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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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Olympic Games
/ 2 years agoMeet Malta’s five Olympic hopefuls
Malta will be represented by five athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics that get underway on Friday. The athletes selected by...
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Athletics
/ 2 years agoParis Olympics have ‘unique significance’ for war-torn Ukraine: Dobrynska
Ukraine’s 2008 heptathlon Olympic champion Nataliia Dobrynska told AFP the Paris Games can serve as a platform to raise awareness about...
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Olympic Games
/ 2 years agoMurray confirms retirement after Olympics as sun sets on golden age
Andy Murray confirmed on Tuesday that he will retire after the Paris Olympics, closing another chapter in tennis’s golden age. The...
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Football
/ 2 years agoStar names in short supply in men’s Olympic football tournament
Kylian Mbappe wanted to take part in this year’s Olympics in his home city, while there were hopes that Lionel Messi...
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Olympic Games
/ 2 years agoWatch: From LA’s rocketman to London’s skyfall: iconic Olympics openings
As Paris prepares for the opening ceremony of the Olympics on July 26 with what promises to be a spectacular parade...
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Cycling
/ 2 years agoTour de France winner Pogacar pulls out of Olympics
Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar on Monday pulled out of the Paris Olympics citing “tiredness”, his Slovenia team announced. “Unfortunately...
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/ 2 years agoRussia blasts reporters’ denial to cover Paris Games
The Kremlin on Monday slammed France for blocking some Russian journalists from covering the Olympic Games in Paris, after French officials...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoLeBron James to be Team USA flagbearer for Paris Olympics
LeBron James, the NBA’s all-time leading points scorer, will be the male flagbearer for Team USA at the Paris Olympics, the...
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Olympic Games
/ 2 years agoWatch: Outrage after French MP says Israelis ‘not welcome’ at Olympics
A French hard-left MP sparked a political row Sunday by saying Israeli athletes were not welcome at the Paris Olympics because of the...
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Olympic Games
/ 2 years agoOutrage after French MP says Israelis ‘not welcome’ at Olympics
A major French Jewish group on Sunday slammed a hard-left MP for saying Israeli athletes were not welcome at the Paris...
