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HISTORICAL FACTS: Leon marchand - Caught on Camera

Greater Than Ohtani? How Other Top Performances Match Up Against the Dodgers’ Two-Way Star

To find anything even close to what Shohei Ohtani did in the NLCS, SI scoured the major sports for the best individual performances.

Sports Illustrated

The Olympic Performance That Might Be Better Than Shohei Ohtani’s Two-Way Classic

A double-gold day by Leon Marchand is one of the few individual shows of greatness that comes close to Ohtani. Plus, is there a gymnastics performance that takes the cake?

Sports Illustrated

IOC sports director reveals reason behind major LA28 switch

Exclusive interview: Pierre Ducrey has outlined how swimming, and a huge audience inside the stadium, has afforded an ‘opportunity’ to provide a thrilling finale to the Games, a role usually handed to track and field

The Independent UK

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Marchand mania strikes again with 400m medley gold and relay silver

The French team finished its World Swimming Championships in style on Sunday with eight medals including four gold. Following Léon Marchand's 400m medley world title, the men's 4x100m medley relay team topped off the competition with a silver medal.

Radio France Internationale

Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi, 12, becomes youngest medallist in World Championships history

The talented Yu has earned a relay bronze medal in Singapore

The Independent UK

French star Marchand wins 200m medley gold at world swimming championships

French swimming sensation Léon Marchand won gold in the 200m individual medley at the world championships in Singapore on Thursday, a day after smashing the world record.

Radio France Internationale

Leon Marchand adds another world record to his tally

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Leon Marchand breaks 200m world record at World Championships

Olympic champion took nearly one and a half seconds off the previous record, which had stood for 14 years

The Independent UK

USA Swimming Seeks to Overcome Stomach Bug, Fierce Competition at 2025 World Championships

After mixed results at last summer’s Paris Olympics, the American contingent will hope to make a stronger impression over the next week in Singapore.

Sports Illustrated

The Year That Was: A to Z of Sports in 2024

Sometimes, not often, a year in sports is like countries marching out in alphabetical order at an Olympics opening ceremony. Only here, the first letter is not G for Greece, like at the Games, but A for Annum (Latin for year, for Gen X’s benefit).

The Times of India

Sources: USA Swimming Set to Clean House After Mixed Showing at Olympics

After winning the fewest U.S. Olympic swimming gold medals since 1988 and fewest total medals since 2004, changes will be made before the ’28 Los Angeles Games.

Sports Illustrated

'The French guy did alright!': Scott on Olympic rivalry with Marchand

DUNCAN SCOTT doesn’t want for motivation. The hunks of metal dangling around his neck attest to that.

The National (Scotland)

Olympics 2024 highlights: Best moments, biggest surprises and disappointments from thrilling Paris Games

Standard Sport reporters Matt Majendie and Malik Ouzia hand out their unofficial awards after an unforgettable fortnight

Evening Standard

Paris Olympics 2024 close, Los Angeles takes torch: Five key takeaways

As the Paris Olympics ends with a spectacular closing ceremony, we take a look at some of the key moments.

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The Guardian - AU

‘Mission complete’: what the papers say about the Paris Olympics closing ceremony

Cyclist Emma Finucane and weightlifter Emily Campbell dominate sports headlines as 2024 Games come to a close

Al Jazeera

Curtain closes on Paris 2024 as Olympic flame passes to Los Angeles

The US and China ended the games with 40 gold medals each, but the US topped the table because it had more silvers.

Radio France Internationale

France delivers Macron's wish securing best Olympic medal tally in a century

President Emmanuel Macron had set the bar high by calling for 50 to 60 French medals at the Paris Olympics and Les Bleus duly delivered, reeling in the country's biggest medal haul since 1900, as the Games came to an end on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Great Britain swimmers return six-medal haul including several gold near misses

GB won artistic swimming silver and had a gold and four silvers in the pool with Adam Peaty among those who were fingertip finishes away from golds.

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France 24

From Simone Biles to Novak Djokovic: Stars of the Paris Olympics

Many athletes had starring roles at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, capturing the interest and admiration of the French and fans from all over the world. The US’s Simone Biles and Noah Lyles, France’s Leon Marchand and Antoine Dupont, and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic were just a few.

Sports Illustrated

Swimming Rock Star Léon Marchand, Actual Rock Star Mick Jagger Take in Olympic Track

It's only track and field, but I like it.

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French Swimmer Léon Marchand Steals The Show In Paris

At Bercy Arena, swimmer Léon Marchand's rising stardom shines as cheers for him overshadow LeBron James, highlighting the unifying power of sports.

The Guardian - UK

How Phelps’ coach turned Marchand into an Olympic swimming legend

Bob Bowman guided Michael Phelps to glory and was in tears after Léon Marchand delivered on his promise in Paris

The Independent UK

Olympics day nine: Tommy’s time in Paris?

Golf and swimming come to an end at the Olympics.

The Independent UK

Adam Peaty absent after ‘worst week’ as Team GB surrender Olympic crown to USA

Peaty missed the mixed 4×100 metres medley relay final as Team GB lost their title and world record in the event to the United States

The Independent UK

Adam Peaty to miss mixed 4×100 metres medley relay final after ‘rough’ week

Peaty missed Friday’s heats for the mixed relay in the wake of a positive Covid test.

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