Russian athlete list shrinks as sports chiefs slam Olympic chiefs
The list of Russian athletes who will head to the Paris Olympics later this month has thinned to just over a dozen, as several sports federation heads have said their ...
Russian wrestlers refuse to participate in Paris Games
Russian wrestlers invited to compete at the Paris Olympics as neutral athletes will not take part after some of the leading wrestlers were left off the invitation list, the Russian ...
Cypriot judoka Asvesta secures spot at Paris Olympics
Cypriot judoka Sofia Asvesta has officially secured her place in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.
On Tuesday the International Judo Federation (IJF) announced that Asvesta’s 28th place in the Olympic ...
Olympic flame arrives in Marseille amid tight security
The Olympic flame reached Marseille, just outside the Old Port, amid tight security on Wednesday, 79 days before the Paris 2024 Games Opening Ceremony.
More than 150,000 people are expected to attend the ...
Paris mayor confident Seine pool party will convince river is safe
Mayor Anne Hidalgo is confident that her swimming in the River Seine in June will convince the Parisians that it is safe to bathe in the river.
“To the grumpy ...
Parisians warm up for Olympics with workouts in Louvre
Parisians warmed up for the coming Olympics with a series of workouts inside the renowned Louvre Museum on Wednesday, part of a programme to meld sports and culture as the ...
Paris Olympics menu: more French, more local, less meat
Athletes at this year’s Olympics will be eating fresh produce mostly made in France, with a focus on local and organic products and more vegetarian options.
French supermarket giant ...
Paris 2024 torch lit in ancient Olympia, relay under way
The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony on Tuesday, marking the final stretch of the seven-year preparations for the Games’ start ...
Olympic athletics champions to earn $50,000, end of 128-year tradition
Athletics has become the first sport to offer prize money to Olympic champions, announcing on Wednesday that the 48 gold medallists in Paris this year will earn $50,000 each to end a 128...
Olympic rings to be displayed on Eiffel Tower for Paris Games
The Olympic rings for the Paris Games will be displayed on the Eiffel Tower, the president of the monument’s operating company (SETE) said.
Jean-Francois Martins said work to set ...
Kremlin rejects Macron’s assertion that Russia seeks to disrupt Olympics
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday rejected assertions by French President Emmanuel Macron that Russia would malevolently target the Paris Olympics this summer, calling them absolutely unfounded.
Peskov also denied ...
Russian criticism of athletes’ parade ban was very aggressive – IOC
Russia’s response to the International Olympic Committee’s decision to ban its athletes from the Paris Games opening parade was “extremely” aggressive and included personal attacks on the ruling ...
Russia says Olympic parade ban destroys the ideal of the Games
Russia slammed a decision by the International Olympic Committee to ban its athletes from the opening parade of the Paris Olympics in July, calling it a violation of the ideal ...
New costumes in revamped torch lighting ceremony for Paris
Next month’s Paris 2024 Olympics flame lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia will showcase a new high priestess, redesigned costumes and fresh music as Greece looks to revamp the traditional ceremony.
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Olympic opening ceremony to start at 7.30 p.m. local time
The Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony will start at 7.30 p.m. local time, organisers said on Friday as they gear up for the final straight before the Games.
“We chose that ...
Macron promises to swim in Seine river as he inaugurates athletes’ village
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday promised to take a swim in the river Seine one day, as he officially inaugurated the 2024 Olympic village and praised the legacy the Games ...
Enhanced Games out to disrupt ‘old, slow’ Olympics with doped up athletes
Aron D’Souza believes he is about to join the ranks of the great entrepreneurial disruptors through his Enhanced Games which targets the “hypocritical, corrupt and dysfunctional” Olympic Games.
The ...
Paris 2024 podium finishers to take piece of Eiffel Tower home
Podium finishers at the upcoming Paris Olympics will be rewarded with a piece of the Eiffel Tower, organisers said on Thursday, unveiling the event’s medals which are set with ...
Paris 2024 podium finishers to take piece of Eiffel Tower home
Podium finishers at the upcoming Paris Olympics will be rewarded with a piece of the Eiffel Tower, organisers said on Thursday, unveiling the event’s medals which are set with ...
A blessing to be called a Paralympian
Deprived of her mobility, one woman has turned to a sport for the strong. She tells Melissa Hekkers how it won her heart
Maria Markou’s love for sports was ...
The Princess of the pool
In one of the island’s first Paralympians, Melissa Hekkers finds a woman with a love of water who has used her success to fight for acceptance as she looks ...
Russians, Belarusians to participate at Paris Olympics as neutrals
Russians and Belarusians who qualify in their sport for the Paris 2024 Olympics can take part as neutrals without flags, emblems or anthems at the event next year, the International Olympic ...
Greek rowing champion Ntouskos to be first Paris 2024 torchbearer
Greece’ Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos will be the first torchbearer of the Paris 2024 Olympics relay after next year’s lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia, Greece’s Olympic Committee (HOC) ...
Paris Olympics organisers stick with Tahiti as surfing site
Paris 2024 organisers are sticking to their choice of Tahiti’s Teahupo’o site for the Olympics surfing competition despite local opposition amid a dispute over the construction of an aluminium ...