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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Paris Olympics

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Paris Olympics organisers condemn racist attacks on Nakamura

The organising committee of the Paris Olympics said it was shocked by "racist" attacks made by far-right French groups against Malian-French singer Aya Nakamura. The attacks, according to the BBC, were triggered by reports that Nakamura would perform a song by the legendary 20th-century French singer Édith Piaf at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in July. On Sunday, the far-right group Les Natifs protested in Paris with a […]

todayMarch 12, 2024 22

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Kelvin Kiptum: the Kenyan runner who redefined what it takes to win marathons

  By Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Stephen F. Austin State University   Kenyan athletics has lost Kelvin Kiptum, the marathon world record holder who was destined to be the first person to run the race in under two hours. The runner, aged only 24, died on 10 February in a car accident that also claimed his coach Gervais Hakizimana, 37, from Rwanda. The accident occurred near one of the high-altitude […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024 20

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Paris Olympics chief faces legal probe over pay

French investigators have opened a legal probe into the pay of the head of the Paris Olympics organising committee, a source close to the case told AFP on Tuesday. The investigation by magistrates specialised in financial crimes began "last week" and will look into the manner in which Estanguet receives his pay as chief executive of the organising committee, the source said on condition of anonymity. Estanguet is paid 270,000-euro […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024 3

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Coe pleads for athletes’ families before Paris Olympics

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Monday that the tickets for the Paris Olympics are "expensive" and pleaded for the families of athletes to be given priority by organisers. Coe, who was chief organiser of the 2012 London Olympics, said in a conference call with news agencies including AFP that he was concerned athletes' families could miss out on the greatest moment of their careers at next year's Games. "It […]

todayDecember 19, 2023 2

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Paris 2024 already creating a more active nation

The Olympic Games Paris 2024 are already providing tangible social legacies to all layers of French society, benefitting millions of people, businesses and communities throughout the country, an interim evaluation report of the Paris 2024 legacies says. The report has been produced by a group of experts from the Centre de Droit et d’Economie du Sport (CDES) of Limoges, the Pluricité group and the Phare Agency, and has been complimented by the Ipama and Sport 1.5. It follows new guidelines from the Organisation […]

todayDecember 1, 2023 66

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If you’re heading to the Olympics in Paris next year, you’ll need a QR code

The Paris police chief says that a QR code will be needed by some people moving around Paris next summer during the Olympics. The Associated Press reports that that was the message from organisers of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday as they sought to reassure the French capital’s residents that security measures and traffic restrictions won’t make their lives nightmarish during the 26 July to 11 August 2024 event and […]

todayNovember 30, 2023 10

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