The 2024 Olympics were a success for Paris but a calamity for some of its businesses
3 months, 4 weeks ago

The 2024 Olympics were a success for Paris but a calamity for some of its businesses

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tom Denaive, who runs a family jewelry store ideally located between the Louvre Museum and Place de la Concorde — which hosted multiple Olympic events — said the season was nothing short of “dramatic.” In mid-June, the city closed the nearest metro station, then access to the scenic Tuileries Garden. “I felt like we were back to the COVID days.” Disappointment was also felt a few steps away on rue Saint-Honoré, home to some of Paris’ most prestigious hotels and finest haute couture shops. “I have all the records from last year and we didn’t match a single one,'' said Marina Orlando, store manager at French luxury candle brand Diptyque. “I think that our country’s bet has paid off,” said Olivia Grégoire, who leads the ministry charged with companies, tourism and consumption, at a news conference last week.

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Colourful, joyous opening ceremony kickstarts Paralympic Games Paris 2024
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Colourful, joyous opening ceremony kickstarts Paralympic Games Paris 2024

Al Jazeera  

A splash of colour and hope for inclusivity headlined the opening ceremony as more than 4,000 athletes paraded in Paris. Against the backdrop of a setting sun, thousands of athletes paraded down the famed Champs-Elysees avenue to Place de la Concorde in central Paris where French President Emmanuel Macron officially declared the Paralympic Games open on Wednesday night. Rest assured, …

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Paralympics tickets popular among Parisians as residents return after Olympic exodus

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The Olympics and its financial distress: Watch Video
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The Olympics and its financial distress: Watch Video

The Hindu  

Watch: The Olympics and its financial distress An independent study expected Paris to generate between 6.7 and 11.1 billion Euros in net economic benefits for hosting the Olympics. The 15 day-long event was expected to witness anything between 2.3 and 3.1 million unique visitors with game tickets. While it all looks amazing at the top, a brief look at the …

Did the Olympics save the summer? I think it probably did
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Did the Olympics save the summer? I think it probably did

Live Mint  

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Paris 2024 Olympics: 7 unforgettable moments that captured the world’s attention
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Paris 2024 Olympics: 7 unforgettable moments that captured the world’s attention

Hindustan Times  

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Paris Olympics 2024: River Seine, fickle star of the Games
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Paris Olympics 2024: River Seine, fickle star of the Games

Firstpost  

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Paris Olympics 2024 closing ceremony: Parisian theatre, visual spectacle, and Hollywood end Summer Games
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Paris Olympics 2024 closing ceremony: Parisian theatre, visual spectacle, and Hollywood end Summer Games

The Hindu  

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

12 things that wowed us at the Paris Olympics
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12 things that wowed us at the Paris Olympics

NPR  

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The Paris Olympics, a timely celebration of humanity, taught us about joy, hope and each other
4 months, 4 weeks ago

The Paris Olympics, a timely celebration of humanity, taught us about joy, hope and each other

ABC  

With a final flourish, the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have come to a close, weary but just as engaging as they have been throughout. The final throes of the closing ceremony at the Stade de France began the process of casting forward to Los Angeles in 2028, but not without an extended celebration of this magical French summer. Any …

AP PHOTO: Paris closes out the 2024 Olympics with a final star-studded show
4 months, 4 weeks ago

AP PHOTO: Paris closes out the 2024 Olympics with a final star-studded show

The Independent  

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Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet has ‘no regrets’ and calls Olympics ‘huge success’
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Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet has ‘no regrets’ and calls Olympics ‘huge success’

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

At a time of strife and suffering, the Olympics were a beacon of hope
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At a time of strife and suffering, the Olympics were a beacon of hope

The Independent  

The Paris Olympics got off to a rather shaky, wet, rat-infested and sabotaged start, passed through more than a fortnight of gripping sporting excitement, and culminated in the unalloyed relief that the event passed without any of the potential civil unrest or terrorism that might have turned joy into tragedy. And, with some rare exceptions, that same spirit infused those …

As Olympic competition winds down, Paris security services shift their focus to the closing ceremony
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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
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Paris 2024 – the winners and the losers

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

Paris Olympics 2024 day 16 live updates: Closing ceremony of 33rd Olympic Games ends
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Paris Olympics 2024 day 16 live updates: Closing ceremony of 33rd Olympic Games ends

The Hindu  

This LIVE is now closed. The gigantic Stade de France resembled a concert hall hosting a party to celebrate the fortnight of sporting excellence as the breathtaking closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics kicked off with athletes marching into the iconic stadium to thunderous applause. The two-hour-long show, created by Thomas Jolly, began with a musical ode to the Games’ …

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

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The side of the Paris Olympics they don’t want you to see

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Olympic Games 2024: Infrastructure investment brings accessibility to some Paris buildings, transit.
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Olympic Games 2024: Infrastructure investment brings accessibility to some Paris buildings, transit.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. “Instead of watching, come and ask.” That combination of infrastructural and cultural change is the promise of the Paralympics, which begins in Paris on Aug. 28, and whose president, Andrew Parsons, likes to describe the event as the world’s “most transformational.” First for its capacity to change the way the general public …

Paris Olympics 2024 highlights: Exciting and emotional moments so far
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Paris Olympics 2024 highlights: Exciting and emotional moments so far

Hindustan Times  

Relive some of the most recent and talked-about moments at Paris Olympics 2024. Take a look: Chinese gymnast Zhou Yaqin is going viral as fans praised her as well as turned her into a meme after she stood on the Olympic podium Olympian Alice Finot from France proposed to her boyfriend, Spanish triathlete Bruno Martínez Bargiela Love in Paris: 33-year-old …

Paris 2024 Olympics: US dominance in athletics is perfect launch pad for LA 2028, says Coe
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Paris 2024 Olympics: US dominance in athletics is perfect launch pad for LA 2028, says Coe

The Hindu  

USA has dominated the athletics events at the Paris Olympics with Noah Lyles’ dramatic victory in the men’s 100 metres, Quincy Hall’s come from behind win in the 400 and Cole Hocker’s shock 1,500 gold among the highlights. The Americans’ remarkable success in Paris is the perfect launch pad heading into the Los Angeles Olympics in four years’ time, said …

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

Will the Paris Olympics Break the Economic Curse of Host Cities?
5 months ago

Will the Paris Olympics Break the Economic Curse of Host Cities?

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. CEO Jean-François Bandet expressed the complicated feelings many Parisian merchants have in a short essay on LinkedIn the other day: “Business side, the results are clear: We’re approaching the halfway point of the Games, and BO&MIE’s receipts are down 15 to 30 percent year over year… but… how can you not be …

Paris 2024 Olympics highlights: Iconic moments you don't want to miss!
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Paris 2024 Olympics highlights: Iconic moments you don't want to miss!

Hindustan Times  

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Olympics athletics schedule: Every event, date and start time at Paris 2024
5 months ago

Olympics athletics schedule: Every event, date and start time at Paris 2024

The Independent  

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With their nation under siege, Ukrainian athletes shine at Paris Olympics
5 months ago

With their nation under siege, Ukrainian athletes shine at Paris Olympics

NPR  

With their nation under siege, Ukrainian athletes shine at Paris Olympics toggle caption Patrick Smith/Getty Images NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. PARIS — As Russia's invading army grinds forward in eastern Ukraine, carving a path of destruction, Ukrainian athletes say they're using the Summer Games in Paris to show their country's strength and resilience. “It is …

Paris Olympics 2024: The challenge of making the Games more sustainable and eco-friendly.
5 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024: The challenge of making the Games more sustainable and eco-friendly.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. It’s a small example of a broader trend: Paris 2024 had enormous ambitions for the Games, planning to cut the carbon footprint by more than 50 percent compared to the London Games 12 years ago. One of the designers told Bloomberg CityLab: “You can smell when you’re in the pool.” Related From …

Paris Olympics 2024 | The symbols of the moment: what do they mean?
5 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024 | The symbols of the moment: what do they mean?

The Hindu  

Adorning every board surrounding Olympic venues, festooning every corner of Paris and flashing across the screen of sports broacasting channels— the Olympic symbol is ubiquitous now that the Paris Olympics 2024 are well and truly underway. According to the Paris Olympics website, the symbol “expresses the activity of the Olympic Movement” and represents “the union of the five continents” and …

2024 Olympics security means minorities can’t move freely
5 months ago

2024 Olympics security means minorities can’t move freely

Associated Press  

PARIS — They are Nabil, Amine, François and more. Interior Ministry notes seen by AP say security services foiled several alleged terror plots ahead of the Games, with Olympic soccer matches, an LGBTQ+ night club and France’s Jewish community among suspected targets. Paris’ chief of police, Laurent Nuñez described the restrictions’ wide use as “extremely positive.” “We must use the …

Olympic Games Paris 2024: French national team’s successes inspire patriotic excitement.
5 months ago

Olympic Games Paris 2024: French national team’s successes inspire patriotic excitement.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. They make up nearly 2 in 3 Olympics ticket buyers, and they come chanting, jumping up and down, waving flags, shouting “hey” in sync with every French swimmer’s breath. “This here is simply unique.” It’s one thing to go nuts at the country’s two flagship sporting events, Roland-Garros and the Tour de …

From Using Video Tablets to Coaching a Goalkeeper in Shoot-Out, Hockey India Raises Officiating Concerns at Paris Olympics
5 months ago

From Using Video Tablets to Coaching a Goalkeeper in Shoot-Out, Hockey India Raises Officiating Concerns at Paris Olympics

News 18  

Following India’s shootout victory over Great Britain in the Paris Olympics 2024 Men’s Hockey quarterfinal match, Hockey India has gone on and raised concerns regarding the quality of umpiring in the quadrennial event. Follow our LIVE Coverage of Day 9 of the Paris 2024 Olympics – HERE The complaint raised by Hockey India focuses on a critical match between India …

Olympic Games Paris 2024: Men’s road cycling course ascends Montmartre; Remco Evenepoel takes gold.
5 months ago

Olympic Games Paris 2024: Men’s road cycling course ascends Montmartre; Remco Evenepoel takes gold.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. But on Saturday afternoon, as the men’s Olympic cycling road race wound its way up Montmartre’s cobblestone switchbacks, the spirit of resisting the forces of order rose up once again. So far, these Olympic Games have been joyous, family-friendly events, with fans expertly managed by heavily armed police and choreographed by MCs …

Paris 2024 Olympics schedule and day-by-day events
5 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics schedule and day-by-day events

The Independent  

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How ​​the Poorest Part of France Became the “Beating Heart” of the Olympics
5 months ago

How ​​the Poorest Part of France Became the “Beating Heart” of the Olympics

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. This presence of the athletes’ village and all the rest has given Seine-Saint-Denis the claim to be “the beating heart of the Games.” And like every Olympic host, Paris claims the investments for the Games will serve the locals for years to come. “We’ve spent nine years getting ready to welcome the …

Olympic Games Paris 2024: Athletes, residents, volunteers enjoy city’s carnival-life atmosphere.
5 months, 1 week ago

Olympic Games Paris 2024: Athletes, residents, volunteers enjoy city’s carnival-life atmosphere.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. Third, because the Games require such extensive use of the transportation network, there are also 19,000 purple-vested public transportation employees at and around stations to help visitors buy tickets and find their way. “It’s top, it’s exceptional,” said Hakim Draoui, who runs the cash register at his brother’s convenience store near the …

AP PHOTOS: With the Paris Games as their canvas, people are enjoying the City of Light
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Olympic Games Paris 2024: Seine deemed safe to swim in; how Paris’ sewers empty into the river.
5 months, 1 week ago

Olympic Games Paris 2024: Seine deemed safe to swim in; how Paris’ sewers empty into the river.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. World Triathlon, the city and regional government, and the French weather service convened, for the fourth day in a row, at 3:30 a.m. And the flagship promise of the 2024 Paris Games—swimming competitions in a restored Seine, in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower—came true at the unholy hour of 4:14 a.m., …

Paris Olympics 2024, Shooting: India's Rifle Coach Thomas Farnik Says 'The Wind is a Little Bit Difficult'
5 months, 1 week 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 …

More Olympics travel woes as thousands stuck after storms cancel high-speed trains from Paris
5 months, 1 week ago

More Olympics travel woes as thousands stuck after storms cancel high-speed trains from Paris

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A local storm Wednesday interrupted all high-speed train traffic connecting Paris to the southeast of the …

When the Olympics almost lost their bet against climate change
5 months, 1 week ago

When the Olympics almost lost their bet against climate change

The Hindu  

With plans for athletes to swim the Seine River through the heart of Paris, Olympic organizers essentially bet against climate change’s extreme weather. “It’s definitely time to take climate threats seriously.” If any city could be expected to be mindful of the challenges of climate change, it’s Paris. The laws of physics dictate that warmer air holds more moisture, which …

Olympics bet against climate change with Seine swimming. For days, it looked like they would lose
5 months, 1 week ago

Olympics bet against climate change with Seine swimming. For days, it looked like they would lose

Associated Press  

With plans for athletes to swim the Seine River through the heart of Paris, Olympic organizers essentially bet against climate change’s extreme weather. “It’s definitely time to take climate threats seriously.” If any city could be expected to be mindful of the challenges of climate change, it’s Paris. The laws of physics dictate that warmer air holds more moisture, which …

Fans and athletes blast Paris Olympic Games organisers for a lack of cold water as temperatures in French capital reach a scorching 37C
5 months, 1 week 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 2024: Diary on July 30 — Respect hockey
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Diary on July 30 — Respect hockey

The Hindu  

A world city: Paris has turned into a world city for a little more than two weeks of the Olympics. Walk around the city, take a public transport or a taxi ride, it’s not uncommon to spot people proudly wearing the colours and traditional dresses of their respective countries. The three strikes: Before the start of any competition in the …

Paris Olympics 2024, Tennis: Tearful Coco Gauff Calls for Video Replays After Stormy Exit
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024, Tennis: Tearful Coco Gauff Calls for Video Replays After Stormy Exit

News 18  

Coco Gauff demanded the introduction of video replays at Roland Garros after being dumped out of the Olympic Games singles tennis tournament on Tuesday in a stormy defeat to impressive Donna Vekic of Croatia. Paris Olympics 2024, Day 4 – LIVE The French Open venue is the only one of the four Grand Slams that does not utilise technology in …

Paris Olympics Braces For Heat Wave, Thunderstorms
5 months, 1 week 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 Olympics is bracing for a heat wave following a soggy start
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics is bracing for a heat wave following a soggy start

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Most of France is under a heat wave warning …

Paris Olympics boosted by raucous fans in return of spectators for first time since pandemic
5 months, 1 week 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 …

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