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Paris 2024

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Paris 2024 Paralympics end with spectacular closing ceremony

Paris 2024 has come to an end with a closing ceremony party to conclude the Paralympics. Ross Cullen reports.     Al Jazeera further reports that while speaking at the closing ceremony to a full crowd at Stade de France, Tony Estanguet, the head of Paris 2024 and former Olympic gold medal canoeist, remarked that the six weeks of the Olympics and Paralympics would be "forever remembered" by the public. […]

todaySeptember 9, 2024 52

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Paralympics get underway in Paris with opening ceremony

The 2024 Paralympics get underway on Wednesday in Paris with the opening ceremony. There will be 549 gold medals across 22 sports awarded over the next 12 days in the French capital - with the same iconic Olympic venues being used for Paralympic events.     Athletes from Namibia, including Ananias Shikongo, Johannes Nambala, Lahja Ishitile, Chris Kinda, and Petrus Karuli, will compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games from August […]

todayAugust 28, 2024 31

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Paris 2024: How Africa performed in Paris and the road to the 2028 LA Olympics

  By Stephen Granger, via bird story agency   For a little over two weeks, hundreds of thousands of Paris-based spectators and billions globally were treated to another edition of ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’. The Olympic Games have no equal as a vehicle to show off the extraordinary sporting talent of the human race. Tickets for sports, which normally would scarcely attract more than the families of the participants, […]

todayAugust 15, 2024 18

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Despair after four years of pressure: how do Olympians deal with disappointment?

        By Christopher Mesagno, Victoria University and Courtney C Walton, The University of Melbourne     Australia’s soccer team entered Paris with high hopes of notching their first Olympic medal but those aspirations came crashing down with defeat to the United States. Even without star striker Sam Kerr, the Matildas – who enjoyed a famous run to finish fourth at the 2023 FIFA World Cup – were […]

todayAugust 1, 2024 16

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How to win on your own terms: Simone Biles claims her eighth Olympic gold on her Paris 2024 ‘redemption tour’

      By Vaughan Cruickshank, University of Tasmania; Brendon Hyndman, Charles Sturt University, and Carla Valerio, Southern Cross University     Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast, male or female, in history. She won her first world championship all-around gold medal in 2013 and has not lost an all-around competition since. She arrived in Paris with 37 medals from World Championships and Olympics, including 27 golds. She has […]

todayAugust 1, 2024 30

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Is the shallow pool in Paris really slowing Olympic swimmers down? Here’s what the science says

        By Shane Keating, UNSW Sydney     There has been plenty of rain, sweat and tears shed at the Paris Olympics this week. But the pool at the heart of La Defénce Arena has suffered a drought of world records that has athletes and officials scratching their heads. After five days, Paris 2024 has seen only a single world record fall in a swimming event. That […]

todayAugust 1, 2024 21

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Biniam Girmay’s historic cycling triumph mirrors Africa’s growing pedalling prowess

        By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency     When 24-year-old Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay crossed the finish line first in the fourth stage of the Tour de France on Monday, July 1, it was a resounding testament to the growing prowess of African cyclists on the world stage. Girmay who cycles for Intermarche Wanty, a French cycling club, scooped the historical win becoming the first black […]

todayJuly 8, 2024 62 2

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Olympic flame arrives in France

The Olympic Flame has arrived in France, after coming into the port of Marseille from Greece. It means the Paris 2024 Olympic torch relay will now begin, lasting 80 days on its journey to Paris. Ross Cullen reports.  

todayMay 9, 2024 42

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