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Arshad Nadeem wins Olympic men's javelin gold in historic first for Pakistan 08 Aug 2024 - 11:38 pm
Gold medallist Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem celebrates after winning in the men's javelin throw final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP) 
Tebogo upstages Lyles to become first African to win Olympic 200m 08 Aug 2024 - 10:40 pm
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo celebrates after winning the men's 200m final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Jewel Samad / AFP)
India women's wrestler Vinesh Phogat retires after missing weight for Olympic final 08 Aug 2024 - 05:28 pm
In this photograph taken on May 24, 2016, Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat takes part in a practice session at a Sports Authority of India (SAI) gymnasium in Lucknow.  (Photo by SANJAY KANOJIA / AFP)
Dominant Younousse and Tijan book semi-finals berth 08 Aug 2024 - 10:23 am
Qatar’s Ahmed Tijan (left) and Cherif Younousse celebrate after scoring a point against USA. AFP
Barshim ‘fit’ for final after injury scare 08 Aug 2024 - 10:13 am
Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim competes during the qualification round. AFP
Sheikh Joaan meets Chinese Olympic Committee president 07 Aug 2024 - 11:56 pm
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Qatar’s Samba reaches men’s 400m hurdles final at Olympics   07 Aug 2024 - 09:31 pm
Jamaica's Malik James-King, Qatar's Abderrahman Samba and British Virgin Islands' Kyron McMaster compete in the men's 400m hurdles semi-final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 7, 2024. (Photo by Jewel Samad / AFP)
Barshim advances to High Jump final in Paris Olympics 2024 07 Aug 2024 - 03:00 pm
Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim competes in the men's high jump qualification of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 7, 2024. Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP.
Sheikh Joaan meets Refugee Olympic Team, president of French Olympic Committee 06 Aug 2024 - 11:53 pm
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Qatar's Fares gears up for 102kg weightlifting challenge at Paris Olympics   06 Aug 2024 - 10:58 pm
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Romanian PM to boycott Olympics' closing ceremony after gymnastics 'scandalous situation' 06 Aug 2024 - 06:30 pm
Romania's Ana Barbosu competes in the artistic gymnastics women's floor exercise final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 5, 2024. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP)
Whale breach seen during Paris Olympics surfing semifinal competition in Tahiti 06 Aug 2024 - 12:08 pm
A whale breaches as Brazil's Tatiana Weston-Webb and Costa Rica's Brisa Hennessy (R) compete in the women's surfing semi-finals, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, on August 5, 2024.
Open water training in polluted Seine cancelled: organisers 06 Aug 2024 - 11:18 am
TOPSHOT - Athletes compete in the swimming race in the seine, during the mixed's relay triathlon, at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in central Paris, on August 5, 2024. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
Samba advances in 400m hurdles as Ismail books semi-finals berth 06 Aug 2024 - 11:05 am
Qatar's Abderrahman Samba (centre) in action during the men's 400m hurdles heats, yesterday.
Sublime Younousse and Tijan storm into quarter-finals 06 Aug 2024 - 10:54 am
Qatar’s Ahmed Tijan (right) digs the ball beside Cherif Younousse during their Round of 16 match against Chile. AFP
Lyles cruises into Olympic 200m semi-final in treble gold bid 05 Aug 2024 - 10:07 pm
US' Noah Lyles reacts after competing in the men's 200m heat of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 5, 2024. (Photo by Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP)
Simone Biles finishes off her return to the Olympics with a silver on floor exercise 05 Aug 2024 - 05:11 pm
US' Simone Biles (silver), Brazil's Rebeca Andrade (gold) and US' Jordan Chiles (bronze) pose during the podium ceremony for the artistic gymnastics women's floor exercise event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 5, 2024. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP)
Paris 2024 Olympics: Qatari sprinter Samba qualifies for 400M hurdles Semi-Final 05 Aug 2024 - 01:18 pm
Samba photograph by @qatar_olympic on X.