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Gender row Olympic boxing champion Khelif files complaint for online harassment: lawyer

Gender row Olympic boxing champion Khelif files complaint for online harassment: lawyer

Paris Olympics boxing champion Imane Khelif, the Algerian at the centre of a gender eligibility row, has filed a legal complaint in France for online harassment, her lawyer said Saturday.

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Kenya's Wanyonyi edges Arop for Olympic 800m gold

Kenya's Wanyonyi edges Arop for Olympic 800m gold

Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi held off world champion Marco Arop of Canada to win Olympic men's 800 metres gold in Paris on Saturday.

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CAS ruling could cost US gymnast Chiles floor exercise bronze

CAS ruling could cost US gymnast Chiles floor exercise bronze

The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Saturday that the judging panel at the Paris Olympics women's floor exercise final improperly granted an inquiry that bumped up US gymnast Jordan Chiles's score, moving her into bronze medal position.

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Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi edges Arop for Olympic 800m gold

Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi edges Arop for Olympic 800m gold

Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi held off world champion Marco Arop of Canada to win Olympic men's 800m gold in Paris on Saturday.

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USA's Russell wins Olympic women's 100m hurdles gold

USA's Russell wins Olympic women's 100m hurdles gold

Masai Russell of the United States snatched victory in the Olympic women's 100m hurdles on Saturday, edging out France's Cyrena Samba-Mayela in a photo finish.

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'Unknown Boy' may be the youngest ever Olympic champion

'Unknown Boy' may be the youngest ever Olympic champion

"It's probably the biggest Olympics mystery of all," says historian Hilary Evans of the chaotic 1900 rowing race in Paris that may have produced the youngest-ever champion.

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Olympics chief Thomas Bach says will not seek third term

Olympics chief Thomas Bach says will not seek third term

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said at the Paris Games on Saturday he will not seek to remain in charge for a third term.

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Man Utd 'hurting' as Man City take Community Shield on penalties

Man Utd 'hurting' as Man City take Community Shield on penalties

Erik ten Hag said Manchester United must feel the pain of a Community Shield defeat on penalties to Manchester City to fuel them for the beginning of the Premier League season.

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Portugal win first-ever Olympic track cycling gold

Portugal win first-ever Olympic track cycling gold

Iuri Leitao and Rui Oliveira kept their cool to win a chaotic men's madison littered with crashes and claim Portugal's first-ever Olympic track cycling gold medal on Saturday.

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Swanson strike hands USA Olympic women's football gold against Brazil

Swanson strike hands USA Olympic women's football gold against Brazil

Mallory Swanson scored the winning goal as the United States edged Brazil 1-0 in Saturday's Olympic women's football final to claim the gold medal for a record-extending fifth time.

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