<div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=03tu1M_0uogQEYb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=03tu1M_0uogQEYb00" width="450" height="300" > By Lincoln Feast TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti (Reuters) - Kauli Vaast from France won the Paris 2024 Olympic men's shortboard surfing gold medal on Monday at Teahupo'o in Tahiti. Australia's Jack Robinson won silver and Gabriel Medina from bronze won bronze. (Reporting by Lincoln Feast in Tahiti; Editing by Tom Hogue) <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div>

The Spun

The women's beach volleyball team for Spain has generated a lot of buzz at the Paris Olympics in large part because of their play. The duo of Liliana Fernandez and Paula Soria Gutierrez is undefeated at the moment.  Despite how well Fernandez and Gutierrez have played this summer, their ...

Jaw-Dropping Photo Of Spanish Beach Volleyball Star Is Going Viral

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PARIS (Reuters) - Croatia's Donna Vekic had so many misadventures on her way to the Olympics, including "pain everywhere", a plane delay and illness, that she said walking away with the Olympic tennis women's singles silver medal on Saturday was "incredible".

Olympics-Tennis-Croatia's Vekic calls silver medal 'incredible' after series of mishaps

LCM (50 meters) Prelims Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8. Finals Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6| Day 7 | Day 8.

Sarah Sjostrom Breaks Olympic Record With 23.66 50 Free In Semifinals, #3 Performance All-Time

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American beach volleyball duo Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes survived their first test at the Paris Olympics.On Sunday at Eiffel Tower Stadium, the Americans defeated Italians Valentina Gottardi and Marta Menegatti 2-1 (21-18, 17-21, 15-12), becoming the first team to advance to the quarterfinals of the event. Cheng and Hughes will face Switzerland's Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli on Tuesday.  
THAT WINNING FEELING! WOW! Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes defeat Gottardi/Menegatti  21-18, 17-21, 15-12 to be the first  team to advance to the quarterfinals.How are you feeling, USA fans??#beachvolleyball #paris2024 #olympics pic.twitter.com/UYxVue4dhN— USA Volleyball (@usavolleyball) August 4, 2024

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Watch: American beach volleyball duo advances to quarterfinals at Paris Olympics

PARIS (Reuters) - Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the tearing up of a spectator's banner reading "Taiwan go for it" by another spectator at the badminton venue at the Paris Olympics during competition on Friday.

Olympics-Badminton-Taiwan condemns tearing up of banner at venue

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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

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The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

Hope Logan Spencer (Anikka Noelle) was the voice of reason on The Bold and the Beautiful until recently. Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) has said many times that Hoep is fair, and he admires her morals. The writers have recently shifted the character, and Virginia fans differ on how they feel about it.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans don't agree on the new version of Hope Logan Spencer

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Norfolk, VA

Four Virginians were confirmed to be onboard when the Titanic sank on April 14, 1912. Phillip Acts and Selini Decker, who lived a few blocks apart in Norfolk, died when the ship sank. Richmond native Robert Decker and Eloise Smith, who later moved to Richmond from West Virginia, survived.

There's a reason no remains from the Virginia Titanic victims will ever be found

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A goal from Trinity Rodman in the 105th minute was the difference between the U.S. and Japan in Saturday's hard-fought women's soccer Paris Olympics quarterfinal.The U.S., who went into their first knockout march undefeated and outscoring opponents 9-2 at the Paris Games, found it difficult to break down a compact Japanese defense. They were uncharacteristically plagued with errant passes and missed opportunities.Rodman's goal to the top of the far post came as time in stoppage time in the first extra period. She fell to the field as she was embraced by her teammates in celebration.It was Rodman's third goal of...

U.S. women's soccer team narrowly beat Japan in Olympics quarterfinals

PARIS — You want pretty?. They’d rather be gritty. And that is the USA women’s volleyball team in a nutshell at the Paris Olympics, as the Americans finished pool play with a sweep — not an easy sweep, by any means, but a sweep nonetheless — of France and await their Tuesday quarterfinal assignment.

Olympics volleyball: “Gritty not pretty” USA women sweep France; men to face Brazil

TIARET, Algeria (Reuters) -The father of Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer at the centre of an Olympic row over whether athletes with Differences of Sexual Development (DSD) should compete as women, said she had honoured his family, calling attacks against her immoral.

Olympics-Father of Algerian boxer Khelif says he is honoured by his daughter

PARIS (Reuters) -The Algerian and Taiwanese boxers embroiled in a dispute over gender in sport at the Paris Games were disqualified from the 2023 World Championships after a sex chromosome test ruled both of them ineligible, the International Boxing Association said on Monday.

Olympics-Barred boxing federation says Khelif failed chromosome test

PARIS (Reuters) - France had a breakout performance in the triathlon at the Paris Games, earning its first individual medals in the sport, as Britain continued its strong pedigree by winning three medals for a total of 11 - nearly double the next-best nation.

Olympics-Triathlon-France makes its mark in Paris, more success for Britain

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In a deeply distressing event that has left the community of Padana village in Lahore reeling, a 15-year-old boy named Arsalan sadly ended his life by leaping from a water tank. The tragic incident is believed to have happened following Arsalan's receipt of poor grades in his final exams, a critical juncture in the educational structure of Pakistan.

Tragedy Strikes: Teenager Commits Suicide Over Exam Results in Lahore

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NANTES, France (AP) — Gabi Portilho fired Brazil into the semifinals of the Olympic women’s soccer tournament with a 1-0 win over France on Saturday. Portilho raced through on goal in the 82nd minute and swept a shot past France goalkeeper Constance Picaud to eliminate the host nation at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes.

Brazil beats France 1-0 and advances to the semifinals of Olympic women’s soccer tournament

Andy Benesh, Miles Partain sweep Italy on reborn option, jump-setting style. How different are Miles Partain and Andy Benesh playing in their previous two matches of the Paris Olympic Games when contrasted with the first two?. The record — two wins over two excellent opponents, first Brazil’s George and Andre...

Olympic Beach Volleyball: Benesh-Partain into quarters, Budinger-Evans out

Chicago, IL

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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.

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PARIS (Reuters) - The Olympics has entered its final week at the Paris Games with the city seeing a buzz of activity across venues including athletics, football, wrestling, artistic swimming, sailing, skateboarding and many more.

Olympics-What's happening on Day 11 of Paris Games on Tuesday

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Victor Wembanyama and Team France will take on Shai Gilegous-Alexander and Canada. Here's all you need to know.

How to Watch France vs. Canada Olympic Basketball Quarterfinals: Odds, Time, Channel

TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti (Reuters) - Kauli Vaast from France won the Paris 2024 Olympic men's shortboard surfing gold medal on Monday at Teahupo'o in Tahiti. Australia's Jack Robinson won silver and Gabriel Medina from bronze won bronze.

Olympics-Surfing-Vaast of France wins Olympic surfing gold in Tahiti

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