Joris Daudet leads a dominant French sweep of Olympic podium in BMX racing at the Paris Games
“It’s hard to perform, you know, when it mattered,” said Daudet, the three-time and reigning world champion, who finally earned an Olympic medal. His partner, Saya Sakakibara of Australia, won gold in the women’s race. But hopes were high after the trio of French riders dominated their heat races. Andre, who was fourth at the Tokyo Games, won two of his heats and finished second in the other. Daudet and Mahieu, who won worlds the previous year, also won a pair of heats and finished third in their others.
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August 03, 2024 08:25 UTC
Latest News In Ethiopia
Ethiopia's re-eligibility for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is dependent on the Ethiopian government's actions, US officials said this week. The Biden administration moved to suspend Ethiopia from the preferential trade regime in late 2021 in light of allegations of human rights violations committed during the two-year northern...
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August 03, 2024 08:16 UTC
Olympic Cheers Fill the Air as Fans Return for a 10,000-Meter Masterpiece and More at the Track
They were for distance runner Joshua Cheptegei, who stamped his mark on a masterpiece of a 10,000-meter race to set an Olympic record and win a gold medal. It featured 15 runners who had broken 27 minutes in their careers, meaning the 27:01 Olympic record was in peril before the starting gun even went off. Cheptegei gave Uganda its first gold medal in the 112-year history of the longest Olympic event on the track. “I was the world champion. Americans set world record in one of track’s newest eventsThe U.S. mixed 4x400 meter relay team set a world record in an event that is only 5 years old.
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August 02, 2024 23:41 UTC
Uganda’s Cheptegei wins men’s 10,000m gold at Paris Olympics 2024
Cheptegei stormed to the finish line in 26min 43.14 seconds, ahead of Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi and USA’s Grant Fisher. Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei withstood surging Ethiopian team tactics to claim gold in the men’s Olympic 10,000-metre at the Stade de France. The three-time world champion timed an Olympic record of 26 minutes and 43.14 seconds for victory on Friday. The world record holder added the Olympic 10,000 metres title to his remarkable haul to take the Games’ first track gold. As Cheptegei and Fisher made their way up through a bunching pack, Kejelcha was again on hand to offer a spurt of acceleration.
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August 02, 2024 22:35 UTC
Ethiopia PM says talks underway with armed groups; one group denies any discussion
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that negotiations are in progress with armed militias in the Amhara region to peacefully resolve the ongoing conflict there. The prime minister did not identify which armed groups were involved in the talks and when the talks started. Group denies it's talking to governmentA spokesperson for one of the Fano armed groups fighting in the Amhara region denies talks with the government. Fano is an ethnic Amhara militia without a formal structure and there are several groups operating in different parts of the Amhara region. Eyachew Teshale told VOA that they are not aware of any formal peace talks that are going on between the government and the Fano armed group.
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August 02, 2024 22:27 UTC
Who is Grant Fisher? Track star becomes second-ever USA man to win Olympic medal in 10,000m race
Grant Fisher didn't seem too tethered to the country's past failings on the international stage, however, at least not on Friday night. Grant Fisher becomes just the SECOND American man in 56 YEARS to win a 10,000m Olympic medal! You HAVE to watch this finish by American Grant Fisher in the men's 10,000m final! and Peacock pic.twitter.com/TIkHabiTFj — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 2, 2024Here's what you need to know about the latest history-maker in the world of track, American Grant Fisher. Grant Fisher heightFisher stands at 5-10, sporting the typically lanky frame would one expect of a runner competing in the events that Fisher does.
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August 02, 2024 22:24 UTC
Kenya on alert after case of mpox confirmed
The Kenyan Health Ministry has dispatched health care workers to Taita-Taveta County, where a case of mpox was detected Wednesday. Authorities say the person who tested positive for the virus traveled through the county along the Kenyan-Tanzanian border. Kenya Health Ministry Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni said health officials were deployed in an effort to prevent the virus from spreading. Muthoni of the Ministry of Health said medical officials are following up on the patient and the people he met. According to the Associated Press, Burundi, Central African Republic, and Rwanda reported mpox cases for the first time this week.
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August 02, 2024 22:02 UTC
2024 Olympics: Grant Fisher medals in 10,000m, Léon Marchand adds fourth gold, Sha’Carri Richardson debuts
A few minutes later, Phoebe Bacon will be racing in the women’s 200m backstroke at 2:39 p.m. The men’s 200m Individual Medley medal event is also happening at 2: 43 p.m. Leon Marchand, arguably France’s breakout star of the Games, races in the men’s 200m individual medley at 2:43 p.m. The Canadian and Dutch teams play in that tournament’s bronze medal match is set to happen at 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. The women’s singles bronze medal match between Poland’s Iga Swiatek — who suffered a surprise defeat yesterday — and Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova is at 09:30 a.m.
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August 02, 2024 21:22 UTC
Grand Blanc's Grant Fisher captures 10,000-meter bronze at Olympics
Jason MastrodonatoBay Area News GroupIn one of the most electric finishes of the Paris Olympics, Grand Blanc's Grant Fisher became the second American in 56 years to medal in the men’s 10,000-meter track event. Fisher, 27, nearly saw his race come to a crashing end when he slipped on the inside rail with nine laps to go. In fifth place for the next eight laps, Fisher waited patiently to make his move. In the last 56 years, only Galen Rupp, who won a bronze in London in 2012, has won a medal in the men’s 10,000. While at Stanford from 2015 to 2019, Fisher majored in electrical engineering while becoming a 12-time All-American on the track.
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August 02, 2024 21:12 UTC
Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda captures a 10,000-meter masterpiece on opening night at Olympic track
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August 02, 2024 21:12 UTC
Olympics: Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei wins gold in the 10,000-meter race
Fisher's bronze medal marked the first for the U.S. in the longest race on the Olympic track since Galen Rupp took silver in 2012. This was Cheptegei's season opener on the track this season — his only race at this distance was a 26:53 run in a cross-country road race earlier this season. Cheptegei adds this to the silver medal he won in Tokyo and the world titles he took in 2019, 2022 and 2023. Americans set world record in one of track’s newest eventsThe U.S. mixed 4x400 meter relay team set a world record in an event that is only 5 years old. All the record did was place the Americans in Saturday’s final, where the record will be in jeopardy again.
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August 02, 2024 20:58 UTC
Cheptegei holds off Ethiopian trio to win Olympic 10,000m gold
Paris (AFP) – Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei withstood Ethiopian team tactics to claim gold in the men's Olympic 10,000m at the Stade de France on Friday. Advertising Read moreThe three-time world champion and world record holder, silver medallist at the Tokyo Games, timed an Olympic record of 26min 43.14sec for victory. That beat the previous best of 27:07.17 set by Ethiopian great Kenenisa Bekele at the 2008 Beijing Games. When I took silver in Tokyo, I was disappointed. As Cheptegei and Fisher made their way up through a bunching pack, Kejelcha was again on hand to offer a spurt of acceleration.
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August 02, 2024 20:18 UTC
Olympic cheers fill the air as fans return for a 10,000-meter masterpiece and more at the track
They were for distance runner Joshua Cheptegei, who stamped his mark on a masterpiece of a 10,000-meter race to set an Olympic record and win a gold medal. It featured 15 runners who had broken 27 minutes in their careers, meaning the 27:01 Olympic record was in peril before the starting gun even went off. Cheptegei gave Uganda its first gold medal in the 112-year history of the longest Olympic event on the track. “I was the world champion. Americans set world record in one of track’s newest eventsThe U.S. mixed 4x400 meter relay team set a world record in an event that is only 5 years old.
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August 02, 2024 20:16 UTC
Olympics track and field Day 1 results: Joshua Cheptegei, Grant Fisher make history in 10,000m finals
Triple Jump Women's Round 1 Peacock, Fubo 12:55 p.m. Discus Throw Women's Round 1 Peacock, Fubo 1:10 p.m. 4x400m Relay Mixed Round 1 Peacock, Fubo 1:45 p.m. 800m Women's Round 1 Peacock, Fubo 1:50 p.m. Pole Vault Men's Round 1 Peacock, Fubo 4:35 a.m. 100m Men's Prelim Peacock, Fubo 5:10 a.m. 800m Men's Repechage E!, Peacock, Fubo 5:45 a.m. 100m Men's Round 1 E!, Peacock, Fubo 1:45 p.m. Pole Vault Women's Round 1 Peacock, Fubo 4:50 a.m. 400m Hurdles Women's Repechage USA Network, Peacock, Fubo 5:20 a.m. 400m Men's Repechage USA Network, Peacock, Fubo 5:55 a.m. 400m Women's Round 1 USA Network, Peacock, Fubo 6:50 a.m. 200m Women's Repechage USA Network, Peacock, Fubo 1:05 p.m. Pole Vault Women's Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo 1:10 p.m. 110m Hurdles Men's Semifinal NBC, Peacock, Fubo 1:25 p.m. Shot Put Women's Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo 2 p.m. 400m Women's Final NBC, Peacock, Fubo 2:10 p.m.
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August 02, 2024 20:04 UTC
Ethiopian Airlines and TSA Streamline Security for U.S. Travelers with PreCheck Program
Ethiopian Airlines and TSA Streamline Security for U.S. Travelers with PreCheck ProgramReading Time: < 1 minuteEthiopian Airlines Group, Africa’s leading airline conglomerate, is excited to reveal its collaboration with the U.S. Transport Security Administration (TSA) through the TSA PreCheck program. This initiative offers Ethiopian Airlines’ passengers from the USA an enhanced airport security experience, enabling them to undergo a smoother, more efficient security screening. The addition of TSA PreCheck allows for a more streamlined and faster security process, enabling passengers to navigate through checkpoints quickly, often in under 10 minutes. This service is now available to Ethiopian Airlines’ customers flying from major U.S. cities such as Atlanta, Chicago, Newark, New York, and Washington D.C. Eligible U.S. citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent residents can enroll in the TSA PreCheck Application Program via one of three authorized enrollment providers.
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August 02, 2024 19:28 UTC