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Imane Khelif was the center of a controversy
The IOC has confirmed that Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting boxers participate in the women’s boxing tournament as a woman. The IOC said that all athletes participating in the boxing tournament “complies with the competition’s eligibility and entry regulations, as well as all applicable medical regulations”. Khelif and Yu-ting had failed gender eligibility tests in…
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Simone Biles won the gymnastics individual all-around title
American gymnast Simone Biles has won the gold medal in the individual all-around event at the Rio Olympics, making her the first woman to win the individual all-around gold medal at the Olympics twice since 1960s. Sunia Biles, Hasse Leonie, Bebeca Andrade, and Rebate Andrade also won the bronze medal in the event. Suni Lee…
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The US swim team won two golds at the Olympics
On being asked about how it feels to train a breakout talent whose Olympic medals go to France, US coach David Bowman said, “I’m still red, white and blue in my heart.” He added, “I’m still training a breakout talent whose Olympic medals go to France.” The US won one gold medal at the Paris…
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The US didn’t win a gold medal in the men’s gymnastics individual all-around
Tim Daggett, who won gold in the 1984 Olympics, has said that US men’s gymnast Paul Nedoroscik’s pommel horse scores are so high that he adds a tremendous amount of potential score. Nedoroscik is a native of Worcester, Massachusetts, and a 2020 grad of Penn State, where he studied electrical engineering and competed in gymnastics…
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Canada’s women’s soccer coach has been suspended for a year by the sport’s governing body
Canada Soccer has suspended women’s coach Beverly Priestman and two others for spying on New Zealand’s training using a drone. Priestman has been suspended for the remainder of the Paris Olympics, while the two others have been suspended for one year. Priestman’s suspension came after FIFA suspended the team from the Olympics over the incident.
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A rocket hit Israeli-controlled Golan Heights
An Israeli air strike on a sports complex in Israel’s Golan Heights killed at least seven people, NPR reported. The strike came a day after an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip killed more than 30 people. The attack came as Israel launched an operation to destroy Hamas targets in Gaza and the occupied…
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A rocket hit Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, after Israel struck a Gaza school
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement saying the country will not let this pass in ” silence”. At least 10 people were killed and several others were injured after a rocket attack on a soccer field in the Israeli- controlled Golan Heights, the Israeli military said. Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said that its militants…
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Canadian teams have been using drones for years
Canada women’s soccer team has been deducted six points from its group stage total in the Olympics for spying on the New Zealand women’s team with a drone. The penalty was imposed by FIFA, the international governing body of women’s football. It comes after it was revealed that Canada used the same techniques during Tokyo…
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Canadian soccer teams have been using drones for a long time
A man was arrested for flying illegal drones over the trainings of New Zealand Women’s Soccer Team in Saint-Etienne. On two separate occasions, he “effectively filmed the closed-door training of the New Zealand Women’s Team, with the help of a drone,” a statement by the Canadian Olympic Committee said. He was jailed for eight months.
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The U.S. women’s soccer team has moved past its losses, according to the coach
The US women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes has said that the team has “moved past” its defeats in the past few months and is ready for the Olympics in France. The US women’s team has won four Olympic gold medals, but none since 2012. The US hasn’t sent a men’s soccer team to…
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The US men’s soccer team lost to France in the opening game of the Paris Olympics
The US men’s soccer team suffered a 1-2 defeat against France in their first game at the Rio Olympics on Monday. The US men’s team has won four Olympic gold medals but none since 2012. The US women’s team also departed from the Women’s World Cup after winning gold at the 2016 London Olympics.
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The U.S. men’s soccer team lost to France
The first Olympic Games to be held amid the coronavirus pandemic will begin on July 28 in Paris. Over 3,300 people have died and more than 1 lakh have been diagnosed with coronavirus across the world so far. The Games will be held in a new format for the first time in nearly a quarter…
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The opening ceremony of the Olympics in Paris in 20th century will be different than any before it
The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics will be held in Paris on Friday. The Parade of athletes, with over 11,000 people belonging to more than 200 Olympic committees, will take place on the Seine river. It’ll be broadcast live on TV or online. The ceremony will be broadcast live on TV, and also streamed…
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The Jeep Wagoneer S is the brand’s first full EV for the US
Jeep unveiled its first electric SUV for the US market in New York, the $71,995 Wagoneer S. The Wagoneer S has a 3-in-1 Electric Motor and Electronic Mechanics (EMDs) which combines the electric motor, gears and power electronics into a single, compact unit that is both powerful and efficient. The Wagoneer S has five different…
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“After nearly 300 days in a Russian prison, I feel ready to come home.”
US basketball player Brittney Griner has said she did not feel like a human when she was detained in a Russian prison. “At the end of…day…my dad taught me…you just take ownership for things that you’ve done…at times I still feel like I’m guilty…because I robbed my family time with me and now I feel…
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For the first time, a record audience watched the LSU-Iowa game
The first Women’s College Basketball Elite Eight game of the season between Maya Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes and Angel Reese’s LSU Tigers was watched by an estimated 19.7 million viewers, a record for a women’s college basketball game. This is the third time in 10 years that the game has been watched by at least 20…
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There are 3 things to watch at the NCAA basketball tournaments
The men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments, which are held annually, began on Tuesday. As of Monday, the men’s tournament had won 11 times while the women’s tournament has won 11 times. Last season, the men’s tournament had its lowest seed ever at 15 while the women’s tournament had its highest seed ever at 3.
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The small fish is at the center of a fight in the bay
A group of conservation groups has filed a petition against a $3 million (around 2 crore) study on menhaden population in Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay. The study was planned with the help of Omega Fish, a company that conducts fish surveys. The coalition of sport fishers and conservation groups wants a halt to menhaden fishing in…
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The 49ers will play in the Super Bowl in four years
American rapper Tisto will perform an in-game DJ set during Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, US on Sunday. He’ll stay as the in-game DJ for featured breaks and then play during the game. The performer is half time. Following his Vegas residency, Tisto will also launch his first solo album in more…
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Fox, Warner Bros., and Discovery will soon launch a streaming sports platform
Disney, Fox and Discovery Communications are planning a streaming sports service that will be available in the US this fall, CNBC reported. The service will reportedly feature multiple sports and leagues. “The launch of this new streaming sports service is a significant moment for Disney…and an important step forward for the media business,” said Disney…
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The medals will be awarded to runners-up after the ban
Russian figure skater Ekaterina Valieva, who won silver in the women’s singles event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has been banned from the 2022 Winter Olympics over her anti-doping violation. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found Valieva guilty of violating the International Olympic Committee’s Anti-Doping Code by not reporting a positive test before…
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The Tiger Woods’ partnership with Nike is over
Nike posted a video of Tiger Woods in his ‘Nike Good, Nike Bad, the US Amateur, and the FootJoy Story’ campaign. In the video, Woods can be seen swinging a club in slow motion and ambient music as he shows off his range of motion. Woods signed a five-year deal worth $40 million when he…
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The NCAA football championship is in California
A family history of both the teams in the US college football championship game shows that fans in California can claim more players in the title game than they can in either Michigan or Washington. The 1991 team included 49 players from California and 60 from Washington, meaning that around 44% of the roster was…
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Formula 1 fans had to leave in Las Vegas
Formula One’s race in Las Vegas had to be delayed for more than an hour due to technical issues. A group of fans filed a lawsuit against the organisers of the Formula One race and owner Liberty Media in a lawsuit seeking at least $30,000 in damages. They were forced to leave viewing areas on…
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The Generative AI Pool is a part of the photo studio, the same one as the Getty Images
Getty Images has unveiled a new generative AI tool called ‘Generative AI by Getty Images’. The tool, which is free to use, was designed to generate images of products, sporting events or any other image with the aid of a model. However, users can’t use it to generate images of themselves. The tool is designed…