PHOTOS of the Day: PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS- 8.4.24

August 4, 2024August 4, 2024 Contributor 0 Comment

Left to right) Israel’s Artem Dolgopyat (silver), Philippines’ Carlos Edriel Yulo (gold) and Britain’s Jake Jarman (bronze) pose during the podium ceremony for the artistic gymnastics men’s floor exercise during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 3, 2024.

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PHILIPPINES:

King Carlos ascends to gymnastics throne in Paris

The Philippines’ Carlos Edriel Yulo reacts after competing in the artistic gymnastics men’s floor exercise final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 3, 2024.

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Aira Villegas assured of medal after close win over French bet

Team Philippines' Aira Villegas Paris Olympics 2024 boxing

Team Philippines’ Aira Villegas, right, celebrates after defeating France’s Wassila Lkhadiri in their women’s 50kg quarterfinal boxing match at the Paris Olympics 2024, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

It was the finest of margins and Aira Villegas escaped with a victory that will change her life forever.

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SINGAPORE:

It’s heartbreaking, says Loh Kean Yew after loss to Olympic champion in badminton q-finals

The match was an uphill task for Singaporean shuttler Loh Kean Yew, who had just two wins in his previous 10 meetings with Danish world No. 2 Axelsen. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

PARIS – It was the best of times. Riding the high of beating China’s world No. 6 Li Shifeng in the Olympic Games round of 16, Singapore’s 12th-ranked Loh Kean Yew felt he had momentum.

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Tears for an untimely injury, Shanti Pereira finds steel to go faster at the Olympics

Shanti Pereira’s time in the heats of the 100m – not her pet event – on Aug 2 was 11.63, leaving her 55th out of 72 runners. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

PARIS – In the media mixed zone at the Stade de France, for a brief while Shanti Pereira is unable to speak because she’s crying. Reporters wait as she composes herself. Everyone understands. You want to bring your best to the Olympic Games and she couldn’t and it’s not her fault. Blame it on luck, circumstance, fate, whatever.

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Singapore’s Marc Louis misses chance to race against Olympic 100m champion after hamstring injury

Singapore’s Marc Louis competing in the men’s 100m preliminary round heat 1 at the Stade de France on Aug 3. He was third behind Gambia’s Ebrahima Camara and Malaysia’s Azeem Fahmi. PHOTO: REUTERS

PARIS – A dramatic Olympic debut for Marc Louis saw him progress from the preliminary round with a 10.43sec run to earn a dream Round 1 heat against the likes of Italy’s defending men’s 100m champion Marcell Jacobs on Aug 3.

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Singapore’s kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder ‘excited to go racing’ in his Olympic debut

Singaporean kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder heads into the Paris Olympics as one of the favourites for the gold medal. PHOTO: SAILING ENERGY/SEMAINE OLYMPIQUE FRANCAISE

PARIS – The Formula Kite competition at the Paris Olympics starts only on Aug 4, but Maximilian Maeder has been busy doing his homework studying other races at the Marseille Marina.