Tag: Olympic Games
Afghan boxer Jawid Aman Mukhamad, missing from the ring
He was one of only two Afghan athletes at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, USA. Boxer Jawid Aman Mukhamad didn’t even make it to the qualifying rounds for his category.…
Medal in sight for Dupont’s Blues in rugby 7s
Saint-Denis (AFP) – One match away from a medal: the French rugby 7s team have qualified for the semi-finals of the Olympic tournament after beating their arch-rivals Argentina in style…
Les Bleues win against Colombia thanks to Katoto
Lyon (AFP) – The French women’s team led by Marie-Antoinette Katoto started the Olympic tournament with a victory (3-2) against the Colombians in Lyon, initially in control before letting them…
“It was crazy”, the fervor of the fans transcends the French handball players
The French handball players had to fight hard to overcome the Hungarians in their opening match in the 2024 Olympic Games on Thursday, July 25 (31-28). The reigning Olympic champions…
Spyware potentially dangerous for Games
A vast cybersecurity operation to eradicate spyware that has silently contaminated several million computers worldwide is underway, the Paris prosecutor’s office announced on Thursday, July 25. This major computer cleanup…
French diplomats to guide foreign leaders
Around a hundred foreign leaders are due to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on the Seine in Paris this Friday, July 26. This is a security challenge,…
The Olympic Games in Saint-Denis: “The landscape may change but the lives of the inhabitants risk remaining the same”
These Olympic Games are called Paris 2024. The flame has toured metropolitan France and the overseas territories. Before shining in the capital tomorrow evening, it continues its journey during what…
The Olympic dahlia, the official flower of the Games, brightens up Paris and the podiums
For the 2024 Olympic Games, the gardeners of the Parc Floral de Paris have succeeded in hybridizing in vitro a dahlia in the colours of the Olympic flame. This feat…
American basketball as guest star at the 2024 Olympics
The defending champions, who came to Paris with a five-star squad, the United States are the overwhelming favorites of the competition. Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry spoke to the press…
some of the mascots are made in Brittany
The Olympic Games mascots come straight from a small Breton factory located in La Guerche de Bretagne, about fifty kilometers from Rennes. This site produces the small Olympic and Paralympic…