Athletics
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Greek tests positive for doping, leaves Olympic village
A Greek athlete has tested positive for banned substances at the Paris Games and has been expelled from the athletes’ village, the Greek Olympic Committee says. The team had been …
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Greek Emmanouil Karalis wins bronze in pole vault
Emmanouil Karalis has won the bronze medal in pole vault at the Paris Olympic Games. Karalis reached 5.95 metres, securing third place and breaking his personal record of 5.87 metres, …
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Greece and Australia through to quarterfinals in water polo
Greece’s men’s water polo team have made it to the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics, securing first spot in Group A. The Greeks defeated Italy 9-8 as the USA beat …
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Greek Women’s water polo team advances to quarterfinals with win over France
The Greek women’s water polo team triumphed over France with an impressive 11-4 victory on Sunday, concluding the first phase of the competition at the Paris Olympics. Greece started strong, …
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Silver and bronze for Australian high jumpers
Silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers reckons the women’s high jump produced the “perfect podium” in Paris after she and Eleanor Patterson became the first two Australians to medal in the same …
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Aussie swimmers put silver touches on Paris campaign
A quiet achiever and three megastars have put a finishing silver polish on Australia’s third-best campaign at an Olympic pool. Unheralded Meg Harris claimed a surprise silver in the women’s …
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Aiming for a record: Miltos Tentoglou advances to Paris Olympics final with 8.32m jump
Greek long jumper Miltos Tentoglou, the Tokyo 2020 gold medalist, advanced to the final of the Paris Olympics with an 8.32-meter jump. He will compete on Tuesday. After his successful …
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Lefteris Petrounias secures bronze in men’s rings at third consecutive Olympics
Gymnast Lefteris Petrounias clinched a bronze medal for Greece in the men’s rings event at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, marking his third consecutive Olympic podium finish. Petrounias previously won …
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Australia’s McKeown, McEvoy win historic Olympic golds
Not in a million years did Kaylee McKeown expect to create history as the first Australian to win four individual Olympic gold medals. McKeown and compatriot Cameron McEvoy claimed landmark …
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2024 Paris Olympic Games: History being made as Greeks aim for medal wins
As we now head into the second weekend of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, we take a look back at the Games so far. It’s been full of scenes of …