Tag: JO 2024
Frenchman Nicolas Gestin wins superb gold medal in canoe slalom
Exceptional performance by Nicolas Gestin in canoe slalom (C1) at the 2024 Olympics, Monday, July 29. After dominating his semi-final, the Frenchman started last in the final at the Vaires-sur-Marne…
In judo, Africa is still being sent to the mat
As in almost every Olympic Games, African athletes are struggling to shine on the tatami in Paris. Those who were eliminated this Monday, July 29, deplore the lack of consideration…
Frenchman Victor Koretzky takes silver after a Homeric duel with Tom Pidcock
Victor Koretzky held the lead of the race for several laps thanks to the puncture of the British Tom Pidcock on Monday July 29. But the reigning Olympic champion made…
2024 Olympics: results and analysis of Sunday July 28
Live from Club France, International games radio deciphers and comments on the results of the first days of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Basketball French fans are not the only…
The Olympics have barely begun and the security services are already on edge
The Israeli delegation is the most closely watched at the Paris Olympics. But what do we know about the threats to the athletes and the measures put in place to…
“It was a shock,” boxer Plodzicki-Faoagali, in mourning on Friday, in the ring on Sunday
On Friday, July 26, the day of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games, Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali saw his coach die in front of him, the victim of a seizure.…
2024 Olympics: horse riding in Versailles, “it’s magnificent”
It is probably one of the most spectacular competition sites of these Olympic Games. That of the Palace of Versailles, near Paris, which hosts the equestrian events. Two years of…
Egyptian Mohamed Elsayed wins bronze medal in épée
Defeated in the semi-final by Frenchman Yannick Borel – who lost in the final against Japanese Koki Kano –, Mohamed Elsayed won the small final in épée at the 2024…
Refugee Olympic Team: From Dream to Reality
After Rio 2016 and Tokyo 202, the EOR (Refugee Olympic Team) returns to Paris with its 37 athletes in 12 disciplines. They did not know each other before arriving on…
Algerian judoka withdrawn from the table before his fight against an Israeli opponent
Algerian Messaoud Redouane Dris, who was due to face Israeli Tohar Butbul at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday, July 29, was removed from the table for having exceeded the…