Tag: Olympic Games
Simon Biles wins second gold medal for his Olympic haul
American superstar Simone Biles won the artistic gymnastics individual all-around competition on Thursday night, claiming her second gold medal of the Paris 2024 Games and the sixth Olympic gold of…
Félix Lebrun extends the “Lebrun-mania” and reaches the last four in table tennis
Frenchman Félix Lebrun defeated Taiwanese Lin Yun-ju (11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6), ranked 8th in the world and an Olympic medallist, to qualify for the semi-finals of table…
2024 Olympics: Léon Marchand “a cut above everyone else” according to Roxana Maracineanu
Roxana Maracineanu, Secretary General of Miprof (the inter-ministerial mission in charge of combating violence against women and human trafficking), was first a world swimming champion and silver medallist at the…
Palestinian sportswomen in France to break their daily routine and call for not forgetting their land
Around twenty young Palestinian sportswomen are in France for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. A project led by an association which aims to break a daily life marked by war…
“You have to call on your mind for serious things that you want to achieve.”
On the occasion of the Paris 2024 Games, “the world of children” is going into Olympic mode. Charlie Dupiot met children aged 8 to 13, to gather their impressions on…
2024 Olympics: the French delegation in good shape, “we are experiencing something exceptional”
French swimmer Léon Marchand shines with his performances with three gold medals collected so far. The French delegation as a whole is not far behind with 26 medals including eight…
Congolese swimmer Freddy Mayala, an elimination, a record, and a date for 2028
For the first time in his career, Freddy Mayala took part in the Olympic Games in Paris. Although he beat his personal best in the 50m freestyle on Thursday, August…
a museum for collectors of Games merchandise
The Olympic Games are also an opportunity for collectors to make deals or find treasures. For the first time during the Olympic Games, there is a real collectors’ house. It…
“Lebrun mania” at table tennis competitions
They are among the characters of these Paris Olympic Games. The Lebrun brothers, two young French table tennis prodigies. Alexis, the eldest, is 20 years old, his younger brother Felix…
Africa, future Olympic continent?
The African continent has already organised major sporting competitions: the Rugby or Football World Cups… but never an Olympic edition. Why are the Games being refused to Africa? Stadiums, roads,…