Tag: Olympic Games
Olympic Deserters: Czechoslovak Gymnast Maria Provaznikova
Back to Home / Podcasts / The deserters of the Olympic Games The 1948 London Olympics were the first to be held after World War II. In a Europe in…
Doncic and Slovenia beaten by Greece and absent from the 2024 Olympics
Slovenia and its star player Luka Doncic will not participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after their elimination in the semi-finals of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) by Giannis…
The French basketball team continues its perfect preparation by dominating Germany
The French basketball team won against Germany (90-66), world champion, on Saturday in Cologne during its second warm-up match for the Olympic Games, three days after an easy victory against…
Paris 2024? And Africa in all this?
17 days. 15 million visitors. The planet is meeting in Paris in the heart of summer 2024. But what international commitments for Paris 2024? What policy of cooperation, partnership, solidarity…
A short list of Russian and Belarusian athletes invited to participate
These will be special Olympic Games for Russian and Belarusian athletes against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. The selection process for these athletes is not yet complete, but…
Although he has withdrawn, Yulimar Rojas will be Venezuela’s flag bearer in Paris
Forced to give up the Paris Olympic Games, Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas will nevertheless be the flag bearer for her country’s delegation at the opening ceremony scheduled for July 26, along…
Nicolas Batum for a final bounce with the French team at the 2024 Olympics
After the failure at the 2023 World Cup, Nicolas Batum is back for his last competition with the Blues, after 20 years of service to the national team. The French…
The secret of the Kenyans?
How can we explain the dominance of East African runners in long-distance and middle-distance running? Why is this supremacy the business of athletes from the Highlands? Why do Kenyans and…
Polina Guryeva, Anthony Obame, Ismail Ahmed, Hasely Crawford
As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games approach, the RFI editorial team paints portraits of these medalists who have shed light on their countries, which are unaccustomed to monopolizing the podiums.…
2024 Olympics: one month before the opening ceremony, where are the preparations?
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games open on July 26. The French capital becomes the epicenter of global sport with more than 10,000 athletes from 206 countries. In this episode of…