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09
Aug
Skateboarding made its debut at the Olympics during the Tokyo 2020 Games and had four events. All four events—men’s park, women’s park, men’s street, and women’s street—were included in the Paris 2024 Olympics as well.
Keegan Palmer of Australia became the two-time gold medalist in the men’s park event. Tom Schaar of the United States and Augusto Akio of Brazil won the silver and bronze medals, respectively. On the women’s side, Arisa Trew of Australia finished with the gold medal. Kokona Hiraki of Japan and Sky Brown of Great Britain retained their silver and bronze medals, respectively.
The United States won...
08
Aug
The Boxing event at the Paris 2024 Olympics started on July 27 and will run till August 10. Preliminary boxing matches are taking place at Arena Paris Nord in Villepinte, while the medal rounds, including the semifinals and finals, will be held at Stade Roland Garros.
The boxing program for the Paris 2024 Olympics maintained the same number of weight categories as in the last three editions, totaling thirteen (seven for men and six for women).
The seven men’s weight classes are 51 kg, 57 kg, 63.5 kg, 71 kg, 80 kg, 92 kg, and +92 kg. The six women’s weight...
08
Aug
Germany, India, Netherlands, and Spain have reached the semifinals of the men’s Hockey Olympics 2024. On the women’s side, Netherlands, Argentina, Belgium, and China have made it to the semis.
Here’s a quick overview of the matches:
Fixture
Date
Time
Germany vs India (Men’s)
August 6
5:00 PM GMT
Netherlands vs Spain (Men’s)
August 6
12:00 PM GMT
Netherlands vs Argentina (Women’s)
August 7
12:00 PM GMT
Belgium vs China (Women)
August 7
5:00 PM GMT
The men’s final will be played on August 8, while the last two matches of the women’s event are set to take place on August 9. Let’s take a look at head to head matches of these teams:
Germany vs India...
06
Aug
South Korea made a clean sweep of the gold medals at the Archery Olympics 2024. They finished with five golds, one silver, and one bronze medal. France and the United States won two medals each, a silver and a bronze.
South Korea has now become the most successful country in the archery Olympics. It has won 50 medals, including 32 gold, 10 silver, and 8 bronze in its 11 Olympics appearances.
These were the archery Olympics 2024 winners:
Game Category
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Recurve Men
Kim Woo-jin (South Korea)
Brady Ellison (United States)
Lee Woo-seok (South Korea)
Recurve Women
Lim Si-hyeon (South Korea)
Nam Su-hyeon (South Korea)
Lisa Barbelin France)
Recurve Men Team
South Korea
France
Turkey
Recurve...
30
Jul
Athletics is a group of track and field events that covers a wide range of sports, from sprinting to race walking and javelin throw. Most of the athletics events we see today are a part of Olympic history, dating as far back as 776 BC.
Usain Bolt is perhaps the most recognizable name associated with track and field events. The Jamaican sprinter has won eight gold medals in nine Olympic races. He officially retired from competitive sprinting in 2017 after multiple hamstring injuries.
Another notable athlete was the Ethiopian marathon runner, Abebe Bikila, who won back-to-back Olympic marathons in 1960 and...
25
Jul
Volleyball became a part of the Summer Olympics in 1964 for both women and men. Beach volleyball had to wait a little longer. The sport was introduced as a demonstration event during the 1992 Games and was officially included in 1996.
Brazil, the former Soviet Union, and the US are the three most successful men’s volleyball teams at the Olympics, having won multiple gold medals. Brazil and the Soviet Union have won six medals each, while the United States has won five.
In the women’s event, the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, Japan, and Brazil have won multiple gold medals. The US...