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Shooting: Olympic-record gold for GB’s Nathan Hales in historic day

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Nathan Hales of Team GB clinched the men's trap gold and a new Olympic record. Hales kept his cool in the sweltering heat at Chateauxroux and hit 48 out of 50 targets to break the previous record of 43. His win is Great Britain’s first gold in the event since 1968.

 A dominant performance from Nathan Hales in the #Paris2024 men's trap shooting - and an Olympic

They beat South Korea’s Oh Ye Jin and Wonho Lee 16-10 for a historic first medal in a shooting team event

also cemented Bhaker’s name in the history books as the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in shooting


Teens Sheng Lihao, Ban Hyojin grab golds in 10m air rifle

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China’s Sheng Lihao grabs his second gold medal with victory in the men's shooting 10m air rifle competition

Sweden's Victor Lindgren won the silver medal after shooting 251.4, while Croatia's Miran Maricic picked

Sheng made his Olympic debut in Tokyo where he won a silver at just 16 years old.Another 16-year-old shooting

South Korea’s Ban Hyojin clinched the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle shooting: facing off China

Ban is the youngest member of the South Korean team and has only been shooting since 2021.

She earned a silver from the Asian Youth Shooting Championships and the Munich Shooting World Cup.


Basketball: Kevin Durant-inspired USA gets past Serbia

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The team led by LeBron James had a very strong opponent to start the Olympic Games. Serbia started at a very good level, but the USA and their defence made them triumph and take the first step towards gold (110-84).

Basketball pic.twitter.com/1P5mHuFoAx— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) July 28, 2024The great success in shooting

The European team did not want to give up, but their poor three-point shooting performance kept them

After a first half in which the Central Americans were able to dominate thanks to their great shooting

Neither the ideas nor the shooting were there and the South Sudanese were getting closer and closer to


Shooting: Oh Ye Jin strikes gold, Manu Bhaker secures first India medal

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Two South Korean shooters broke an Olympic record, securing gold and silver medals in the women's 10-metre air pistol event on Sunday. Manu Bhaker of India took bronze, earning India's first medal of the Paris 2024 Olympics.

the small number of Russians competing in Paris as neutral athletes.Oh's gold medal was the first in shooting

This marked India's first medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics and its first ever in women's shooting."

but also in other sports," shooting sensation Bhaker told reporters.Manu Bhaker managed bronze and India's

"I hope India finishes strong and win as many medals as possible in shooting and in other events.”🇰🇷

Xie Yu dominates, winning #gold for People's Republic of China in shooting men's 10m air pistol!



After Tokyo dud, Central Asian countries may struggle again in Paris

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Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan will be hoping their performance in Paris will make up for their disappointing results in Tokyo 2020. But early predictions suggest the five nations could struggle to make an impact on the 2024 medals table.

six medals in total – a silver in wrestling, plus two bronzes in boxing, two in gymnastics and one in shooting


Stephen Curry supports Kamala Harris and aims for gold

  • Basketball

Words of encouragement from the Team USA Basketball star  on Thursday as he expressed his support for the Democratic party candidate who is running for president in the upcoming US elections.

"I want to give that energy back with my play in these Olympics," he added.Stephen Curry shooting three-pointers


Noah Lyles: “I’m in a great place” after beating depression

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Six-time world champion Noah Lyles said he struggled with depression during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the 200m. Despite this achievement, Lyles said the COVID-19 pandemic left him struggling to talk as he battled isolation and fatigue.

top of his game and is set to compete in four events in the Paris Olympic Games this summer and he is shooting


LeBron-led USA edges Germany in pre-Olympic thriller

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James and Steph Curry’s brilliance hold off the reigning world champions’ surge and help notch the second straight win for the Americans, 92-88, as both gold-medal contenders arrive in London to ramp-up for Paris 2024.

kept his key players on the court, led by the sharp Schroder (13 points and 10 assists), the sharp-shooting


Ukraine launches Paris Olympic stamp to support athletes

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The 140 athletes of the Ukrainian delegation who will compete in Paris 2024 will be symbolically supported by the launch of a postage stamp put into circulation by the Ukrainian Postal Service. The stamp was presented last Friday at the Olympic House in Kyiv.

These include fencing, judo, tennis, canoeing, weightlifting and shooting.




LeBron James saves USA from South Sudan upset in Olympic warm-up

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He was the standout performer of the night with 25 points and seven assists. LeBron James secured the victory for the United States basketball team against South Sudan in another pre-Olympic clash. A basket from the Lakers forward in the final seconds confirmed the 101-100 scoreline ahead of Paris 2024.

The excellence in three-point shooting had made the difference.


President Gabriel Boric cancels Paris 2024 trip amid Chile crime surge

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The President of the South American Republic, Gabriel Boric, has decided to cancel his attendance at theParis 2024 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in order to remain in Chile and oversee the implementation of new measures to combat rising crime.

Metropolitana… pic.twitter.com/MfWhOebbZ9— Gabriel Boric Font (@GabrielBoric) July 18, 2024In a single shooting