Tag: Olympic Games
first convictions in a corruption scandal
A Tokyo court on Friday (April 21) sentenced the former president of a Japanese company sponsor of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and two collaborators to suspended prison sentences. The…
a mosaic of decisions on the return of Russians and Belarusians to competition
Fencing is in favor of it, athletics has repeated its veto: while the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has opened the door to a return to competition for Russians and Belarusians,…
the Marathon for all or when amateur runners follow in the footsteps of the pros
In August 2024, at the end of the Paris Olympics, the traditional marathon will see the best long-distance runners pound the pavement over 42.195 kilometres. But the organizing committee does…
D-500 before the Paris Games!
/ Podcasts / sports diary The countdown is on: D-500 before the Paris Games! More than 10,000 athletes will participate and Prithika Pavade, a French table tennis player, hopes to…
500 days from the Paris 2024 Olympics, the transport in question
Almost a year and a half before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the organizers presented their “ mobility plan “. More than 7 million spectators…
London wants sponsors to back ban on Russian athletes from 2024 Olympics
Will there be Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics? This Saturday, March 11, it was the British government who asked the sponsors to put pressure on the…
African athletes are preparing in France to qualify for the Olympics
Olympic Solidarity is a program set up by the IOC. This system, unique in France, is piloted by the Regional Center for Youth and Sport, the CRJS, in the town…
Participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the 2024 Olympics: “The IOC will have the last word”
/ Podcasts / international guest Controversy for a few days around the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the next Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. While the International…
the presence of the Russian and Belarusian athletes in question
Ukraine rose up against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which declared, on Wednesday 25 January, ” to study » the possibility of authorizing the participation under a neutral banner of…
Has money knocked out boxing?
English boxing, nicknamed the “noble art”, haloed by legends like Mohamed Ali, Mike Tyson, Joe Frazier or Georges Carpentier, is it losing momentum? If, in the ring, the fights are…