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PARIS OLYMPICS: What you should know now

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 10, 2024

The penultimate Olympic day begins with the marathon, and concludes with an evening packed with athletics. There are also finals for volleyball, basketball and soccer, as well as table tennis.

Imane Khelif, the first woman from Algeria to win a gold medal in boxing, blasted the social media storm about her gender as "immoral" late on Friday.

Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan, who was also at the center of a gender controversy, will fight later on Saturday.

What you need to Know about the Olympics this Saturday

KHELIF TRIUMPHS

Imane Khelif

In front of a packed audience, she won the gold medal in her welterweight fight by a unanimous decision.

adoring Algerian fans

Roland Garros is a world-class tennis tournament.

Khelif has been the focus of attention at the Paris Games, amid a dispute over gender eligibility that has dominated headlines.

BREAK OUT STARS

After a women's event that was dominated by headlines on Friday, B-Boys are now battling to win the first men's gold medal in breaking.

Ami Yuasa, a Japanese fighter, won a fight

Dominika Banevic of Lithuania will win the title.

But, Afghan B Girl

Maniza Talash

A member of the refugee Olympic Team, wore a cape that read "Free Afghan Women" during her routine.

A lecturer at an Australian university

Rachael G Gunn

Her floor-flailing antics went viral.

U.S. U.S.

The United States

The team won the Olympic 4x100 metre relay for women, their 12th gold medal. Britain's final baton exchange was a disaster.

The American

The team failed to deliver a handover correctly, which led to a disqualification for Canada and the loss of a gold medal.

Kenyans also competed in the race.

Beatrice Chebet

She won the 10,000 metre gold medal at the Olympic Games to add to her title of 5,000 metres.

Nafissatou Thami, a Belgian

She won her third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the heptathlon.

FRANCE'S SOCCER TEAM IS RUINED BY SPAIN

Spain won the gold medal

In the Olympic men's soccer tournament, substitute Sergio Camello scored two goals in extra time for a dramatic win of 5-3 over France.

This was Spain's first Olympic soccer men's title since 1992.

(source: Reuters)

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