Tag: Olympic Games
Frenchman Castryck, at full speed, wins silver in kayak slalom at 19 years old
At 19 years old, only four years after seriously starting to compete, Titouan Castryck won the silver medal in kayak slalom (K1) on Thursday 1st August in Vaires-sur-Marne: the Breton…
Tatjana Smith, after a fourth Olympic medal, retirement?
Three days after her victory in the 100m breaststroke, Tatjana Smith went for silver in these 2024 Olympic Games. On Thursday, August 1, the swimmer failed to retain her Olympic…
Sports that don’t get the spotlight: why do some disciplines attract less media attention?
Do you know the 10m air pistol shooting event? The skiff event in rowing? Or the park event in BMX? One Night at the Games looks at these events that…
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…