Tag: Olympics
Paris sets warm Olympics welcome
This photograph taken on February 19, 2024, shows rats feed next to a pigeon, in Paris. —photo by Joel Saget/Agence France-Presse PARIS, France — While the Paris Olympics is set to be a festival of socializing and intermingling, city authorities are keen for visitors not to encounter any of the capital’s notorious furry inhabitants. Humorously…
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LeBron clutch, Team USA beats Germany in Paris Olympics warmup
Germany’s Johannes Voigtmann, right, blocks Team USA forward LeBron James during an exhibition basketball game between the United States and Germany at the O2 Arena in London, Monday, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) On Friday, LeBron James will carry the U.S. flag. But first, he carried the U.S. men’s basketball team. Again. James scored…
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Microsoft outage ‘affecting’ Paris Olympics IT operations
This photograph shows Paris Olympics 2024 banner in front of the National Assembly, in Paris, on July 18, 2024. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP) Paris Olympics 2024 organizers said on Friday they were experiencing problems linked with a major worldwide computer systems outage, a week before the Summer Games opening ceremony takes place. The…
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Japanese gymnast out of Paris Olympics for smoking, drinking
FILE–Japan’s Shoko Miyata competes on the balance beam during the women’s qualifying session the 52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. She has been pulled from Japan’s Paris Olympics team. (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) Teenage gymnast Shoko Miyata has been pulled from Japan’s team for the Paris Olympics after being caught smoking and drinking,…
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Shoko Miyata: Japan women’s gymnastics captain set to miss Paris 2024 Olympics for smoking | Olympics News
Shoko Miyata is a major doubt for the Olympics after allegations of smoking; Miyata is set to be sent home, having allegedly broken the Japanese Gymnastics Association’s code of conduct; Paris 2024 begins next Friday, with artistic gymnastics to start next Saturday Last Updated: 18/07/24 11:12pm Shoko Miyata is a major doubt for the Olympics…
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Drunken night out leads to Olympics for Team USA’s Sunny Choi
Breaking athlete Sunny Choi poses for a portrait during the 2024 Team USA Media Summit at Marriott Marquis Hotel on April 16, 2024 in New York City. Mike Coppola/Getty Images/AFP A chance encounter during a drunken night out was the unlikely catalyst for Team USA breakdancer Sunny Choi’s journey to the Olympics. The 35-year-old American…
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Rafa Nadal, Andy Murray could be bidding adieu at Paris Olympics
PARIS — All the way back when he first discussed the likelihood that 2024 would be his final season as a professional tennis player, Rafael Nadal made sure to refer to the Paris Olympics as “one of the important competitions I would like to be at.” If, indeed, this is his last hurrah, and if,…
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Paris 2024: Olympics new sports and events for Summer Games as breaking makes its debut | Olympics News
Paris 2024 will see the debut of breaking, with new disciplines introduced in other sports; Olympics is back in Europe for the first time since London 2012; baseball/softball and karate have been dropped for this year’s Summer Games Last Updated: 17/07/24 9:51pm Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Karam Singh will…
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Louie Hinchliffe: The Team GB sprinter coached by history-maker Carl Lewis to the Paris Olympics | Athletics News
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player After having come from nowhere to qualify for the Olympics, Louie Hinchliffe is targeting gold in the prestigious 100 metres at the upcoming Paris Games After having come from nowhere to qualify for the Olympics, Louie Hinchliffe is targeting gold in the prestigious 100 metres…
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POC confident of better PH showing at Paris Olympics
Photos of the Philippine bets for the Paris Olympics 2024 on display during the Olympics send off hosted by POC and Cignal, the official broadcast partner for the Summer Games. –Cignal TV PHOTO A well-funded delegation. A trailblazing training camp right inside the Olympics host country. Inspired athletes. These are just some of the factors…
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