Mona McSharry has won a historic Olympic bronze medal at the Paris Olympics tonight. The 23-year Sligo women finished third in the 100m breaststroke final at the Paris La Défense Arena in the French capital. Olympic record holder Tatjana Smith from South Africa tool the gold in 1:05.28 ahead of China’s Qianting Tang (1.05.25).
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It took Antoine Dupont and his status as his sport’s best player to finally end Fiji’s dominance of Olympic rugby sevens, helping France win a gold medal at a raucous Stade de France. Dupont scored two tries and set up another after going on as a second-half replacement and France won a coveted title with a 28-7 victory.
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Remco Evenepoel took a sensational gold in the men’s individual time trial for Belgium, charging around the Paris parcours to beat Italy’s Filippo Ganna and countryman Wout van Aert to the top step of the Olympic podium. Ganna was second with Van Aert third, as Team GB’s Josh Tarling missed out to finish fourth.
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Jannik Sinner will not take part in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after being diagnosed with tonsillitis. The Italian was the top seed for the men’s singles competition, and his withdrawal sees Novak Djokovic move into that slot for Thursday’s draw. Paris 2024 would have been Sinner’s first Olympics, and he was also due to compete in the doubles event alongside compatriot Lorenzo Musetti.
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Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar has pulled out of the Olympic Games because of “extreme fatigue”, the Slovenian Olympic Committee has said. Pogacar completed victory in this year’s Tour by taking Sunday’s final stage, which was a time trial, to win the illustrious 3,498km race for a third time. Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz will not be defending his Gold Medal after winning the King of the Mountains category at the Tour this year.
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