The record of Chinese athlete Sun Yang, who was suspended for doping, was broken during the swimming competition in Paris on Saturday. Bobby Finke of the US defeated Sun’s 12-year-old mark in the 1500-meter freestyle. Finke, who was 24 years old at that time, easily won his second Olympic gold medal after setting a new world record in the event with a time of 14:30.67. His victory was the first gold medal won by an American male athlete in an individual event during the Paris Olympics. Finke, who was leading by about 300 meters at that time, never looked back…
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Despite the controversy surrounding her gender, Lin Yu-Ting was still able to advance to the Olympic semi-finals. She defeated Bulgaria’s Svetlana Staneva and secured herself a spot in the bronze-medal match. Lin failed to meet the conditions of her participation in the world championships due to her gender. Following the match, Staneva made two Xs with her index fingers. This was reportedly the reason behind her gesture, as the debate regarding her participation continued. Staneva left the boxing ring without commenting. According to the Washington Post, her coach, Borislav Georgiev, went through the press area and carried a piece of…
Korbin Reid, a 13-year-old boy from Lithgow, was killed while riding his scooter on the Great Western Highway at Bowenfels on Friday. He was with his father and brother when the tragic incident occurred. According to his older brother Zack, he could not believe his eyes when he saw his sibling lying on the road. He then held his head up against his leg as he tried to call his brother’s name. After a couple of seconds, he started to move his eyes. Korbin and his friends had just crossed the highway from a traffic light. Zack said that as…
Although it’s not ideal to sleep on the ground, it’s better than sleeping on a cardboard box. According to the New York Post, Thomas Ceccon, an Olympic gold medalist from Italy, was spotted sleeping inside the village’s park. A Saudi Arabian rower named Husein Alireza shared a picture of Ceccon sleeping on a white towel, which indicated that the location was inside the facility. After failing to make the finals of the men’s 200m backstroke event, Ceccon publicly criticized the accommodations in the village. According to him, the food and airconditioning in the facility were not good. Many athletes move…
The emergency services are currently searching for a man who was taken by a massive crocodile in Queensland’s Far North. His family was reportedly watching the incident. At around 2 pm on Saturday, crews were dispatched to the Cooktown area after receiving reports of a man being attacked by a crocodile. The man, who was vacationing with his family, fell into the water while fishing near the Annan River Bridge. According to the police, the incident occurred in front of his family. Greg Finucane, a senior sergeant with the Queensland Police, said the family was obviously traumatized by the incident.…