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Athletes take part in training session ahead of Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
4 months ago

Athletes take part in training session ahead of Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

China Daily  

Xinhua Updated: 2024-08-25 Large | Medium | Small Chinese archery athlete Gan Jun takes part in a training session ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 24, 2024. Chinese badminton athletes take part in a training session ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 24, 2024. Chinese archery athlete Gan Jun takes …

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Athletes across the Paris Games sustain bloody injuries during competition
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Athletes across the Paris Games sustain bloody injuries during competition

Associated Press  

PARIS — Athletes around the Paris Games have sustained bloody injuries during competition. Blood runs down Cuba’s Saidel Horta’s face after fighting Kyrgyzstan’s Munarbek Seiitbek in their men’s 57 kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. Bulgaria’s Bilyana Zhivkova Dudova waits for medical attention during their women’s freestyle 62kg repechage wrestling …

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Rail services in France back on track
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rail services in France back on track

China Daily  

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-07-30 09:39 Employees of France's national rail operator and French police inspect the scene of a suspected attack on the high-speed railway network in Croiselles, northern France on Friday. DENIS CHARLET/AFP France's national rail operator SNCF says repairs to its infrastructure have been completed following a suspected coordinated arson …

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Face of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Léon Marchand creates history at Paris La Défense Arena
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Face of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Léon Marchand creates history at Paris La Défense Arena

ABC  

Sometimes there can be no adequate way to describe an experience. On Sunday night at the Paris La Défense Arena, that experience was 15,000 French supporters releasing the frustration of so many near misses with a sound that reverberated throughout history. Marchand is the man who knocked off the last standing world record that had belonged to Michael Phelps in …

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In Marchand, the hosts may find their hero
4 months, 4 weeks ago

In Marchand, the hosts may find their hero

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: France is not just ending a century of wait to host its third Olympic Games, the scenic opening ceremony down the Seine also marks 12 years of hurt after an excellent bid document didn’t find favour with the International Olympic Committee members. He could end France’s 12-year gold medal drought in the pool, and also become the first …

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Macron aims to sidestep political concerns and regain prestige with the Paris Olympics
5 months ago

Macron aims to sidestep political concerns and regain prestige with the Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

PARIS — Emmanuel Macron has pledged to make France shine during the Olympics. The Olympics are the best way to convince the world to “choose France,” Macron said this week, trotting out a motto geared toward boosting foreign investment in the country. “It will promote our landscapes, our facilities, our savoir-faire as well, our gastronomy.” Macron’s decision last month to …

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The US men’s basketball team arrives in France, with its Paris Olympics opener on Sunday
5 months ago

The US men’s basketball team arrives in France, with its Paris Olympics opener on Sunday

Associated Press  

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — And now, the real work begins for the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team. This is not going to be like us going out and saying, ‘Hey, let’s just throw him out there.’ This will be a big collaboration.” The next step for Durant will be a scrimmage on Thursday, Kerr said, insisting that the Americans have no …

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The U.S. men are favored for basketball gold at the Paris Games but many challengers await them
5 months, 1 week ago

The U.S. men are favored for basketball gold at the Paris Games but many challengers await them

Associated Press  

There is one goal, and it’s always the same goal for USA Basketball. “We have a lot of respect for those guys, but basketball still lies here.” Call that the mission within the mission for the U.S. in Paris: Winning is the goal, but there’s also a clear sense that it’d be nice to remind the rest of the world …

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World Cup finalist France, Euro 2020 winner Italy, Belgium and Israel drawn in Nations League group
10 months, 2 weeks ago

World Cup finalist France, Euro 2020 winner Italy, Belgium and Israel drawn in Nations League group

Associated Press  

PARIS — World Cup runner-up France, European champion Italy, Belgium and Israel were drawn together in a tough group Thursday for the men’s UEFA Nations League that starts in September. The Nations League is the next action for UEFA member countries after this summer’s European Championship, where France, Italy and Belgium — all top-10 teams in the FIFA world rankings …

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France’s Macron says a security crisis could force rethink of Paris’ huge Olympic opening show
1 year ago

France’s Macron says a security crisis could force rethink of Paris’ huge Olympic opening show

Associated Press  

LE PECQ, France — The giant opening ceremony extravaganza that Paris is planning to hold on the River Seine to launch the Olympic Games could be moved if France is hit again in the run-up by extremist attacks, French President Emmanuel Macron said. “We are preparing an opening ceremony that is unique, which I hope will make the French very …

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2024 Paralympic Games torch to be ignited in England, Stoke Mandeville, the spiritual home of disabled sport
1 year, 1 month ago

2024 Paralympic Games torch to be ignited in England, Stoke Mandeville, the spiritual home of disabled sport

The Hindu  

Less than 10 months before the Paralympic Games in Paris, the route the torch relay will cover was unveiled on Friday, with a departure from the spiritual home of disabled sport at Stoke Mandeville in England. Tony Estanguet, the head of the Paris 2024 organising committee, said the initiative was to ensure “maximum visibility” in four days compared to the …

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Hernandez returns to France squad for Euro 2024 qualifier, friendly; Kante, Pogba left out
1 year, 3 months ago

Hernandez returns to France squad for Euro 2024 qualifier, friendly; Kante, Pogba left out

The Hindu  

Defender Lucas Hernandez has been recalled to the France squad for this month’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Ireland and a friendly against Germany, while midfielders N’Golo Kante and Paul Pogba miss out. Hernandez was sidelined for several months last season after suffering a cruciate ligament rupture at the World Cup, but he has played three Ligue 1 games for Paris …

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