Tag: Olympic Games
Pieterse finally reports on the cyclo-cross calendar
Pieterse finished third at the Cyclo-Cross World Championships last season and second the year before. Both times the world title went to compatriot Fem van Empel. The cyclist won a…
Thomas Bach wants the African continent to apply for the organization of the Olympics
The president of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach, who is not seeking a third term from 2025, has just completed a “farewell tour” on the African continent. In Kenya,…
Utrecht Olympians and Paralympians honored by Dijksma: ‘The city is proud of you’
A total of fourteen Utrecht athletes won an Olympic medal. Hockey players Lars Balk, Luna Fokke, Jonas de Geus, Jip Janssen, Renée van Laarhoven, Duco Telgenkamp, Anne Veenendaal and Derck…
Utrecht Olympians and Paralympians honored by Dijksma: ‘Medal can be taken out of the box again’
A total of fourteen Utrecht athletes won an Olympic medal. Hockey players Lars Balk, Luna Fokke, Jonas de Geus, Jip Janssen, Renée van Laarhoven, Duco Telgenkamp, Anne Veenendaal and Derck…
Athletics: back to the Olympics!
From the Tebogo sensation to the Ivorian disappointments, Mondial Sports returns, a few weeks later and with a clear head, to the remarkable performances of African athletes on the Paris…
French athletes and public celebrate the Games one last time in Paris on the Champs-Élysées
The Champs-Élysées were transformed into a huge party on Saturday, September 14, 2024, to celebrate the athletes of the French team after the unforgettable success of the Olympic and Paralympic…
Joris Daudet, Olympic gold medalist: “Sport makes us forget all the worries we may have”
You probably know it, the anthem of Paris 2024, aptly titled “Parade”. On the day of the big parade on the Champs-Élysées – the parade of French athletes of the…
Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo set to become major face in world athletics
After becoming the first African sprinter to be crowned Olympic 200m champion in Paris, Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo received a triumphant welcome on his return home. At 21, he is more…
numerous foreign information maneuvers during the Olympic Games
VIGINUM, the technical and operational service of the State responsible for vigilance and protection against foreign digital interference, released its report this Friday on the informational maneuvers observed during the…
Sports hall named after new honorary citizen of Amersfoort Femke Bol: ‘What an honor!’
She received the Jacob van Campenpenning. That is the highest distinction of Amersfoort. She is the seventh person who can call herself an honorary citizen. “Femke is inextricably linked to…