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China Takes First Gold of 2024 Paris Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

China Takes First Gold of 2024 Paris Olympics

Deccan Chronicle  

Paris: China took the first gold of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, as the rain that dampened the opening ceremony took its toll on the first full day of sporting action. In a closely fought final of the mixed-team 10-metre air rifle, teenage duo Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting outscored Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun from South Korea 16-12, Kazakhstan …

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Floating Parade of Nations and unprecedented scenes at Seine highlights Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Floating Parade of Nations and unprecedented scenes at Seine highlights Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony

India TV News  

Paris stunned the world with mesmerising scenes at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024 at the Seine River on Friday, July 26. The organising committee delivered a memorable event which started with an unprecedented Parade of Nations and ended with the legendary footballer Zinedine Zidane lighting the Olympic torch. The legendary Zindane emerged with a famous torch and …

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Achanta Sharath Kamal, PV Sindhu lead Indian contingent at historic Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony at Seine River
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Achanta Sharath Kamal, PV Sindhu lead Indian contingent at historic Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony at Seine River

Hindustan Times  

Veteran table tennis star Achantha Sharath Kamal and ace badminton player PV Sindhu were the flagbearers as India joined the glittering and momentous opening ceremony, labelled as the Parade of Nations, of the Paris 2024 Olympics on the river Seine in Paris on Saturday. India's Sharath Kamal Achanta and PV Sindhu For Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, this is her …

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Romantic, sure. Historic, yes. But is the River Seine safe for Olympic swimming?
5 months, 1 week ago

Romantic, sure. Historic, yes. But is the River Seine safe for Olympic swimming?

LA Times  

Barges cruise on the Seine near the Eiffel Tower during a June 17 rehearsal for the 2024 Olympic Games’ opening ceremony in Paris. Less than two weeks before Paris inaugurates its first Olympic Games in a century, the Seine — watery muse to poets and painters, backdrop to the city’s most majestic monuments, sighed over by generations of lovers — …

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Paris’ Seine River still dangerously contaminated for swimmers as Summer Olympics near
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris’ Seine River still dangerously contaminated for swimmers as Summer Olympics near

New York Times  

There are 28 days until the Summer Olympics opening ceremony, and tests from the historic Seine River show the water is still at dangerous contamination levels for E. coli, which is often linked to fecal bacteria. The test, performed by the Eau de Paris monitoring group of the mayor’s office, showed contamination levels in four different areas were above the …

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Paris gets into the groove for historic Olympic opening ceremony, adapted to its iconic cityscape
6 months ago

Paris gets into the groove for historic Olympic opening ceremony, adapted to its iconic cityscape

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — The Paris Olympics are getting into the groove for the historic opening ceremony on the River Seine. Dancers who’ll jazz up the July 26 show under the artistic direction of prize-winning French theater director Thomas Jolly are putting finishing touches on a high-octane performance that will combine urban, contemporary, classic, and break dancing, complete with stomps, shouts, …

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Oak trusses raised to roof of fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral as crowds watch along the Seine
1 year, 5 months ago

Oak trusses raised to roof of fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral as crowds watch along the Seine

Associated Press  

PARIS — A crane hoisted massive oak trusses from a barge and onto Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday in a spectacular operation to rebuild the fire-ravaged monument and bring it back to life by December 2024. “I think it’s a magical moment for a lot of Parisians this morning,” said Transport Minister Clement Beaune, noting that the Seine will be …

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