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PARIS — Lin Yu-ting captured featherweight gold on Saturday, defeating Poland’s Julia Szeremeta and shaking off more than a week of specious allegations that she shouldn’t be fighting in the women’s division. Lin won by unanimous decision at Roland-Garros stadium, with the five judges scoring it...

Lin Yu-ting claims gold in boxing amid gender controversy

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Imane Khelif faced Yang Liu in the Olympic women's welterweight boxing final, with the Algerian now set for a lucrative payday

Imane Khelif earns huge sum for winning Olympic boxing gold medal after gender row

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JULIA SZEREMETA has reached the Olympic “featherweight” boxing final and will be facing off against one of the boxers at the centre of the Olympic “gender row”. But who is the Polish competitor taking on her controversial opponent Lin Yu-ting? Who is Lin-Yu Ting’s Olympics boxing opponent Julia Szeremet? Julia was born in Poland and […]

Who is Lin Yu-Ting’s Olympics boxing opponent Julia Szeremeta? Meet the Polish woman taking on taking on Taiwanese boxer

Inside the Athlete Experience: In the Ring with USA Boxing. As a novice boxer, no one could mistake me for a pro. Yet, I couldn’t pass up a chance to train with the pros—the best boxers in the nation—at the Olympic and Paralympic Training Center. I strive...

Inside the Athlete Experience: In the Ring with USA Boxing

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Incident Summary: On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Olympic Games in Paris, American diver Alison Gibson faced an unfortunate incident that led to a score of 0.0. Competing to secure a place in the semi-finals, the 25-year-old Texas-born athlete experienced a collision with the diving board that significantly impacted her performance.

Heart-Stopping Moment: Alison Gibson’s Dive Ends in Disaster at the 2024 Olympics

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev won Olympic gold in the Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-around final.Varfolomeev topped the rotations in hoop (36.300), ball (36.500) and clubs (36.350) and came second in the ribbon (33.700) to score a total 142.850 points.Bulgaria’s Boryana Kaleyn won the silver with 140.600 points and Italy's 2023 World Championships silver medallist Sofia Raffaeli took the bronze medal with 136.300 points.Having made her senior debut in 2022, Varfolomeev earned her first world title in the clubs before becoming the youngest gymnast to achieve the feat of a clean sweep of four apparatus finals and the all-around title at the 2023 World Championships.

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev wins Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-round gold

Neal Maupay, the Everton striker, recently shared CCTV footage of himself slipping over in a lift. The incident occurred after Maupay had been at the pool and was returning to his hotel in swimming trunks and a towel. In the video, Maupay can be seen slipping and falling to the floor as he exits the lift. However, what impressed fans the most was Maupay’s good-natured response to the mishap. After his slip caused water to spill everywhere, Maupay used his towel to mop up the mess.

“Neal Maupay Shares Hilarious CCTV Footage of Slip in Hotel Lift After Pool Mishap”

Olympic boxing resumes today, as we’re getting down to only gold medal fights, four each today and tomorrow. Today’s lone session will start at 3:30 pm ET. For those in the United States, you can stream all the action live with Peacock. Today we’ll see championship bouts in...

Olympics 2024 Boxing: Live streaming updates and results for August 9

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Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting, one of two female boxers targeted in a “gender eligibility’’ controversy at the Paris Olympics, beat Poland's Julia Szeremeta

Boxer Lin Yu-Ting wins gold medal after Olympic controversy

Khelif claimed a unanimous points decision win over China's Yang Liu in the women's 66kg final and was paraded around the arena on a team member's shoulders. Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, who together with Khelif was disqualified from last year's world championships after failing gender eligibility testing, fights in the women's 57kg final on Saturday.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins Olympic gold after tumultuous run at Paris Games

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif said all the online hate and criticism directed at her gave her success at the Paris Olympics a "special taste."

Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif says her critics are just 'enemies of success'

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

The Independent

 Imane Khelif returns to the ring tonight and faces the fight of her life when she battles China’s Yang Liu for gold at the Olympics. The bout will conclude an intense fortnight for the Algerian at Paris 2024 following scrutiny after the IBA, which is not running boxing at the Olympics, announced she had failed a gender test at last year’s world championships.The drama started after Angela Carini withdrew 46 seconds into her fight with Khelif, and further victories against Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori, amid loud support from a boisterous contingent of Algerian fans, and Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng have...

What time does Imane Khelif fight? How to watch boxing finals at Paris Olympics

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Jake Shields ranted about Imane Khelif’s Olympic gold victory at the Paris Olympics. The Algerian boxer endured an array of obstacles regarding her true gender while competing. Imane Khelif secured the gold medal in the 2024 but Jake Shields is among those who are not celebrating it. Imane won...

Jake Shields Blasts Imane Khelif’s Olympic Boxing Gold Medal Victory: ‘Allowing A Man To Beat Up Women Is Shameful’

Imane Khelif claimed gold for Algeria at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, after defeating women’s welterweight boxer Yang Liu of China on Friday. In case you missed it, the Algerian boxer has been caught in a bit of controversary since joining the Olympic games. That’s because Khelif reportedly failing eligibility tests back in 2023, leading some to question her true gender. In fact, Khelif has sparked much discussion around the sports community as she has worked her way to Friday’s final.

Video: Controversial female boxer Imane Khelif claims welterweight gold at Paris Olympics

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Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

Washington, PA

Washington Commanders’ joint practice with the New York Jets was disrupted by heavy rain, but both teams made the most of the opportunity to compete and grow. The Commanders’ rookie quarterback, Jayden Daniels, faced one of the NFL’s top defenses and showed promise in his ability to process the game and make quick decisions. Wide receiver Terry McLaurin praised Daniels’ ball placement and anticipation, noting that the game is starting to slow down for him.

Washington Commanders’ Joint Practice with New York Jets: Rainy Challenges and Promising Performances

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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Imane Khelif Triumphs with Olympic Boxing Gold, Conquering a Challenging Games

Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer, emerged victorious in the women’s boxing 66-kilogram division at the Olympics, winning the gold medal. Her win came after a challenging...

Imane Khelif Triumphs with Olympic Boxing Gold, Conquering a Challenging Games

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