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    Korda holds nerve to win golf event, Aditi misses medal by a whisker

    07 Aug 2021

    Nelly Korda held her nerve during a storm delay on Saturday to cap an incredible six weeks with Olympic gold, completing a US golf clean sweep at the Tokyo Games.

    Malcom hits extra-time winner as Brazil retain men’s football crown

    07 Aug 2021

    Brazil won Olympic men’s football gold for the second consecutive tournament as substitute Malcom struck the winner in a 2-1 victory over Spain after extra time on Saturday.

    Tokyo 2020 President Mori to resign over sexist comments

    11 Feb 2021

    The 2020 Tokyo Games were postponed for a year because of the novel coronavirus and the pandemic is still creating huge questions about their viability, even though the government has said it is determined the July.23-Aug.8 Games go ahead.

    Tokyo 2020 boss resigns over sexism row, but successor unclear

    12 Feb 2021

    The resignation and the leadership vacuum left behind by the controversy add to the woes of organisers struggling to win over a sceptical public less than six months before the virus-delayed Games.

    Olympics to be held as scheduled despite the pandemic, insists official

    02 Feb 2021

    Japan’s government and Olympic organisers are working on gaining support for the Games that is less than six months from opening.

    Pakistan’s javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem creates history, wins gold at Commonwealth Games

    08 Aug 2022

    Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem created history as he became the first South Asian to cross the 90.18-metre barrier in the sport and the first ever Pakistani to claim the athletics gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

    ICC wants cricket to return to Olympic Games at Los Angeles in 2028

    04 Aug 2022

    The International Cricket Council will make a presentation to the Los Angeles Olympics organisers later this month in its bid for the sport to return to the Games after a gap of 128 years, sources told Reuters.

    VIDEO: Pakistan’s Nadeem falls short of glory, congratulates India’s Chopra and apologises to nation

    08 Aug 2021

    Nadeem, who finished fifth in the competition, also apologised to his countrymen for not living up to the expectations of almost 200 million people. He was Pakistan's biggest medal hope but his best throw of 84.62 fell a little short and was not enough to fetch him a medal.

    Egypt's Feryal wins gold medal in women's +61kg kumite

    08 Aug 2021

    The 22-year-old Feryal Abdelaziz went ahead on a yuko with 28 seconds left in a cagey final bout. She scored again three seconds later and hung on for a 2:0 victory celebrated with a primal scream.

    US finish on top as Tokyo douses Olympic flame closing pandemic-defying Games

    08 Aug 2021

    In Tokyo, athletes got a surreal glimpse of everyday Tokyo life on Sunday when the closing ceremony was briefly transformed into a park with grass, buskers and BMX riders in a valediction after weeks spent under the regime of a pandemic Games.

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