The 2024 Summer Olympics will get under way in Paris on July 26. Al Jazeera picks out the top five rivalries to watch at the upcoming Games: Women’s 400m Freestyle – a trio of the world record holders Three of the biggest stars in world swimming – Katie Ledecky, Ariarne…
The 2024 Olympic Games will begin on July 26 in Paris, France as 10,500 athletes will compete to get their hands on coveted sports medals. Here are 10 things you need to know about Paris 2024: Surfing in a land far away While Paris is the main host city, events…
NewsFeed With just days to go before the Paris Olympics, the city’s Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a swim in the Seine as the river was finally declared safe for swimming and open-water competitions. Published On 17 Jul 202417 Jul 2024 Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook…
Anne Hidalgo is the latest French politician to take the plunge and show River Seine is clean enough for Olympic events. The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has taken a long-awaited swim in the murky waters of the Seine amid joy and relief that the river is finally clean enough…
Kawhi Leonard won’t always have Paris, and Lawrence Frank isn’t pleased about it. The Clippers president of basketball operations expressed his displeasure days after USA Basketball determined it was in Leonard’s “best interest” to sit out the 2024 Olympics due to lingering knee issues. “It was USAB’s call, and I…
People & Power investigates the costs and benefits of the Parisian Olympics, and if global sporting events are worth it. The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris are seen by many in France as an international triumph and a showcase for the country. Officials who sold the $6.9bn project to…
Tehran, Iran – It’s 2021, in Konya, Turkey, at the fifth edition of the Islamic Solidarity Games. Farzaneh Fasihi’s heart races as she bends into position at the start line, the lingering effects of a COVID-19 infection still wearing her down. Her chest is tight, but she’s determined to compete….
Sun’s ban ends too late for him to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics but he says he will restart his swimming career. Disgraced three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang hopes to return to competitive swimming “as soon as possible” after his more than four-year ban for a doping violation ended….
Three years after the Tokyo Olympics, Japan’s Hifumi Abe and his sister Uta want to go for gold again in Paris 2024 Olympics. Japan’s brother-and-sister Olympic judo champions Hifumi and Uta Abe say they are spurring each other in their bid to defend their titles at this year’s Paris Games….
Ashley Uhl-Leavitt landed an opportunity most athletes can only dream of – a chance to compete in the 2024 Olympic Games. While this Florida-based marathon runner has run in some of the most iconic races in the world like the New York City Marathon, this is her first time to…
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