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Olympic chief confident for LA Games despite World Cup ‘challenges
Olympic chief Kirsty Coventry said on Wednesday she was confident for the successful hosting of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles despite what she described...
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/ 2 years agoWorst-case scenario: France rehearses Games anti-terror response
Hiding behind a “Black Wolf”, a state-of-the-art nine-tonne armoured vehicle, a group of armed men in black slowly make their way...
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/ 2 years agoFrance mounts security drill ahead of Olympic torch relay
French police tested their security plans for the Olympic torch relay on Friday, with a multi-layered ring of 100 officers set...
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/ 2 years agoGoggia eyes ski return in July after double leg fracture
Italy’s 2018 Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia, whose season was cut short by a double right leg fracture, said Thursday she...
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Football
/ 2 years agoHosts France get kind Olympic draw as Mbappe uncertainty lingers
Thierry Henry’s France side are firm favourites to progress following a kind group draw for men’s football at the 2024 Olympic...
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/ 2 years agoExtended outdoor bar hours for Paris Olympics anger residents
Several associations representing residents in Paris on Tuesday denounced plans to allow bars and restaurants to keep their outdoor summer terraces...
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/ 2 years agoRussia rages against Olympic chiefs, accuses them of ‘neo-Nazism’
Russia launched a furious tirade at the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday, arguing the IOC’s restrictions on Russian athletes and its criticism...
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Football
/ 2 years agoMbappe presence at Olympics ‘very difficult’, says France coach Deschamps
France coach Didier Deschamps has cast doubt on Kylian Mbappe’s chances of representing his country at this year’s Paris Olympics, saying...
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/ 2 years agoRussia rules out Paris Olympic Games boycott
Russia’s sports minister on Wednesday said Moscow should not boycott the upcoming Paris Olympics despite the severe restrictions on its athletes...
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/ 2 years agoRussians, Belarusians barred from Paralympics Opening Ceremony
Athletes from Russia and Belarusia who are competing under a neutral banner at the Paralympics in Paris will not be permitted...
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/ 2 years agoPossible Saudi Olympic pavilion at Napoleon’s tomb sparks unease
Saudi Arabia is negotiating to build a national pavilion during the Paris Olympics at the Invalides complex that holds Napoleon’s tomb,...
