Tag: Olympic Games
Malians between frustration and pride after their draw against Israel
Despite a technical superiority, Mali had to settle for a point against Israel (1-1) in Group D of the Olympic football tournament. The Aiglons may have some regrets, but remain…
Palestinian Olympic Committee denounces double standards
” Israeli athletes are welcome “, reaffirmed Emmanuel Macron, on France 2 and on the airwaves of Radio France, Tuesday, July 23. But at a time when more than 39,000…
2024 Olympics: is the security system sufficient?
Two days before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games, the capital is adorned with colors and lights, but also with barriers and fences. A heavy security presence has been…
Prime Minister after the Olympics: “If compromise does not come from the left, it will come from the right”
Emmanuel Macron seems determined to impose a political truce on the French. In order to avoid ” a disorder “, according to the president, there will be no new Prime…
Paris now looks like an Olympic city
With two days to go until the Paris 2024 ceremony, the French capital is now the centre of the sporting world for two weeks of competition. After the disappointment of…
LVMH sees its profits fall in the first half
The world’s number one luxury goods company, LVMH, has seen its net profit plunge by 14% in the first half of the year. The French group, which notably owns the…
IOC awards 2030 Olympics to French Alps “under conditions”
While the first events of the Paris Games take place this Wednesday, July 24, the International Olympic Committee is already looking further ahead, towards the 2030 and 2034 Winter Games.…
Andras Toro, the Hungarian kayaker who dreamed of America
Eight years after the great Hungarian defection at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, athlete Andras Toro defected at the 1964 Tokyo Games. A canoe specialist, he sought asylum in the United…
Patrick Boucheron, co-author of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games: “an imaginary parade”
Patrick Boucheron, professor at the Collège de France, is RFI’s Grand International Guest. Co-author of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, notably with Leïla Slimani, he looks…
The Seine launches into the water
For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, the opening ceremony will not be held in a stadium but in the open air. For several years, the…