Rebecca Cheptegei: Uganda athlete dies, days after boyfriend set her on fire
NAIROBI, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei died on Thursday, four days after she was doused in petrol and set on...
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Ethiopian runner Tamirat Tola wins men’s marathon at Paris Olympics to end Kenya dominance
PARIS (AP) — Ethiopian runner Tamirat Tola won the men’s marathon at the Paris Olympics on Saturday to end Kenya’s dominance of the race. Tola...
Noah Lyles wins 100m gold by five thousandths of a second
PARIS, Aug 4 (Reuters) – After all the talk and all the hype, Noah Lyles duly delivered when it mattered most by winning the closest-ever...
Simone Biles and Team USA earn ‘redemption’ by powering to Olympic gold in women’s gymnastics
PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their lives restless. There was a...
Paris Olympics Day 2: Simone Biles and LeBron James shine as Americans step up at the Games
PARIS (AP) — On the first sunny day of the Paris Olympics, the stars from the United States shined bright. Simone Biles and LeBron James dazzled,...