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Paris Olympics: Imane Khelif wins boxing gold
Khelif’s gold medal is Algeria’s first in women’s boxing. She is only the nation’s second boxing gold medalist, joining Hocine Soltani (1996).
The Paris Olympics are edging towards the conclusion with an exciting Saturday packed with finals in team sports.
Here is a recap of the main events:
- 1 pm CET – Men’s volleyball final: France vs Poland
- 5 pm – Women’s football final: Brazil vs US
- 9:30 pm – Men’s basketball final: France vs US
On Friday, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif claimed the 66kg women’s crown after beating China’s Yang Liu 5:0.
Khelif wrapped up the best series of fights of her boxing career with a victory at Roland Garros, where crowds chanted her name, waved Algerian flags and roared every time she landed a punch.
After her unanimous win, Khelif jumped into her coaches’ arms, one of them putting her on his shoulders and carrying her around the arena in a victory lap as she pumped her fists and grabbed an Algerian flag from someone in the crowd.
Those cheering fans have embraced Khelif throughout her run in Paris even as she faced an extraordinary amount of scrutiny from world leaders, major celebrities and others who have questioned her eligibility or falsely claimed she was a man.
Golden summer for Spanish football as men’s team win final
Sergio Camello struck twice in extra time as Spain took gold in the Olympic men’s football final after a 5-3 win against France.
The thrilling win at Parc des Princes completed a golden summer for Spanish football – following the senior team’s European Championship triumph last month.
The women’s team however didn’t manage to scoop a medal as they lost 1-0 to Germany in the bronze final. Germany’s goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger saved a penalty into the ninth minute of stoppage time from Spanish Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas, who broke down in tears after the final whistle.
Giulia Gwinn scored the winner in the 64th minute from the penalty spot after being fouled by Spain’s goalkeeper Cata Coll.
Rai Benjamin gets gold in the 400-meter hurdles
After three silver medals in the 400-meter hurdles at the Olympics and world championships, Benjamin convincingly beat Norway’s Warholm and Brazil’s Dos Santos.
“I got it done,” the 27-year-old said after the race. ”It has eluded me so long. … I don’t think I ever doubted it. It was more just staying patient and keep showing up every day and something has to shake. I told myself, ‘This has got to go my way at some point.’ And it went my way today.”
Sha’Carri Richardson rallies US women in Olympic 4×100
Richardson captured her first Olympic gold medal with a come-from-behind anchor leg for the United States in the Olympic 4×100, then stepped aside to watch the US men extend their streak to 20 years without a medal at the Games.
Bulgaria weightlifter wins gold 15 months since a hotel sink fell and severed an Achilles tendon
Bulgaria’s Karlos Nasar won weightlifting gold to break two world records, just over a year after a hotel sink fell on him and severed his left Achilles tendon.
Nasar was showering the night before an awards ceremony in May 2023 when he reached for shampoo and pressed down, causing the sink to fall out of the wall and onto him. After undergoing emergency surgery and missing six months, he returned in December and set the clean-and-jerk world record that he surpassed in this event.
ADVERTISEMENTThe 21-year-old Nasar, a Paris native, lifted 180kg in the snatch and a world record 224 in the clean and jerk to become champion in his Olympic debut with a score of 404 – also a world record.
China is 7 for 7 in diving gold at the Paris Olympics and seek an unprecedented sweep of all eight
China is 7 for 7 in diving golds at the Paris Olympics. Just one to go for an unprecedented sweep of all eight golds in the Games.
Any pressure? That was the question for Chen Yiwen, who won the women’s 3-metre springboard for China.
“I think that pressure is pushing us to work harder, not to let people down,” Chen said.
ADVERTISEMENTTable tennis player Ma Long makes history with sixth Olympic gold medal
Ma Long became the Chinese athlete with the most gold medals in the history of the Olympics when he helped China win the men’s table tennis team final.
China defeated Sweden for its fifth straight Olympic victory in the team event, and Ma secured his sixth gold to become the most decorated table tennis Olympian.
The 35-year-old won at least one gold medal in every Summer Games since London 2012.
Harrie Lavreysen defends Olympic sprint title, Italian women capture Madison gold in track cycling
Netherlands’ Lavreysen swept his best-of-three semifinal against Jack Carlin of Britain, then swept past Matthew Richardson of Australia in the finals, giving the brilliant track cyclist from the Netherlands his second gold medal of the Paris Games.
ADVERTISEMENT“In the semifinals I was really keen on not making mistakes,” the 27-year-old said. “I was even more nervous than I was for the final, because I knew for the final, I could finally throw everything out that I’ve got.”
In the women’s Madison, the Italian team of Chiara Consonni and Vittoria Guazzini gained a lap on the field and then won enough points in intermediate sprints to capture gold.
The U.S. military said on Monday that it struck a vessel in the Caribbean, killing three men, the latest such incident in recent months.
President Donald Trump’s administration has touted its success at taking out suspected drug trafficking vessels in the area.
The military said in a post on X the vessel was “engaged in narco-trafficking operations.”
Reuters could not immediately verify the information.
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(Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones and Costas Pitas; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
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President Vladimir Putin said the development of Russia’s nuclear triad was an “absolute priority” Monday as he outlined the country’s stance on its weapons program, according to reports.
Marking Russia’s Defender of the Fatherland Day, the Russian leader spoke about strengthening the country’s nuclear capabilities before presenting state awards to officers involved in the invasion of Ukraine, the Moscow Times reported.
In his speech, Putin referred to the Russian nuclear triad, which is the country’s three-pronged system for delivering nuclear weapons, designed to ensure a credible second-strike capability.
Putin described its development as “an absolute priority,” saying that it “guarantees Russia’s security and ensures effective strategic deterrence and a balance of forces in the world.”
President Vladimir Putin declares Russia’s nuclear triad development an “absolute priority” on Defender of the Fatherland Day, emphasizing strategic deterrence capabilities. ( Contributor/Getty Images)
Putin also emphasized his country would continue to strengthen its army and navy, “taking into account developments in the international situation, based on combat experience gained,” amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
He added that Russia would also “significantly” enhance the capabilities of other branches of the armed forces, increasing their combat readiness, mobility, and ability to operate in all conditions, even the most challenging.
“And, of course, we will accelerate the development of advanced systems for the armed forces,” he added.
Putin’s remarks came after Russia suspended its participation in the New START Treaty on Feb. 5, 2023, the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between Moscow and Washington.
RUSSIA FIRES NEW HYPERSONIC MISSILE IN MASSIVE UKRAINE ATTACK, KREMLIN SAYS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns the Russian leader has launched “World War III.”
The treaty limited the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads and delivery systems each country could have.
Russian officials have said they will continue to take a “responsible” approach to managing their strategic nuclear arsenal and would respect previously established limits.
Putin’s announcement came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that the Russian leader had effectively launched “World War III” with his invasion of Ukraine four years ago.
“I believe that Putin has already started it. The question is how much territory he will be able to seize and how to stop him… Putin will not stop at Ukraine,” Zelenskyy told the BBC in an interview Feb. 23.
RUSSIA SHIFTS FROM TALK TO ACTION, TARGETING NATO HOMELAND AMID FEARS OF GLOBAL WAR
Smoke rises over the Kyiv skyline after a Russian attack, Monday, July 8, 2024. Russian forces launched multiple ballistic and cruise missiles against Ukrainian targets on Monday, Ukraine’s air force said, with explosions felt and heard across the capital, Kyiv. (AP Photo/ Evgeniy Maloletka)
Zelenskyy described the war as part of Putin’s broader attempt to impose a “different way of life” on the world.
“Stopping Putin today and preventing him from occupying Ukraine is a victory for the whole world,” he said.
However, when asked about the possibility of ceding the embattled Donbas region to Moscow as part of a peace deal, he warned that Russia would likely rebuild its military strength within “no more than a couple of years” and launch another invasion.
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“Where would he go next? We do not know, but that he would want to continue [the war] is a fact,” Zelenskyy said.
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