returns to claim balance beam bronze
Simone Biles made a fearless return to competition on Tuesday, capping a tumultuous Tokyo Games with a bronze medal on the balance beam.
The final gold of the women’s ...
Warholm smashes world record as IOC probes Belarus over sprinter
The Olympics governing body was probing Belarus’ treatment of an athlete seeking refuge while Norway’s Karsten Warholm demolished a world record on the track and Simone Biles was set ...
Biles back in Olympic spotlight, Belarus star fears for her life
Simone Biles will compete in the balance beam competition, officials said on Monday, in what would be the US superstar gymnast’s last chance for gold in Tokyo after pulling ...
Greece’s Tentoglou wins gold with dramatic final leap
Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece won the men’s long jump in the most dramatic fashion on Monday as he leapt 8.41 metres in his final attempt to snatch the gold medal ...
Belarus athlete ‘safe and secure’ in Tokyo
A Belarusian athlete who refused to board a flight after she said she was taken to the airport by her team against her wishes was “safe and secure” in Tokyo, ...
‘Can we have two golds?’ – Qatar’s Barshim, Italy’s Tamberi share high jump victory
Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim added a coveted Olympic gold to his list of accolades in the men’s high jump in Tokyo on Sunday, but he had to share ...
Biles withdraws from floor event final
By Elaine Lies
Simone Biles will not compete in Monday’s floor exercise final, leaving her with just one more event to win another medal at the Tokyo Games.
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Kontides finishes fourth, loses out on Olympic medal (update 2)
Cyprus sailor Pavlos Kontides on Sunday morning failed in his attempt to bring home a second Olympic medal.
He came in fourth in the laser category, just three points behind ...
Organisers investigating after athletes drinking violates Covid-19 curbs
Tokyo Games organisers said they are investigating after a group of athletes were found drinking alcohol in the Olympic village this week, violating measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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San Marino shooter to remain full-time lawyer despite Tokyo silver
If Gian Marco Berti argues like a lawyer about why he cannot take up shooting full time even after winning an Olympic silver in Tokyo, it is because he is ...
Herah leads Jamaican sweep of women’s 100m
Defending champion Elaine Thompson-Herah led home a Jamaican clean sweep in the Olympic women’s 100 metres final on Saturday, posting an amazing 10.61 seconds to become the second-fastest woman in history.
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No medal for Djokovic for third straight Games
World number one and 20-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic will leave the Olympics without a medal for the third Games in succession after pulling out of Saturday’s mixed ...
Setback for Kontides as he slips to fourth at Tokyo Olympics
Pavlos Kontidis had a setback during the final day of sailing’s laser races at the Tokyo Olympics, falling to fourth place in the overall standings.
The Cypriot finished eighth ...
Golden Slam dream over as Djokovic downed by Zverev in Tokyo
Novak Djokovic was beaten 1-6 6-3 6-1 by Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals of the men’s singles at the Tokyo Games, dashing the Serbian’s dream of ...
Parellis fails to reach Olympic discus final
Cypriot track and field star Apostolos Pareliis was unable to reach the men’s discus final in Tokyo on Friday as he finished in 16th place out of 32 competitors after ...
Tokyo Olympics least watched in history
Broadcasters will not be taking home any gold medals for how many people have watched the Tokyo Olympic Games so far.
In several major markets around the world, the TV ...
US swimmer sparks doping controversy, high octane BMX marred by crashes
An American swimmer sparked controversy at the Tokyo Games on Friday when he said it would take a long time to clear his sport of doping after losing his Olympic ...
Olympics: Rowing – Ntouskos (video), Twigg win, titans fall in men’s and women’s eights
The final day of Olympic rowing at Tokyo’s Sea Forest Waterway delivered thrills as four-time Olympian Emma Twigg of New Zealand and Greece’s Stefanos Ntouskos raced Olympic best ...
Without Bolt, the 100m is suddenly a race again
The post-Usain Bolt era in the Olympic 100 metres begins this weekend as the United States seek to regain supremacy in the event they dominated for more than a century.
Jamaican ...
Bencic goes for gold as Djokovic cruises into semis
Belinda Bencic could become the first woman to clinch a singles tennis gold for Switzerland after she booked a place in the Olympic final with a hard-won 7-6(2) 4-6 6-3 ...
Kontides slips to second at Tokyo Olympics
Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides suffered what was described as the biggest injustice of his career at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday when he was punished for allegedly ‘pumping’ during the ...