Tag: Olympic Games
Paris 2024, the Games declare their flame!
On April 16, the Paris Olympic Games will be officially kicked off with the lighting of the flame in Olympia. Why this symbol? How did it make Olympic history? What…
Venezuelan triple jump legend Yulimar Rojas announces his withdrawal from the Games
Reigning Olympic champion and triple jump world record holder, Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas announced on Friday April 12 her withdrawal from the 2024 Olympic Games, of which she was the arch-favorite,…
Mélanie Berger-Volle, 102 years old, former resistance fighter, bearer of the Olympic flame
Chosen by the Loire department, in central France, to carry the flame for the Olympic Games on June 22, this shadowy woman will be, for the duration of a stage,…
Safety as an Olympic discipline
From July 26 to August 11, 2024, France will host 10,500 Olympic and 4,350 Paralympic athletes from 205 nations, 40 competition venues, 6,000 journalists, 40,000 volunteers, 45,000 law enforcement forces.…
Why when we compete on the back of an animal, is it most often on the back of a horse?
My first stage is sport explained to children. Here, we answer all their questions, we decipher the rules, we tell the stories of great athletes, we learn everything about sport.…
in Paris, students who risk expulsion are worried and are mobilizing
As the Olympic Games approach, nearly 3,000 students in Île-de-France are asked to leave their accommodation for the summer. Fifteen Crous university residences are requisitioned by the State to house…
What is the most popular sport in the Olympics?
My first stage is sport explained to children. Here, we answer all their questions, we decipher the rules, we tell the stories of great athletes, we learn everything about sport.…
Is France a sports country?
Is the future host country of the Olympic Games a sports country? The question may be surprising but it arises regularly. In recent months, French Olympic champions, and not the…
Swimming: “there is a chance that Léon Marchand will become a reference in France”
Léon Marchand is the Frenchman who broke French and world swimming records. The swimmer represents a hope of French medals for the Paris Olympic Games this summer, but he is…
Olympic Games 2024: torch route, volunteers, media… preparations are progressing
On July 26, 2024, France will kick off the Paris Olympic Games. Four months before the opening ceremony, preparations are accelerating to make this meeting a success. In this episode,…