Tag: Olympic Games
South Sudanese basketball players achieve historic first victory
South Sudanese basketball players wrote a page in their country’s history on Sunday, July 28, 2024, by winning their country’s first victory at the Olympic Games against Puerto Rico (90-79)…
Katie Ledecky will wait to write history again
The first highlight of the Paris Olympic Games in swimming took place at the Arena La Défense this Saturday, July 27. In the great battle between Ariarne Titmus, Katie Ledecky…
Gloomy day for African football teams
The four African teams qualified for the Olympic Games, in the men’s category, were on deck this Saturday, July 27 for the second day. Only Egypt took the three points…
French rugby 7s team crowned Olympic champions against Fiji
The French rugby 7s team won its first Olympic title in history by beating Fiji (28-7), the reigning double Olympic champions, this Saturday, July 27 at the Stade de France.…
Money around the neck, pride in the heart for the French judoka Luka Mkheidze
Bronze medalist at the Tokyo Games, French judoka Luka Mkheidze this time took Olympic silver by losing to Kazakh Yeldos Smetov in the -60kg final this Saturday, July 27. A…
Extinction Rebellion calls off non-violent protest following arrests
The environmental organization Extinction Rebellion has canceled its planned “Games Forbidden” demonstration in central Paris. They withdrew after an intervention by the police, which they denounced on the social network…
France crushes South Africa and heads into the rugby 7s final
The French rugby sevens team secured its place in the final of the Olympic tournament by beating South Africa (19-5) in the last four, this Saturday, July 27 at the…
“It was my dream”, Senegalese swimmer Oumy Diop enjoyed her first Games
No miracle for Oumy Diop in the 100m butterfly at the 2024 Olympics. The swimmer was eliminated in the heats in Paris on Saturday, July 27 at the Arena La…
South Korea protests after being introduced as North Korea at opening ceremony
At the opening ceremony on Friday evening, July 26, the South Korean athletes’ delegation was introduced with the official name of North Korea – the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea…
2024 Olympics: an opening ceremony “in the city, it was unprecedented”
The Olympic Games in the headlines. Today, we welcome Lionel Dangoumeau, editorial director of L’Équipe. On Friday, July 26, he attended the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games. Although…