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Paris organisers’ worst fears have come true after mutiple athletes fell seriously ill after competing in the triathlon. Concerns were raised going into the Olympics over the events taking place in the Seine River and now the reality has hit. Belgium were forced to pull out of the mixed triathlon relay after one of their athletes was hospitalised with an E. coli infection. Claire Michel, 35, has been sick for the past four days, an illness that has now ruled her out of the race entirely. With Belgium unable to replace her in their four-person team, they have been forced...

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Footage has emerged of the second 'failed gender test' boxer landing a flurry of heavy punches on her opponent to win her opening fight of the Paris Olympics. Taiwan's Lin Yu-Ting put on a dominant display across three rounds at the North Paris Arena on Friday to storm to victory against Sitora Turdibekova of Uzbekistan. The 28-year-old showed off impressive striking and quick footwork to maintain dominance inside the ring and secure the unanimous decision victory. Afterwards, her opponent Turdibekova was overcome with emotion and could not hold back the tears as the decision was read out inside the arena....