Imane Khelif's pursuit of gold captured the hearts of her hometown, where she received overwhelming support. As she fought for victory, her community rallied behind her, offering encouragement and pride, highlighting the strong connection between the athlete and her roots.

Algerian gender-row boxer Imane Khelif said that winning Paris Olympics gold on Friday was the perfect response to "attacks" and "bullying". Khelif comprehensively won the women's 66kg final at Roland Garros, having been the focus of intense scrutiny in the French capital in the past fortnight.

Germany beat Spain by 25-24 on Friday’s semi-finals round while Denmark defeated Slovenia by 31-30 at the Pierre Mauroy stadium.

Germany's Darja Varfolomeev made history on Friday by giving her country its first gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics, with the only precedent being a bronze in 1984 for the then Federal Republic of Germany.

The third day of the Taekwondo tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games produced two big surprises in the women's -67kg and men's -80kg categories.

Despite the gender row at the Paris Olympics, the Algerian boxer won the gold medal on Friday, defeating the world champion, the Chinese Liu Yang, who took silver.

The women's field field hockey final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was played at the Yves-du-Manoir 1 Stadium. The final was contested by the Netherlands and China with a score of (3-0) for the European country. The Netherlands continues its streak at the Olympic Games of reaching back-to-back finals since Athens 2004, winning three golds and two silvers in the last five editions.

Rio 2016 runner-up Rey Higuchi (Japan) returned to the podium after an 8-year absence with a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Magomed Ramazanov (Bulgaria) stunned Rio 2016 champion Hasan Yazdanichariati. Tsugumi Sakurai (Japan) claimed hher predicted gold medal, while Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Kyle Dake again failed to qualify for the Olympic final.

Dominican runner Marileidy Paulino won gold in the women's 400m final on Friday, in a race in which she also broke the Olympic record, a year after being crowned world champion, with a time of 48.17.

Spain managed to win men's Olympic football gold for the first time on Saturday since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as it beat host France 5-3 in extra time. In the women's tournament, it failed to claim bronze by falling 1-0 to Germany.

The IOC boss reiterated on Friday that he wants the sport to be included in the Los Angeles 2028 programme but insisted on the need for federations to unite and organise a global governing body that overtakes the stripped-down IBA.

Anything can happen in the women's Olympic golf tournament that ends on Friday, in which the leader, Nelly Korda, has lost positions, while the leadership is marked by the tie between New Zealand's Lydia Ko and Switzerland's Morgane Metraux.

 As expected, the People’s Republic of China has won another diving gold, this one in the women’s 3-metre springboard thanks to Chen Yiwen. Silver, against all odds, went to Australian Maddison Keeney, who relegated Chinese diver Chang Yani to third place.

The Bay of Marseille hosted the final races on 9 August, which were yet to be contested after only one race took place yesterday due to a lack of wind. The gold went to Austria, silver to Slovenia, and bronze to Singapore.

The US men's volleyball team secured the bronze medal on Friday with a decisive 3-0 victory over Italy. This marks the sixth medal in the history of the American men's team and their third bronze. They previously claimed gold in 1984, 1988, and 2008.