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Olympic Games
/ 4 weeks agoFrance bids final farewell to Olympics with Champs-Elysees parade
France bid a final and reluctant farewell to the Paris Olympics on Saturday with a parade on the Champs-Elysees followed by...
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/ 1 month agoJapan’s Panasonic to end Olympic sponsorship after 37 years
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Tuesday it will stop serving as a major sponsor of the Olympics and Paralympics, citing “management...
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Olympic Games
/ 1 month agoRaygun’s revenge: Lampooned Aussie breakdancer tops world rankings
Australian Olympic breakdancer “Raygun” has been ridiculed, written off, and now crowned number one in the world, the sport’s governing body...
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/ 1 month agoEiffel family will fight Olympic rings staying on Paris tower
The descendants of the Eiffel Tower’s designer say they will fight to stop the Olympic rings being left on the tower...
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Paralympic Games
/ 1 month agoParis Paralympics the greatest ever, say former Olympics executives
The Paris Paralympics were the “greatest ever” according to one former IOC marketing executive while another told AFP it “delivered in...
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/ 1 month agoParis mayor says Olympic rings to stay on Eiffel Tower ‘until 2028’
Paris’s mayor said Friday that she intended to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower until at least 2028 despite...
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Paralympic Games
/ 1 month agoParalympic fencing star Bebe Vio in shock defeat, Storey slams cycling course
Star Italian wheelchair fencer Bebe Vio suffered a shock defeat at the Paralympics on Wednesday but British cycling great Sarah Storey...
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/ 1 month agoAustralia’s Raygun ‘sorry’ about Olympic backlash
Australia’s “Raygun” has apologised for the backlash that her widely ridiculed Paris Olympics performance brought to the broader breakdancing community. Rachael...
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Olympic Games
/ 1 month agoParis mayor’s office defends permanent Olympic logo for Eiffel Tower
Paris’s deputy mayor defended plans to display the Olympic logo permanently on the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday, saying the rings would...
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Paralympic Games
/ 1 month agoFrech gets second Paralympic athletics gold as China strike gold in pool
American amputee athlete Ezra Frech cemented his status as a new Paralympics star on Tuesday as he added a sparkling high...
