BEIJING, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Nikola Karabatic ignited France to a big first half Sunday en route a 28-23 win over Iceland and the Olympic team handball gold medal.
BEIJING, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Hadi Saei of Iran won the Olympic gold medal Friday in the 80-kilogram class of men's taekwondo.
BEIJING, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Ramazan Sahin of Turkey won the Olympic gold medal Wednesday in the 66-kilogram class of men's freestyle wrestling.
BEIJING, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Gerd Kanter of Estonia won the Olympic gold medal Tuesday in the men's discus throw.
BEIJING, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Stephanie Brown Trafton of the United States won the Olympic gold medal Monday in the women's discus.
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic won the first gold medal awarded at the Beijing Olympics Saturday, capturing the women's air rifle event.
FORT MEYERS, Fla., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Al Oerter, a world record holder in the discus and the first man to win four Olympic gold medals in an event, died Monday in Fort Myers, Fla., at 71.
TOKYO, June 28 (UPI) -- Japanese Olympic gold medalist Ryoko Tani plans to withdraw from the upcoming world judo championships because she is pregnant. Tani told a news conference Monday that her baby is due in February. She hopes to return to competition after the birth, Japan
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Olympic medal winners in the men's discus:
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Olympic medal winners in the women's discus:
