Tag: Olympic Games
“I don’t think about the fact that my leg was cut off anymore, I just think about winning”
If children met Paralympic athletes, what questions would come to mind? This is the idea of our special series “Children’s World” broadcast on the occasion of the Paris 2024 Paralympic…
“You think about your race all the time, the stress goes up and down, it’s like that every day”
If children met Paralympic athletes, what questions would come to mind? This is the idea of our special series “Children’s World” broadcast on the occasion of the Paris 2024 Paralympic…
The Anthology of Africa in Games
Before experiencing the superb enchanted interlude of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, we invite you to listen again to some of the highlights of “Africa in Games”. With : – Laura…
It’s finished, the meter-high mural of top athlete Femke Bol: ‘This is very cool’
“Awesome, and that stick she’s holding in her hand. Like: I can do that. And then those muscular legs. A really beautiful, young, athletic woman.” A woman from Leusden who…
Olympic Museum in Lausanne: “Telling the human adventure that is the Olympic Games”
The teams from the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, which holds the most fabulous collection of sports objects in the world, have collected small pieces of sports history from the edge…
2024 Olympics: Parisian traders deplore a mixed summer, despite the success of the Olympic Games
The Olympic Games were a sporting success for Paris, but not necessarily for its retailers, who gave a mixed assessment of the event. According to the specialized retail federation Procos,…
2024 Olympics: in Châteauroux too, the Olympic Games unanimously hailed as a success
Paris 2024 kept all its promises in the capital of course, but also in the provinces. In Indre, in central France, the host city of Châteauroux hosted the sport shooting…
‘The Tour is a great showcase to promote women’s cycling’
“The Tour is a great way to promote cycling among women,” says Voogt. “Cycling is just as much fun for women as it is for men. And yes, what’s not…
2024 Olympics: Heartache for Olympic visitors as they leave
After more than two weeks of sport and celebration, after the departure of the athletes on Monday, the visitors who had come for the Olympic Games are also leaving Paris.…
Olympic Games: Record 15 gold medals for the Netherlands
The Dutch women’s hockey team also won the third duel at the Olympic Games. The Dutch team, with Luna Fokke from Kampong in Utrecht and Renée van Laarhoven, Lisa Post,…