Controversial Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu Ting is now an Olympic gold medalist after defeating Poland’s Julia Szeremeta in the women’s featherweight final Saturday at the Paris Games.
Lin won the bout by unanimous decision.
Lin — along with Algeria’s Imane Khelif, who won gold in the women’s welterweight division Friday — were removed from the Women’s World Boxing Championship in March 2023.
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I feel like we need to start with the requisite preseason disclaimer: it is just the preseason.
But highlights are highlights and Jayden Daniels just gave us a good one with his first completion upon seeing some NFL action.
The former LSU signal caller, Heisman Trophy winner, and second-overall pick hit the field with the Washington Commanders as they opened their preseason slate against the New York Jets.
Romania’s Ana Barbosu could replace American Jordan Chiles as the Olympic bronze medalist in gymnastics floor exercise after the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided an appeal from Chiles’ coach that vaulted her onto the podium.
America’s Masai Russell won a photo finish Saturday to capture gold in the women’s 100-meter hurdles.
The pair of 2026 5-stars were among the best of an extremely talented group on Thursday and Friday.
The Under Armour Next Elite 24 showcase is officially underway, as the three-day showcase began with practices on Thursday and scrimmages on Friday before the nationally televised game this Saturday on ESPNU.
24 of the nation’s best women’s high school prospects came out to compete across the 2025, 2026, and 2027 recruiting classes, with over 75 percent of the participants being five-star recruits.
The Paris Olympics come to an end Sunday, and over the two weeks and change that they’ve been going on, hundreds of medals have been handed out.
However, one medal that was dished out dates back to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Beverly McDonald represented Jamaica in the 200m and finished just off the podium. However, Team USA’s Marion Jones was one of the athletes ahead of her.
Jones admitted to doping and was asked to return all of her medals, and with all the medals moving around, McDonald was named the bronze medalist.
McEwen won his first Olympic medal.