Chinese badminton player Huang Ya Qiong experienced a double dose of joy at the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning a gold medal and receiving a surprise marriage proposal from her teammate Liu Yuchen. On August 2, Huang, and her mixed doubles partner, Zheng Siwei, triumphed over South Korea’s Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun to secure the […]
The makers of the critically acclaimed Hollywood movie “John Wick” responded to social media users who dubbed Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec as “Turkish John Wick.” The Turkish sports shooter became an overnight internet sensation after he won a silver medal for Turkey at the Paris Olympics 2024 without using specialised equipment. Dikeç and his partner […]
The organisers of the Paris Olympics 2024 have reportedly roped in Hollywood action star Tom Cruise to close out the Games’ with a daring stunt. The actor, who is busy in the shooting of “Mission: Impossible 8” in Europe, will be one of the highlights of the closing ceremony on August 11, Variety reported, citing […]
Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec has opened up on competing at the Paris Olympics 2024 without specialised equipment. The 51-year-old went viral after he won a silver medal in the 10-meter air pistol mixed team event a day earlier. A photo of Yusuf Dikec took the internet by storm showing him sporting his regular pair of […]
Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec took the internet by storm after he bagged a silver medal without using specialised equipment at the Paris Olympics 2024. The 51-year-old was termed an icon after he won a silver medal in the 10-meter air pistol mixed team event a day earlier. Dikeç and his partner Şevval İlayda Tarhan were […]
Satou Sabally scored 23 of her 33 points in the first half, helping Germany continue its impressive Olympic debut in women’s basketball with a 75-64 victory over Japan on Thursday, securing a place in the quarterfinals in Paris. Germany played without Nyara Sabally, who plays for the WNBA’s New York Liberty, after she was injured […]
PARIS (AFP) – Ecuador’s Brian Pintado dedicated the first Olympic athletics gold medal of the Paris Games to his loved ones back home after powering to victory in the men’s 20km walk on Thursday. The 29-year-old’s beloved family may not have been present in Paris as he strolled to victory in 1hr 18min 55sec but […]
The Paris 2024 Olympics have been filled with unforgettable moments, but one of the most remarkable stories is that of Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez, who competed while seven months pregnant The 26-year-old athlete from Cairo shared her incredible experience on Instagram, writing, “What appears to you as two players on the podium were actually three! […]
Listen to article Katie Ledecky, widely regarded as the greatest female swimmer in history, claimed Olympic gold on Wednesday night in the 1,500-metre freestyle, a race she has dominated for over a decade. Ledecky took command early and never faced a challenge, finishing with an Olympic record time of 15:30.02. This marks her first gold medal of […]
In a stunning display at the Paris Olympics 2024, 51-year-old Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec captured a silver medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event with minimal gear, sparking a meme fest on social media. Dikec, competing in his fifth Olympic Games, partnered with Sevval Ilayda Tarhan to secure second place. Despite only wearing […]