India at Paris Olympics 2024, Day 9 Live: Lakshya Sen eyes spot in final; Lovlina Borgohain in QF

The moment when you find out your sister won a gold medal at the Olympics!

Congratulations Thea LaFond!#GoNavy | #RollGoats pic.twitter.com/38p4NGpsXK— Navy Football (@NavyFB) August 3, 2024

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All the best Lakshya! ????

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Thea LaFond ????????is ecstatic to win the first Olympic medal for Dominica, an island with a population of over 70'000 !

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Noah Lyles looks to end 20-year gold medal drought in 100m sprint

All eyes will be on Noah Lyles of the United States of America when he steps up to the starting block in the Stade de France on Sunday.

Lyles is bidding to become the first American sprinter since Justin Gatlin in Athens 2004 to win gold in the men’s 100m. It will be a matter of restoring pride to the country after Sha'Carri Richardson suffered a surprise defeat to Julien Alfred in the rainy women's 100m final on Saturday.

But Lyles, who came in second in his heat on Saturday, faces stiff competition. Those posing a threat to the American include reigning champion Marcell Jacobs of Italy, who looks imperious as ever in his return from injury. Alongside Jacobs, Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson and Great Britain’s Louie Hinchcliffe, the latter beating Lyles in his heat.

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