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What's going on on the 14th day of Paris Games?

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 9, 2024

There are only three days left in the Olympics, but Day 14 will be a busy one with 35 golds on the line.

There will be medals awarded for athletics, boxing and wrestling, as well as track cycling, among other sports.

WARHOLM LOOKS REPEATABLE

The evening's events at Stade de France will be headlined by a likely three-way fight for gold in 400m hurdles.

Karsten Warholm, the Norwegian world record holder, will try to win again, but will face competition from Rai Benjamin of America, who is currently leading in this season's time, and Alison Dos Santos, a Brazilian.

HOSTS France Seek Gold in Soccer

Parc des Princes hosts the big men's final between France and Spain.

The French team, led by Thierry Henry, will be looking to win the first Olympic title for 40 years. Spain will aim to improve upon their silver medal from Tokyo.

The world champions Spain, who were shocked by Brazil's win in the semifinals, will be hoping to rebound from this shock loss and take the bronze medal in the women's competition against Germany, which lost to the United States in extra-time.

BREAKING DÉBUT

B-Girl Rounds debuts the first and possibly only Olympic medals in women's breaking, a sport which combines urban dance with acrobatic movements set to hip-hop beats.

Los Angeles 2028 will not host the sport, which makes its Olympic debut at Paris.

WRESTLING

Zelimkhan Abakarov, the world champion at 57kg, will be Albania's very first Olympic champion.

The U.S.'s Rio 2016 Olympic champion Helen Maroulis is on a quest for her third Olympic gold, but Japan's Tsugumi Sakurrai could stymie her.

GYMNASTICS

The 10 rhythmic athletes who qualified for the final of individual all-around will jump, twirl, and tumble for a gold.

The first Olympics without Russia since 1992 will be dominated by women from Germany, Italy, and Bulgaria. Russia has been a dominant force for many years in this sport, dominating other nations.

KHELIF GOLD SQUEST - A SPECIAL LOOK

Boxing will offer four gold medals on Friday, including the men's heavyweight and welterweight divisions and the women's flyweight and welterweight classes.

The women's welterweight championship final will feature China's Yang Liu and Algeria's Imane Khilif, who are both in the spotlight following a dispute about their eligibility to compete at the Paris Games.

CHINA'S FAVORITES in ARTISTIC SWIMMING

Four sets of twins will compete in the duet artistic swim event, including from China, Austria and the Netherlands. China is aiming for a second gold medal after winning the team event.

TAEKWONDO

Magda Wiet Henin of France, the world champion women's welterweight, and Ruth Gbagbi, twice Olympic bronze medalist from Ivory Coast, will compete for gold.

Carl Nickolas is the first American male Taekwondo athlete to win a medal in the world since 2009.

Saleh Elsharabaty, the silver medalist from Tokyo and Simone Alessio, twice-world champion of Italy will also be chasing gold.

CANOE SPRINT

Lisa Carrington continues her quest for Olympic gold as she competes in the double 500m women's canoe semi-finals on Friday at the Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.

TEENAGER ANRAKU GOES FOR GOLD IN CLIMBING

Sorato Anraku, a Japanese sport climber, will be the one to watch when the first sport boulder and lead champion of the Olympics is determined.

The self-described junk food lover, who is still only 17 years old, has won medals in the climbing world since his debut at the international level last year.

Toby Roberts and Adam Ondra, a four-time world champion from the Czech Republic, will also be chasing Anraku.

No Chinese at Friday's Weighlifting

On Friday, there are no Chinese athletes competing in weightlifting. Despite their dominance, the Chinese Olympic Committee only selected six athletes to represent them in Paris.

Li Dayin, 89kg World record holder, is one of the most notable names that has been left out. Carlos Nasar of Bulgaria and Andranik Karpetyan of Armenia are the two main competitors in his absence.

Liao Guifang, the woman who broke the record in the women's 71kg category at the World Championships last year in Riyadh is also missing. The battle for the medals is now between American Olivia Reeves and Taiwanese Chen Wen-Huei, as well as Ecuadorian Angie Palacios. (Reporting and editing by Ken Ferris in Paris, Rohith Naair from Paris)

(source: Reuters)

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