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The gender tests conducted by the International Boxing Association (IBA) on two female fighters at last year’s world championships were deemed illegitimate and unreliable by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the IOC announced on Sunday. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s double world champion Lin Yu-ting, who were disqualified at the 2023 World Championships due to the IBA’s gender eligibility …

Julien Alfred delivered an outstanding performance to win the women’s 100 meters final in a rain-soaked Stade de France on Saturday, securing Saint Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medal. The 23-year-old dominated from the start, finishing in a national record time of 10.72 seconds despite the heavy rain. World champion and race favorite Sha’Carri Richardson secured silver with a time of 10.87, …

Lin Yu-ting clinched a unanimous decision victory over Bulgaria’s Svetlana Kamenova Staneva in the featherweight quarter-final on Sunday, ensuring Taiwan’s third boxing medal at the Paris Olympics. Both Lin and Algeria’s Imane Khelif have been embroiled in a social media controversy at the Games after their disqualification from the 2023 World Championships due to unspecified gender eligibility rules by the …

Novak Djokovic ended his Olympic semi-final curse with a commanding 6-4, 6-2 victory over Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti on Friday, setting up a highly anticipated gold medal clash with Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz. The 37-year-old Serbian had previously lost in three Olympic singles semi-finals but showed no signs of faltering this time as he delivered a dominant performance at Roland Garros. Earlier …

France’s tense clash with Argentina culminated in chaotic scenes after Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the decisive goal, securing a 1-0 victory and propelling the hosts into the Olympic semi-finals on Friday. France now joins Spain, Morocco, and Egypt in the last four. The match ended with confrontations between rival players and staff on the pitch and continued into the tunnel in …

Simone Biles solidified her status as the greatest gymnast of all time at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, proudly displaying her GOAT (Greatest of All Time) necklace to a television camera after clinching her sixth Olympic gold medal. The win marked a triumphant return for Biles, who had stepped back from the all-around final at the Tokyo Games three years …

Andy Murray announced his retirement on his own terms after concluding his illustrious tennis career at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Murray, a former world number one and winner of three Grand Slam titles, retired at age 37 following a loss in the men’s doubles quarterfinals at Roland Garros alongside Dan Evans. The American duo of Taylor Fritz and Tommy …

Spain’s dream team of Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz saw their hopes for an Olympic doubles gold medal dashed on Wednesday by Americans Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek. This defeat almost certainly marks Nadal’s farewell to Roland Garros. Despite capturing the crowd’s hearts at the venue where Nadal has won 14 French Open singles titles, their journey ended in a …