World’s oldest living gold medallist Charles Coste dies at 101

November 3, 2025 11:58 AM

World’s oldest living gold medallist Charles Coste dies at 101

French cyclist Charles Coste, who had been the world’s oldest living Olympic gold medallist, has died aged 101, French media reported on Sunday. Coste, who won Olympic gold in track cycling’s team pursuit alongside Pierre Adam, Serge Blusson, and Fernand Decanali, passed away on Thursday. He had been the world’s oldest living Olympic gold medallist following the death of Hungarian artistic gymnast Agnes Keleti at the age of 103 on 2 January 2025. Coste was one of the torchbearers during...

Paris restaurant apologies to Serena Williams, says was fully booked

August 6, 2024 5:12 PM

Paris restaurant apologies to Serena Williams, says was fully booked

A luxury Parisian hotel has apologised to tennis great Serena Williams after she complained, in a social media post seen by millions, that she and her family were turned away from its restaurant on Monday. "Yikes @peninsulaparis I've been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids. Always a first," Williams said on X. Williams, a four-times Olympic gold medallist, was one of the Olympic flame's torchbearers during the Paris Games' opening cerem...