Tag: Olympic Games
The Olympic cauldron in the Tuileries Gardens, a true Olympic phenomenon
Since it was revealed to the world on Friday July 26 during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games, the cauldron installed in the Tuileries Gardens has been ”…
South and North Korean table tennis players take symbolic selfie
North Koreans Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong, silver medalists in mixed doubles table tennis, and South Koreans Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-Bin, bronze medalists, posed together on the…
Egypt’s spectacular progress, an increasingly tough opponent in fencing
Egypt faced the French sabre team in the quarter-finals of the Olympic tournament on Tuesday, July 31. Although the Blues won 45-41, it was anything but a walk in the…
After several postponements of events, the female triathletes took the plunge into the Seine
After months of doubts about the quality of the Seine water and an embarrassing first postponement, the two events scheduled for this Wednesday, July 31 are taking place. Triathlete Cassandre…
French triathlete Cassandre Beaugrand crowned champion in first event in the Seine
Frenchwoman Cassandre Beaugrand was crowned Olympic triathlon champion this Wednesday, July 31 in Paris. The suspense lasted until the end over the holding of the event due to the quality…
Concorde celebrates urban sports, including 3×3 basketball
An Olympic sport since Tokyo 2020, 3×3 basketball will be held from July 30 to August 5 on the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The more or less knowledgeable…
Injured, French decathlete Kevin Mayer has “given up” on his hopes
Having injured his left hamstring on July 7 and since then embarked on a frantic race to recover in time to participate in the 2024 Olympics, Kévin Mayer is not…
Léon Marchand in the final for an unprecedented double, Maxime Grousset will swim for gold
Frenchman Léon Marchand, already crowned Olympic champion in the 400m individual medley for his first participation in the Olympic Games, qualified for the finals of the 200m butterfly and the…
Morocco and Egypt qualify for quarter-finals
While waiting for the matches between Guinea and Mali this Tuesday evening, July 30, Morocco and Egypt have validated their tickets for the quarter-finals of the Olympic football tournament. 1…
American Simone Biles wins first gold medal in Paris team event
Three years after the Tokyo Games, where she suffered psychological breakdowns, Simone Biles is returning to the highest peaks of sport at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Competing with…