Tag: JO 2024
Ukraine’s image war at the Olympics
This is the smallest Ukrainian delegation ever sent to the Olympic Games: just over 140 athletes are wearing the yellow and blue colours in Paris. They are in France while…
French handball team falls in quarter-finals against Germany and loses its Olympic title
The French handball team, reigning Olympic champion, was eliminated by Germany (35-34) at the end of extra time, this Wednesday, August 7 at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium. For the first time…
Coca-Cola sponsor singled out over environmental and public health concerns
The partnership between Coca-Cola and the 2024 Olympic Games, already criticized on ecological grounds, was the subject of attacks on Wednesday August 7 by public health specialists, who accuse the…
Taekwondo fighter Omar Yaser Ismail fought ‘for Palestine’
Omar Yaser Ismail took part in the Olympic taekwondo tournament of the 2024 Olympic Games on Wednesday, August 7, in the under 58 kilos category. The taekwondo athlete won his…
Anne Hidalgo: “These Games which shine the spotlight on Paris are a real message of hope”
The Olympic Games continue until Sunday, August 11 in the French capital, but the magic won’t stop there. Indeed, the Paralympic Games will take over to extend this period of…
Algerian Imane Khelif qualifies for boxing final
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who found herself at the heart of a gender controversy during the Paris Olympics, qualified for the final of the -66kg tournament on Tuesday, securing at…
Political Olympics: what is the link between Olympic events and geopolitical issues?
World wars, Nazism, segregation, economic crises, the geopolitical dimension of sport and the Olympic Games is no longer in doubt. How do history and politics influence the Olympic Games and…
2024 Olympics: “We’ll get the gold medal together,” promises boxer Sofiane Oumiha, little prince of the ring
He will compete this Wednesday, August 7, in the final of the Olympic boxing tournament in the under 63.5 kg category. Frenchman Sofiane Oumiha is just one fight away from…
With his 5th Olympic title, Cuban wrestler Mijaín López alone on Olympus
Cuban Mijaín López became the first athlete in any sport to win a fifth Olympic title in the same discipline at five different Olympic Games on Tuesday, August 6 at…
American Gabby Thomas crowned Olympic 200m champion
Third in the 200m in Tokyo in 2021, Gabby Thomas this time climbs to the top step. In the final of the 2024 Olympics, Tuesday August 6 at the Stade…