Olympics
Just under four out of ten French people (37%) say they are looking forward “very much” or “a little impatiently” to the Paris Olympics that will be held from July 26 to August 11, according to a Viavoice poll released on Monday at the Assises du Journalisme in Tours. Conversely, 57% of those polled are […]
When asked about the French team and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris after training with the Spurs in San Antonio on Thursday, Victor Wembanyama said he was looking forward to facing the USA and was confident of winning the tournament with Les Bleus. Les Bleus inherited a group with Germany and Japan while waiting […]
Nearly 200,000 male condoms and 20,000 female condoms will be distributed to prevent sexually transmitted infections in the Olympic Village during the Paris Olympics. Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games announced on Wednesday that 200,000 male condoms and 20,000 female condoms will be distributed to athletes in the Olympic Village during the Games. “What […]
On Tuesday, Christian Klaue, the IOC's Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, said that boxing will be removed from the 2028 Olympic Games program if no new governing body comes forward to work with the organization. In the tug-of-war between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Boxing Association (IBA), the IOC is […]
Russian diplomatic spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the IOC's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Olympic opening ceremony was “illegal, unfair, and unacceptable.” Russia on Wednesday deemed the decisions of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) “discriminatory” after the organization announced it would ban Russian and Belarusian athletes taking part in the 2024 Olympic […]
In a statement made public on Tuesday, the IOC once again condemned the “Friendship Games” that Russia wants to organize after the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. On the first day of its executive board meeting, the IOC issued a statement “against the politicization of sport.” A charge against Vladimir Putin's Russia, which wants to […]
International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates said on Sunday that there could be as few as 40 Russian athletes competing under a neutral banner at the Paris Olympics this summer. How many Russian athletes will there be at the Paris Olympics this summer when the event runs from July 26 to August 11? Since […]
Four months ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has expressed skepticism about Russian athletes “in view of past history”. At its annual conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) spoke out on Tuesday about Russian athletes on the sidelines of the Olympic Games. The agency's president, Witold […]
An investigation has been launched after a computer and USB sticks containing Olympic security plans were stolen from a train at the Gare du Nord station. It's an investigation that the organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games could have done without. According to BFMTV, “an employee of Paris City Hall filed a complaint on […]
Following the suspension of Russian skater Kamila Valieva for doping, the podium in the team event at the Beijing Games has been modified, with Russia demoted to third place ahead of Canada, which remains in fourth, a decision contested by both countries. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced on Monday that the Russian […]
