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Lyles could launch his sport ”back into Usain Bolt territory”, says Lord Coe.

British trio set three world records on opening night in velodrome

Australia's last hope of equestrian success at the Olympics has evaporated after 50-year-old Edwina Tops-Alexander missed out on making the showjumping final.

Team USA narrowly emerged with the most medals from the pool in Paris, but the future of the sport may lie in its competitors abroad.

The discipline made an Olympic debut to remember in front of a 10,000-plus crowd in Vaires-sur Marne.

Australia's Matt Wearn is in the box seat to win consecutive gold medals, and will claim a silver at least, in the men's dinghy competition at the Olympics

Paraguay bans swimmer from the Olympic Village one day after she failed to qualify for the Butterfly swimming semi-finals citing “inappropriate behavior” The post Paraguayan Swimmer Luana Alonso Kicked Out Of Olympic Village After “Inappropriate Behavior” first appeared on Bored Panda.

Despite an imperfect day on the beam and the floor, the American has re-established herself as the world’s best

From pollution in the Seine to a dispute over gender in boxing to flouting a hijab ban we look at what grabbed the world’s attention outside the Games’ sporting triumphs