These Olympics have been full of memorable moments since the dazzling opening ceremony: the Seine River was too dirty for the triathlon swim to go off as scheduled, a gender controversy has emerged in women's boxing, and Leon Marchand led France with four golds in four swimming events, and of course, Simone Biles has dazzled while winning two gold...
Simone Biles - The Canadian PressPARIS — The Paris Olympics at the halfway mark have brought the world “The Pommel Horse Guy,"a rugby star and social media sensation who wants to be on reality show “Love Island” and “The Real John Wick” in the form of a 51-year-old Turkish shooter.
Biles still has three more events, too. The vault is Saturday night and she has the balance beam and floor exercise on Monday. The bespectacled 25-year-old from Worcester, Massachusetts, sat practically still during the men's team final waiting his turn to take to the pommel horse, his only event in Paris. When it was time to go, he delivered 45 seconds of brilliance.
Maher has used her platform to promote body positivity and to document life in the athletes' village, which she renamed “The Villa” in reference to her beloved reality show “Love Island”.The 51-year-old Turkish pistol shooter went viral on social media for a seemingly casual attitude while shooting his way to a silver medal in mixed 10-meter air pistol. Commenters called him “The Real John Wick” after the Keanu Reeves character in “The Matrix” series.
Khelif was assigned female at birth and it says so on her passport, which is the International Olympic Committee’s threshold for eligibility for boxing.The pool has belonged to Marchand, who electrified a home crowd Friday night when he won his fourth gold by setting an Olympic record in the 200-meter individual medley. He also won gold in the 400 individual medley, 200 butterfly and 200 backstroke.
The opening ceremony prompted a storm of outrage for a contentious scene featuring drag queens and other performers.
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