Tag: Olympic Games
Guinea, Mali, Egypt and Morocco dream of football gold
After Nigeria in 1996 and Cameroon in 2000, can Africa believe in a new Olympic football title this year in Paris? The representatives, Guinea, Mali, Egypt and Morocco, never medallists,…
2024 Olympics: 3 days before the opening ceremony, the athletes arrive in Paris
With three days to go until the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, it is time for the athletes to arrive in Paris. The approximately 200 participating delegations are currently…
Tony Estanguet, the boss of the Paris Olympics who slaloms between sport and politics
Three-time Olympic canoeing champion Tony Estanguet has slipped into the role of boss of the Paris Games over the years, learning to navigate between the world of sport from which…
Emmanuel Macron will give an interview to France 2 to talk about the 2024 Olympics and the political situation
Three days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games, and a little over two weeks after the early legislative elections, Emmanuel Macron will give an interview this Tuesday,…
Souleymane Cissokho, boxer and Olympic medalist: “These games will be exceptional”
Although he is out of the Paris Games due to injury, Souleymane Cissokho – boxer, captain of the French team and bronze medalist at the Rio Olympics in 2016 –…
Tennis player Andy Murray to retire after Paris Olympics
The Paris Olympics will be Andrew “Andy” Murray’s final competition. The tennis player, who will represent Great Britain for the fifth time at the Olympics, confirmed on X (ex-Twitter) on…
East German luge specialist Ute Gähler
Ute Gähler is one of the only Olympic deserters to have disappeared during the Winter Olympics! It was in Innsbrück in 1964 that this East German luge specialist disappeared, before…
Handball player Nikola Karabatic ready for a final and “grandiose” battle
At 40, Nikola Karabatic will play his sixth and final Games in Paris. The handball player who has won everything with the Blues will end his immense career after this…
Several Russian journalists dismissed by French authorities
Russia is outraged by the decision of the French authorities to ban some of its journalists from the Olympic Games. The Kremlin reacted strongly on Monday, July 22, accusing Paris…
In Tahiti, the ship “Aranui 5” transformed into a floating village for surfers
The surfing event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is scheduled to take place in Tahiti from July 27 to 30. French Polynesia, 15,000 kilometers from Paris, also has its…