Tag: Olympic Games
The hollow of French athletics: “Young athletes arrive without complexes”
The second week of the Paris Games is continuing. This Thursday, the Stade de France is still waiting for the first French podium in athletics. And tomorrow, the Tricolores, who…
The legacy of the Games: what will remain of Paris 2024?
At the end of each Olympic Games, the question arises: what now? When Paris 2024 officials embarked on the adventure of bidding for the Games, they did so, they say,…
The Olympic Games restore France’s image internationally: “A rediscovery of oneself”
Since the start of the Olympic Games, the Olympic sites have been echoing with enthusiastic chants and the French public has been setting the stands ablaze, under the eyes of…
French handball team falls in quarter-finals against Germany and loses its Olympic title
The French handball team, reigning Olympic champion, was eliminated by Germany (35-34) at the end of extra time, this Wednesday, August 7 at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium. For the first time…
Taekwondo fighter Omar Yaser Ismail fought ‘for Palestine’
Omar Yaser Ismail took part in the Olympic taekwondo tournament of the 2024 Olympic Games on Wednesday, August 7, in the under 58 kilos category. The taekwondo athlete won his…
Anne Hidalgo: “These Games which shine the spotlight on Paris are a real message of hope”
The Olympic Games continue until Sunday, August 11 in the French capital, but the magic won’t stop there. Indeed, the Paralympic Games will take over to extend this period of…
Athletes’ mental health: is it getting better?
American gymnastics star Simone Biles left the Paris Olympics last night (August 5, 2024) with four medals, including three titles. A great revenge for the woman who withdrew from the…
Algerian Imane Khelif qualifies for boxing final
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who found herself at the heart of a gender controversy during the Paris Olympics, qualified for the final of the -66kg tournament on Tuesday, securing at…
With his 5th Olympic title, Cuban wrestler Mijaín López alone on Olympus
Cuban Mijaín López became the first athlete in any sport to win a fifth Olympic title in the same discipline at five different Olympic Games on Tuesday, August 6 at…
American Gabby Thomas crowned Olympic 200m champion
Third in the 200m in Tokyo in 2021, Gabby Thomas this time climbs to the top step. In the final of the 2024 Olympics, Tuesday August 6 at the Stade…