Paris 2024 organisers keep close eye on Europe’s heatwave
1 year, 5 months ago

Paris 2024 organisers keep close eye on Europe’s heatwave

The Hindu  

Organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are paying close attention to long-term weather models, Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet said on Tuesday, as swathes of Europe baked again in near-record temperatures. “We are remaining very, very vigilant on temperature forecasts,” Estanguet, a three-time Olympic Champion and President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee said without giving further details. The 2024 Games will mostly be held in and around Paris, though some events will take place further from the capital, including football at some southern venues and sailing in the Mediterranean waters off Marseille. A contingency plan was in place to adjust schedules, but there were no plans to change any locations, a spokesperson for Paris 2024 told Reuters.

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Paris Olympics 2024 close, Los Angeles takes torch: Five key takeaways
4 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024 close, Los Angeles takes torch: Five key takeaways

Al Jazeera  

As the 2024 games end with a spectacular closing ceremony, we take a look back on the two-week sports spectacular. Here are five key takeaways from this year’s Olympics: ‘From one day to the next, the whole of France became Olympic’ Paris brought down the curtain on an Olympic Games that brought scintillating sport to the heart of the French …

Paris bids adieu to 2024 Olympic Games with glittering closing ceremony at Stade de France
4 months, 1 week ago

Paris bids adieu to 2024 Olympic Games with glittering closing ceremony at Stade de France

India TV News  

After 16 days of non-stop sporting action, Paris said farewell to the 2024 Olympic Games with a glittering closing ceremony at Stade de France on Sunday, August 11. A pre-recorded showed the journey of the Olympic Torch which arrived at the Stadium followed by official farewell speeches from the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and the 2024 Paris Organising …

Paris Olympics 2024: France turned the Games into a citywide party for everyone.
4 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: France turned the Games into a citywide party for everyone.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. I even loved the golf, which surprised me by being the Olympics’ most egalitarian spectator experience, all ticket holders equal in our dignified scrambling up the grassy hillocks around the course. “Paris Superstar,” read the cover of Saturday’s Libération, the left-wing daily that can usually be counted on for Olympic cynicism. Even …

As Olympic competition winds down, Paris security services shift their focus to the closing ceremony
4 months, 1 week ago

As Olympic competition winds down, Paris security services shift their focus to the closing ceremony

The Independent  

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Paris 2024 – the winners and the losers
4 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 – the winners and the losers

The Independent  

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Paris and the Olympics have changed each other during their summer fling
4 months, 1 week ago

Paris and the Olympics have changed each other during their summer fling

Associated Press  

PARIS — In French, there are no goodbyes. Initial grumbling about barricades and other intense security measures that disrupted locals’ lives — not to mention arson attacks on France’s high-speed rail network — gave way to choruses of “Allez les bleus!” or “France, let’s go!” There were uplifting stories galore for non-French fans, too. “Breaking the norms” became the unofficial …

Olympics 2024: Was it worth it for Paris to host the Games and other unanswered questions.
4 months, 1 week ago

Olympics 2024: Was it worth it for Paris to host the Games and other unanswered questions.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. Why did Paris, a city whose international reputation could scarcely get any bigger, decide to host the Olympics in the first place? Will the Paris Olympics, with their few permanent developments, all in service of the public interest, redeem the competition’s model? In a world with no Olympics, does the region’s highly …

Paris Olympics 2024: What can Los Angeles learn to host the 2028 Summer Games?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: What can Los Angeles learn to host the 2028 Summer Games?

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. I’m worried the language is starting to shift, and I’m actually a little bit upset if they start to roll back the “car-free games” promise, because I think it was appropriately shocking to people. The other component that echoes what’s going on in Paris is the “no-build Olympics.” In the same way …

Paris 2024 Olympics schedule and day-by-day events
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics schedule and day-by-day events

The Independent  

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AP PHOTOS: With the Paris Games as their canvas, people are enjoying the City of Light
4 months, 3 weeks ago

AP PHOTOS: With the Paris Games as their canvas, people are enjoying the City of Light

Associated Press  

Paris has much to offer its residents and any visitor. A spectator walks through a water mist sprayers on her way to Eiffel Tower Stadium to watch a beach volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. Juliette Labous, of France, is seen through a spectator’s umbrella while competing in the women’s cycling time trial …

Paris Olympics 2024, Shooting: India's Rifle Coach Thomas Farnik Says 'The Wind is a Little Bit Difficult'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024, Shooting: India's Rifle Coach Thomas Farnik Says 'The Wind is a Little Bit Difficult'

News 18  

The windy conditions at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre are making the task doubly difficult for the marksman and markswoman competing at the ongoing Olympics, India’s foreign coach for rifle shooting Thomas Farnik said on Wednesday. One of the shooters, Swapnil Kusale, on Wednesday became the first Indian to reach the final of the 50m rifle 3 positions event at the …

Fans and athletes blast Paris Olympic Games organisers for a lack of cold water as temperatures in French capital reach a scorching 37C
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Fans and athletes blast Paris Olympic Games organisers for a lack of cold water as temperatures in French capital reach a scorching 37C

Daily Mail  

There was fresh humiliation for Games’ organisers last night after sweltering fans and athletes blasted the lack of cold water as concerns about E.coli in the River Siene led to the men’s triathlon being postponed. In the early hours of Sunday morning, a pre-race triathlon event due to take place in the Seine was cancelled due to water quality concerns …

Paris Olympics Braces For Heat Wave, Thunderstorms
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics Braces For Heat Wave, Thunderstorms

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PARIS — The 2024 Olympics famously launched with a rain-soaked opening ceremony that drenched athletes and spectators alike. Most of France is under a heat wave warning Tuesday, with temperatures in Paris and surrounding areas expected to climb to 35 C or higher, the national weather agency said. the horses struggle less than the average human being.” …

Paris 2024 Olympics organisers plan heat mitigation, issue advisory
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics organisers plan heat mitigation, issue advisory

The Hindu  

In order to take necessary measures and guarantee the well-being of athletes, spectators and all those attending the Olympic Games, Paris 2024 has collaborated with the Ministry of Labour, Health and Solidarity and a few other agencies to work towards anticipating the heatwaves France may face this summer and activating planned measures for different venues. READ | ‘Marathon for All’: …

Paris Olympics brings out hoses and misters to cool down fans during heat wave
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics brings out hoses and misters to cool down fans during heat wave

Associated Press  

PARIS — The 2024 Olympics famously launched with a rain-soaked opening ceremony that drenched athletes and spectators alike. Paris 2024 organizers have aimed to cut the event’s carbon footprint, with measures like turning to an underfloor cooling system and insulation instead of air conditioning at the Olympic village where athletes are staying. “I’m a big, big sweater,” Draper said, his …

Paris Olympics 2024: Ice vests come to sailors' rescue amid searing temperatures
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Ice vests come to sailors' rescue amid searing temperatures

Firstpost  

The sailing competition in Paris Olympics 2024 are taking place in Marseille on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Sailing athletes are using ice vests to cool their bodies amid rising temperatures in Mediterranean sea. AP The sailing events in the Paris Olympics 2024 got underway on 28 July and the rising temperatures have forced the athletes to already look …

Paris put on major storm alert during Olympic Games
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris put on major storm alert during Olympic Games

New Indian Express  

PARIS: France's meteorological service on Tuesday put Paris and its surrounding suburbs on a major storm alert as the city hosts the Olympic Games. The storm alert comes as Paris swelters in heat forecast to reach 35 degrees Celsius on Tuesday as it hosts the fourth day of the Games. The scorching temperatures will be keenly felt by Olympians competing …

Paris Olympics boosted by raucous fans in return of spectators for first time since pandemic
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics boosted by raucous fans in return of spectators for first time since pandemic

Associated Press  

PARIS — The chants of “Ra-fa! South Korean fans watch during the Archery women’s team semifinals competition between South Korea and Mexico at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. “I’m someone that thrives off crowd and the environment, so when that wasn’t there in Tokyo, I really struggled to get up for it, and then …

Behind the lens: A photojournalist’s take on the 2024 Paris Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Behind the lens: A photojournalist’s take on the 2024 Paris Olympics

LA Times  

More than 11,000 athletes competing in 329 events for 32 sports and only one photographer. Team USA watches as Simone Biles performs her floor exercise routine during the women’s gymnastics team final. Japan’s Yuto Horigome, who would eventually win gold, falls off the rail during the preliminaries of the men’s street skateboard competition. Canada’s Francois Gauthier-Drapeau, in blue, tries to …

Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Highlights: Sharath Kamal, PV Sindhu Carry Tricolour Over Seine as French Conjure up Instant Classic
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Highlights: Sharath Kamal, PV Sindhu Carry Tricolour Over Seine as French Conjure up Instant Classic

News 18  

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Paris battles a host of problems before 2024 Olympics begins
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris battles a host of problems before 2024 Olympics begins

The Independent  

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Paris 2024: Travel chaos hits Olympic opening ceremony as hotel rates and air fares tumble
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024: Travel chaos hits Olympic opening ceremony as hotel rates and air fares tumble

The Independent  

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Paris Olympics in 2024 to be from July 26 to August 11
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris Olympics in 2024 to be from July 26 to August 11

Daily Mail  

Paralympics scheduled to be held between August 28 and September 8 The 2024 Olympics will take place from July 26 to August 11 in Paris, organisers have announced. The 2024 Paris Olympics are to take place one week earlier than initially planned The Paralympics have been scheduled to be held between August 28 and September 8. 'The Olympic and Paralympic …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Indians in action today — July 26 schedule, full list of events, timings in IST, live streaming info
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Indians in action today — July 26 schedule, full list of events, timings in IST, live streaming info

The Hindu  

The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics will take place in Paris from July 26 to August 11 this year. While the Olympics officially begin later with the opening ceremony scheduled on June 26, Football and Rugby Sevens will have matches starting from July 24, while the Handball event begins from July 25 onwards. Paris Olympics 2024 India full schedule: …

With big goals and gambles, Paris aims to reset the Olympics with audacious Games and a wow opening
4 months, 4 weeks ago

With big goals and gambles, Paris aims to reset the Olympics with audacious Games and a wow opening

Associated Press  

PARIS — Paris has long been a city of dreamers: Just look at the Eiffel Tower, for decades the world’s loftiest structure. Spectator seats line the Seine river in front of the Musee d'Orsay ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Paris. Police check the public for credentials to enter a security perimeter near the Eiffel …

How to watch the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony
4 months, 4 weeks ago

How to watch the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony

Associated Press  

Catch up on AP’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, with performances from Lady Gaga, Celine Dion and more. NBC News reported that Celine Dion and Lady Gaga have arrived in Paris amid speculation that one or both of the pop singers will perform at the opening ceremony. See AP’s best photos from the 2024 Paris Olympics 1 …

All to know about the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony
4 months, 4 weeks ago

All to know about the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony

Al Jazeera  

Paris 2024 will make history as the first Olympic Summer Games to hold the opening ceremony outside a stadium. The Paris Olympics 2024 will be officially launched on Friday with an opening ceremony in the French capital that will buck the trend of all the games that have come before it. The Paris 2024 Organising Committee said about 10,500 athletes …

Getting started at the Paris Olympics
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Getting started at the Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

PARIS — Competition at the Paris Olympics officially began with soccer and rugby sevens matches Wednesday. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Alison Gibson of the United States takes part in a diving training session, at the Olympic Aquatics Centre ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. …

Paris Olympics 2024: France rolls out red carpet for 33rd Summer Games
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: France rolls out red carpet for 33rd Summer Games

The Hindu  

It might be one of the most iconic stand alone symbols of a city anywhere in the world but for the last few weeks, giant interlocking rings have been festooned on the Eiffel tower in Paris. Although France’s Interior Minister has asked his country to put their best foot forward, the latest polls suggest that nearly 40% of French people …

Paris Olympics: What to watch for
5 months ago

Paris Olympics: What to watch for

NPR  

Paris Olympics: What to watch for toggle caption Michel Euler/AP NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Breaking will make its Olympics debut Following the previous Summer Games’ addition of skateboarding and surfing, another sport with counterculture roots will take the Olympics stage for the first time in Paris. Simone Biles leads American gymnasts’ shot at redemption The …

The Summer Olympics is remaking Paris
5 months ago

The Summer Olympics is remaking Paris

Associated Press  

PARIS — Paris looks a little bit different these days. People walk past souvenir shops and restaurants below Sacre Coeur of Montmartre Basilica, ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 22, 2024, in Paris, France. The Sacre Coeur basilica stands in the background, left, as visitors reach the top of the George Pompidou Beaubourg museum ahead of the 2024 …

All to know about the Paris Olympics 2024: Schedule, sports, venues, dates
5 months ago

All to know about the Paris Olympics 2024: Schedule, sports, venues, dates

Al Jazeera  

The Summer Olympics start July 26. The Olympics take place every four years, and the last games in Tokyo were delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and held largely without spectators. From venues to sporting events, here is all to know about the much-anticipated Paris Olympics 2024: When are the Paris Olympics? French President Emmanuel Macron said …

Paris 2024 venues: Where every sport is being held at the Olympic Games
5 months ago

Paris 2024 venues: Where every sport is being held at the Olympic Games

CNN  

CNN — There’s a lot happening in Paris this summer. Located in the heart of Paris, though, is the famed Parc des Princes, one of the host venues for the ‘Beautiful Game.’ Home to 12-time Ligue 1 champion Paris Saint-Germain, the stadium has previously hosted World Cup and European Championship fixtures. Every venue at the Olympics by sport Archery: Esplanade …

Paris Olympics 2024: All Eyes on Rohan Bopanna and Sumit Nagal as India Aim to Relive Tennis Glory
5 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024: All Eyes on Rohan Bopanna and Sumit Nagal as India Aim to Relive Tennis Glory

News 18  

The 1996 Olympics was, historically speaking, the pinnacle of Indian tennis as a sport. Veteran tennis player Rohan Bopanna, who has represented India in the Olympics twice in 2012 and 2016, paired with N Sriram Balaji, will compete in the men’s doubles while tennis phenom Sumit Nagal will vie for a medal in the men’s singles. India will not have …

Olympics: When is the opening ceremony for Paris 2024?
5 months ago

Olympics: When is the opening ceremony for Paris 2024?

The Independent  

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Paris Olympics 2024: Event facts – surfing, breaking, mascots, Eiffel Tower
5 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Event facts – surfing, breaking, mascots, Eiffel Tower

Al Jazeera  

Paris 2024 begins on July 26. 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 will be held in …

Paris Olympics 2024: Key issues – Israel, Russia, Seine, hijab ban, workers
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Key issues – Israel, Russia, Seine, hijab ban, workers

Al Jazeera  

As Paris gets closer to hosting its third Olympics, Al Jazeera looks at the five biggest talking points. In September, then-French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera announced that the country’s athletes would not be allowed to wear hijabs during the Olympics to respect principles of secularism and to ensure “absolute neutrality in public services”. IOC President Thomas Bach, when asked in …

Paris 2024 Olympics Quiz - Set 1
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics Quiz - Set 1

The Hindu  

Paris 2024 Olympics Quiz - Set 1 1 / 5 | Which of these sports will make its Olympic debut in Paris this year? Two years later, the International Olympic Committee officially approved its inclusion for Paris 2024. A robe A bird A hat Phrygian caps are the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots as organisers look to celebrate …

Paris 2024 Olympic Games: 10 unusual things to do in Paris
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympic Games: 10 unusual things to do in Paris

Hindustan Times  

Well, well, we all know the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre wherein lives Mona Lisa, Arc de Triomphe, the Notre Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg Gardens… But there is a Paris that not many know of - catacombs, cemetery, bunkers and a secret apartment of Gustave Eiffel in the Eiffel Tower. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin with an unprecedented …

Paris is aiming for the most sustainable Olympics yet. Organizers acknowledge the plan isn’t perfect
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris is aiming for the most sustainable Olympics yet. Organizers acknowledge the plan isn’t perfect

Associated Press  

PARIS — Of all the decisions Paris Olympics organizers made about where to hold each sport, sending surfing competitions to the other side of the world — in the Pacific waters of Tahiti — provoked the strongest reactions. Tahiti’s selection provides a window into Games organizers’ approach to hitting their goal of reducing emissions, the driver of climate change. Rose …

Paris Olympic athletes will feast on freshly baked bread, select cheeses and plenty of veggies
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympic athletes will feast on freshly baked bread, select cheeses and plenty of veggies

Associated Press  

PARIS — Freshly cooked bread, select cheeses and a broad veggie offer will be among the meals to be offered to athletes and visitors during the 2024 Paris Olympics — including, of course, gourmet dishes created by renowned French chefs. French food services company Sodexo Live!, which was selected to oversee the catering at the athletes’ village and 14 venues …

Athletes at 2024 Paris Olympics will have to make do without air conditioning as part of country's effort to 'combat climate change'
8 months ago

Athletes at 2024 Paris Olympics will have to make do without air conditioning as part of country's effort to 'combat climate change'

Op India  

Thousands of athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will have to make do without air conditioning as the organisers have decided not to install ACs at the athletes’ village as part of their initiative to combat global warming. PARIS TO DENY AIR CONDITIONING TO OLYMPIC ATHLETES IN AUGUST TO "COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE" France's electricity is almost completely decarbonized …

Sport calendar 2024: Paris Olympics, men’s Euros and much more
8 months, 1 week ago

Sport calendar 2024: Paris Olympics, men’s Euros and much more

The Independent  

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Paris 2024 CEO Etienne Thobois on corruption claims, Olympic security and delivering legacy: ‘We walk the talk’
10 months ago

Paris 2024 CEO Etienne Thobois on corruption claims, Olympic security and delivering legacy: ‘We walk the talk’

The Independent  

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Paris may be hottest ticket of the summer
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris may be hottest ticket of the summer

China Daily  

This handout illustration released on December 15, 2021 by Paris 2024 Olympic Committee shows Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July 26, 2024 which will take part on the River Seine, breaking the long-held Summer Games tradition of a stadium procession of athletes and officials. PARIS — Scorching summer heat is hard to imagine now in mid-winter Paris, but in six …

Paris may be hottest ticket of the summer
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris may be hottest ticket of the summer

China Daily  

This handout illustration released on December 15, 2021 by Paris 2024 Olympic Committee shows Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July 26, 2024 which will take part on the River Seine, breaking the long-held Summer Games tradition of a stadium procession of athletes and officials. PARIS — Scorching summer heat is hard to imagine now in mid-winter Paris, but in six …

Heatwave risk hovers over Paris Olympics
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Heatwave risk hovers over Paris Olympics

Hindustan Times  

Scorching summer heat is hard to imagine now in mid-winter Paris, but in six months' time when the world's athletes arrive for the Olympics, another pounding heatwave would spell trouble for organisers. HT Image A new study presenting "climate simulations to anticipate worst-case heatwaves during the Paris 2024 Olympics" has focused minds after it warned that the French capital faced …

Watch: How is Paris preparing for the 2024 Summer Olympics?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: How is Paris preparing for the 2024 Summer Olympics?

The Hindu  

With just six months to go until the start of the Paris Olympics, the clock is ticking for the organising committee. Political bickering, ongoing grumbling about ticket prices and disruption to everyday life are souring the mood in the build-up to the Paris Olympics this July -- something organisers blame on typical French pessimism. Many Parisians were dismayed in December …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Contingency plans for opening ceremony over security concerns set says French President Emmanuel Macron
1 year ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Contingency plans for opening ceremony over security concerns set says French President Emmanuel Macron

The Hindu  

French President Emmanuel Macron said Paris 2024 organisers have contingency plans for the Olympics opening ceremony and that the event could be moved from the River Seine in case of a major security alert. “Given we’re professionals, there obviously is a Plan B, Plan C, etcetera,” Macron said on Wednesday when asked if heightened security across Europe over tensions in …

Paris transport ‘will not be ready’ for 2024 Olympics: Mayor
1 year, 1 month ago

Paris transport ‘will not be ready’ for 2024 Olympics: Mayor

Al Jazeera  

Mayor Anne Hidalgo says Paris will not have enough trains, and progress also needs to be made on the issue of homelessness. “There will be places where transport will not be ready because there will not be enough trains and not frequently enough,” Mayor Anne Hidalgo told the Quotidien talk show on TMC TV on Wednesday evening. La maire de …

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