Imane Khelif

Gold medal winner

In the women's middleweight boxing, an Algerian at the center of a gender equality dispute was cheered on by a crowd.

The U.S. edged ahead of China on the medal table and made its Olympic debut. France suffered a heartbreaking loss in the final men's soccer match.

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KHELIF

Algeria's

Imane Khelif

The Chinese welterweight Yang Liu was unanimously voted to have won in front of an overflowing crowd.

adoring Algerian fans

In Paris's elegant tennis club Roland Garros.

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

U.S. The Relays: TRIUMPH AND TRIBULATION

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 Canada winning the 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 previous 5,000 meter title.

Nafissatou Thami, a Belgian

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

SPAIN RUINS FRANCE'S SOCCER TEAM

Spain won the gold medal

In the Olympic men's soccer tournament, substitute Sergio Camello scored two goals in extra time in order to secure a dramatic win of 5-3 over France in an exciting final at Parc des Princes.

Camello's two goals in the extra time earned Spain its first Olympic Men's Soccer title since 1992.

BREAK OUT STAR

Ami Yuasa, a Japanese fighter, won a fight

Dominika Banevic, a Lithuanian dancer, won the first ever gold medal for breaking at the Olympics.

Yuasa (B-Girl Ami) performed an impressive air flare to begin the final. She then laid down a series halos, securing the 3-0 victory over B-Girl Nicka. The crowd at La Concorde was brought to their feet.

DUTCH CYCLING JOURNEY

Harrie Lavreysen

The flying Dutchman did what he knows best, proving to be in his own league to win the Olympic sprint title with a dominant performance.

The Beast, a 27-year old Australian known as Matthew Richardson, looked to have won the race as he outpaced the team sprint final on Tuesday.

CLIMBING SURPRISE

Toby Roberts, a British athlete, was just as surprised as everyone else when he won the gold medal for bouldering and lead in a major upset. Japan's Sorato Araku had been the clear favourite but fell and ended up with silver.

KITEBOARD WIN

Valentin Bontus, an Austrian, won the gold medal in men's kiteboarding. Max Maeder from Singapore won bronze and Toni Vodisek, of Slovenia, took silver.

Bontus, a 23-year-old from Germany, celebrated his victory with a big aerial jump on his foilingboard, pumping both fists after a dominant performance.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Letsile Tebogo, who won the 200 metre race on Thursday, was awarded the first gold medal for Botswana by the president.

Tebogo blew past American Kennarek Bednarek, and Noah Lyles who was hit by COVID.

(source: Reuters)