A gold medal win by Canadian Philip Kim at the Paris Olympics in breaking has introduced the world to the sport and its culture that is all about peace, love and unity, his former coaches say. Kim, who competes as B-Boy Phil Wizard, took the first-ever Olympic gold medal in men's breaking in Paris by defeating French hometown favourite Dany Dann in Saturday's final.
Aman defeated Puerto Rico’s Darian Cruz 13-5 in the men's 57kg bronze medal match after losing against Japanese top-seed Rei Higuchi 0-10 in the semifinal. He thus made history by becoming the youngest-ever individual Olympic medallist from India at 21 years and just 24 days.
Nadeem won the first individual gold medal for Pakistan, who have till now won only three gold medals in the Olympics -- all in hockey. The country won its last gold medal in hockey in 1984 in Los Angeles.
It was Sreejesh's final match for India and he left no stone unturned to make it a memorable one for the country. Reflecting on his career, Harmanpreet, who scored both goals for India against Spain, said Sreejesh's journey is incredible and they're happy to win it for him. Harmanpreet, who scored 10 goals for India in the Olympics, also mentioned what this medal win means to the entire nation.
Seventy per cent of the respondents to a Leger poll on the Paris Olympic Games said they were either very or somewhat familiar with the scandal, after a member of the Canadian team's coaching staff was caught using a drone to spy on New Zealand team practices before the start of competition.
In what will be a major heartbreak for Indian wrestling, Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the women’s 50kg event at the Paris Olympics after being weighed "few grams over" the permissible limits on Wednesday morning.
