Athletics: Tokyo failures triumph in Paris

Athletics: Tokyo failures triumph in Paris

Ecuador's Brian Pintado and China's Jiayu Yang, who finished 12th in Tokyo three years ago, both won gold medals at Paris 2024 as athletics kicked off in the French capital on Thursday. The men's and women's 20km race walks started and finished at the Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris, and included other sights of the city.












Judo: Barbara Matic and Lasha Bekauri teach a lesson in Paris

Judo: Barbara Matic and Lasha Bekauri teach a lesson in Paris

Israeli judo stars were snubbed by rivals with both Nurali Emomali of Tajikistan and Morocco’s Abderrahmane Boushita refusing to shake hands with their Israeli opponent.

If yesterday, the final of the men's -81kg category between Nagase and Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia was one of the most anticipated bouts of the tournament, today was the time to decide the -70 and -90kg Golden medalists at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.



Boxing: Flavio D'Ambrosi slams IOC, "Italy robbed, shame on you"

Boxing: Flavio D'Ambrosi slams IOC, "Italy robbed, shame on you"

A heavyweight boxing match at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has sparked heated controversy in Italy. After Italy's Aziz Abbes Mouhiidine lost to Uzbekistan's Lazizbek Mullojonov, the president of the Italian Boxing Federation (IBF), Flavio D'Ambrosi, expressed widespread outrage and lashed out at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the refereeing system.