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Keely Hodgkinson
personHodgkinson is only the third British woman in history to win 800m gold. 22-year-old was inspired by Jessica Ennis at London 2012. Beatrice Chebet won gold in the women's Olympic 5,000 metres.
Elon Musk
personShares of Amazon.com Inc went down by 8.8 per cent on Friday. This dropped Bezos' net worth to $191.5billion. Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms Inc shares fell by 1.9 per cent, causing him to lose more than $3billion in value. Musk's net worth of $252billion also dropped by $6.6billion as his Tesla shares plunged by 4.2 per cent.
Nasdaq
organizationS&P 500 opened down about 4% Monday, with the Nasdaq falling a larger 6%. Investors have been selling the year’s best performers, concerned that disappointing second-quarter results are a sign that the AI frenzy is a fad.
Noah Lyles
personNoah Lyles won gold in a photo finish with Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by just five thousandths of a second. Lyles clocked at 9.784sec to Thompson's 9.789sec, although both sprinters were listed as 9.79sec. He is the first American to win the 100m Olympic event since Justin Gatlin won gold at the 2004 Athens Games.
Simone Biles
personSimone Biles slipped and fell off the balance beam at the end of her acrobatic series. She received a score of 13.100, tied with U.S. teammate Sunisa Lee for fourth. Alice D'Amato of Italy took the gold with ascore of 14.366. Zhou Yaqin of China earned silver with a 14.100 points. Manila Esposito of Italy earned bronze medalist with a 13.000.
Sheikh Hasina
personBangladesh's PM Sheikh Hasina forced to resign after weeks of unrest. At least 95 people confirmed dead after a weekend of violence. Protesters have stormed her palace in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka.
Scottie Scheffler
personU.S. golfer Scottie Scheffler becomes first ever world No 1 to capture Olympic gold while holding the top spot. Tommy Fleetwood was forced to settle for silver in France. Hideki Matsuyama made up the top three with the Japanese star shooting a final-round 65.
Kishane Thompson
personLyles beat Thompson in 9.79s in one of closest Olympic 100m races of all time. American had his chest, which is the body part measured, across line first. Lyles's compatriot Fred Kerley narrowly claimed the bronze medal in9.81s.
Novak Djokovic
personNovak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (7-3), 7-7(2) in the men's singles final at Roland Garros on Sunday. The 37-year-old is the oldest man to win the Olympic singles title since 1988. He becomes the fifth player to win all four singles Grand Slams and the Olympic title during a career.
Noah Lyles
personThe 27-year-old edged out Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by five thousandths of a second (9.79) Lyles is the first American to win a gold medal in the 100m since Justin Gatlin in 2004. Team GB sprinters Louie Hinchliffe and Zharnel Hughes saw their bid for Olympic 100m gold end in the semi-finals.
Carlos Alcaraz
personNovak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (7-3) 7-2 in men's singles final. The Serb holds the men's record for grand slam victories with 24. BBC abruptly cut off coverage after the first set to show gymnastics.
John Peers
personMatt Ebden and John Peers beat Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram of the United States 6-7 (6), 7-6 (1), 10-8 in a match tiebreaker in the 2024 Games men's doubles final. It is only Australia's second Olympic tennis gold after Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde won in Atlanta in 1996. Ebden drew attention at the start of these Olympics when he was a fill-in in singles and lost to Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-1.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
personJamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce pulled out of the women's Olympic 100 metres with injury shortly before her semi-final on Saturday night. The 37-year-old won the Olympic 100m title in 2008 and 2012. She was filmed on social media in a heated discussion with stewards.
Anna Luca Hamori
personAlgerian boxer Imane Khelif beats Anna Luca Hamori in women's 66kg quarter-final. The 24-year-old guaranteed herself at least bronze at the Paris Olympics after winning her quarterfinal on August 3 on points. She will face Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng in the semi final.
Lloyd Austin
personDefence Secretary Lloyd Austin overrode a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks. Move comes two days after the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, announced it had reached plea deals.
Imogen Grant
personImogen Grant and Emily Craig claimed first place in the lightweight women’s double sculls. Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George claim silver in the men's pair. Ireland's Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan complete back-to-back Olympic titles.
Angela Carini
personImane Khelif defeated Angela Carini in the opening round of the women's welterweight event in Paris on Thursday. Carini withdrew from the bout within 46 seconds and was left in tears following her defeat. YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has offered Carini an invitation to an MVP boxing event.
Emily Craig
personImogen Grant and Emily Craig came first in the lightweight women's double sculls. Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George took silver in the men’s pair. Ireland rowers Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan completed back-to-back Olympic titles.
Intel
organizationIntel shares sink nearly 27% on Friday and were set for their worst day since 1974. The company was set to lose more than $30 billion in market value after it gave a disappointing forecast and said it would cut 15% of its workforce.
IOC
organizationAlgerian boxer Imane Khelif beat Italian Angelina Carini in less than a minute. The 25-year-old was one of two athletes thrown out of last year's world championships in New Delhi after failing to meet gender eligibility criteria. IBA has issued a scathing statement aimed at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) concerning its eligibility guidelines for the Paris 2024 Olympics.