Olivia Reeves sets world record for U.S. weightlifting gold
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Olivia Reeves sets world record for U.S. weightlifting gold

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Olivia Reeves hoisted herself into the weightlifting history books on Friday. The 21-year-old snatched a record-setting 117kg during the 71kg final, adding a 145kg clean-and-jerk, securing her the gold medal — the U.S.’s first win in the event since 2000. However, the American strongwoman wanted more.  In her final clean-and-jerk…

Team USA avoids track disaster after Quincy Wilson’s awful start
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Team USA avoids track disaster after Quincy Wilson’s awful start

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Quincy Wilson, 16, narrowly escaped a nightmare Friday in a disastrous Olympics debut. In the first round of the 4×400-meter relay, he ran the opening leg and finished with an underwhelming time of 47.27 seconds. When Wilson handed the baton off to Vernon Norwood, Team USA was in seventh place….

Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman twerked to prank coaches after bronze medal win
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Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman twerked to prank coaches after bronze medal win

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The Canadian pole vaulter who divided the internet when she celebrated her Olympic bronze medal by twerking, revealed that her risqué celebration was done as a harmless prank on her coaches. Alysha Newman, who placed third in the event after clearing 4.85 meters said she wanted to scare her “intense”…

Travis Scott arrested after drunken fight with bodyguard at hotel after Paris Olympics: report
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Travis Scott arrested after drunken fight with bodyguard at hotel after Paris Olympics: report

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Rapper Travis Scott has been arrested in Paris for getting into a drunken brawl with his bodyguard hours after he sat courtside to watch Team USA at the Olympics, according to local reports. The “Butterfly Effect” hitmaker, 33, was detained by police early Friday following a boozy night out in…

France’s Vincent Matheron kicks helmet in Olympics meltdown
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France’s Vincent Matheron kicks helmet in Olympics meltdown

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Vincent Matheron may have a backup athletic career in the NFL should his skateboarding miscues continue. The French skateboarder, 26, wiped out just eight seconds into his final lap of the men’s park preliminaries on Wednesday during a descent of an apparent 360, falling straight on his back. Matheron then…

US sprinter Kenny Bednarek accuses Olympics of ‘favoritism’ for Men’s 200m final
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US sprinter Kenny Bednarek accuses Olympics of ‘favoritism’ for Men’s 200m final

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American sprinter Kenny Bednarek is accusing race officials of “favoritism” over the lane assignments of the Men’s 200m final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Bednarek, the world-ranked number 2 behind compatriot Noah Lyles, was unhappy with the lane assignment for Thursday’s race as he was placed away from the “preferred…

Olympic Village vendor slams claim athletes found worms in their food at 2024 Paris Games
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Olympic Village vendor slams claim athletes found worms in their food at 2024 Paris Games

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The catering company hired to feed thousands of world-class athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games has slammed reports of worms being found in their food. Earlier this week, British silver medalist swimmer Adam Peaty claimed that several athletes discovered worms in their fish dishes, adding that the food standard…

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix breaks down at Olympics after failing to medal
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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix breaks down at Olympics after failing to medal

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Team Great Britain diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix made a serious admission after she finished sixth in the women’s 10-meter platform final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday. The 19-year-old Olympian — whose father is French chef and television personality, Fred Sirieix — was in tears while opening up about her…