Tag: Olympic Games
The most anticipated international stars in Paris
The 33rd edition of the Olympic Games opens on July 26 in Paris, where more than 11,400 athletes have gathered for a frantic race for medals. Among this crowd of…
E-sport: Africa conquering the world?
The International Olympic Committee will launch the first e-sports Olympic Games in Saudi Arabia in 2025. A competition separate from the traditional Summer and Winter Olympics. How is Africa preparing…
Guinean judoka Facinet Keita
Facinet Keita is a Guinean judoka. He is one of the 82 athletes who deserted during the London Olympics. Unlike others, his asylum application was an obstacle course. His story…
Benjamin Boukpeti recounts how he won Togo’s only Olympic medal
On August 12, 2008 in Beijing, Benjamin Boukpeti made history by winning Togo’s first – and still only – Olympic medal. In the K1 canoe-kayak slalom event, the Parisian-born Boukpeti…
The security perimeter for the opening ceremony is deployed around the Seine
Just over a week before the Olympics kick off with the opening ceremony on the Seine. For the occasion, a vast security perimeter was set up this Thursday. Officially called…
Hungarian Mihály Iglói, athletic genius
Hungarian Mihály Iglói first distinguished himself in pole vaulting before becoming an expert runner. Like about forty Hungarian athletes at the time, he took advantage of the Melbourne Olympics in…
Anne Hidalgo’s swim in the Seine: “It’s crucial in the Olympic Games plan”
The most anticipated dive of the year. After a postponement due to bad weather and the legislative elections, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo kept her promise by swimming in the Seine…
The Seine once again “swimmable” after 100 years of ban, a future legacy of the Olympic Games
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, the head of Paris 2024, Tony Estanguet, and the prefect of Île-de-France, Marc Guillaume, took a dip in the Seine on Wednesday, July 17.…
Tunisian wrestler Hassene Fkiri moves to Australia
Just after the Sydney Olympics in 2000, at least 35 athletes sought asylum. Among them was Tunisian wrestler Hassene Fkiri, who later joined the Australian national team. Forty-four years after…
Hungarian gymnast Ágnes Keleti
Gymnast Ágnes Keleti was one of about 40 Hungarian athletes who defected from the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Unlike most of her compatriots, she stayed in Australia, spending a few months…