Tag: Olympics
Daughter of French rugby legend co-wrote Olympics opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the Paris Games was co-written by the daughter of this rugby legend. The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is an unmissable event of the Olympic…
Captain Brinkman wants missing Olympic medal: ‘Don’t think about previous Games anymore’
And so Brinkman, a sports fan par excellence, has to follow the other sports ‘simply’ via his phone. But if he gets a wildcard to visit another sport, he will…
Paris Olympic Games: How is the geopoliticization of the Olympics asserted?
Every four years, the World Cup and the Olympic Games are the two most publicized globalized sporting events. All nations send athletes to the Olympics. They are the most visible…
2024 Olympics: Double Olympic and Paralympic call-up for disabled athlete Bruna Alexandre
Brazilian athlete Bruna Alexandre is doubly concerned by the Games this summer. She is the first Paralympic athlete from her country to have also been called up for the Olympic…
The 2024 Olympics make it difficult for undocumented immigrants to access medical and social assistance
For several days now, the security perimeters installed for the Olympic Games have been transforming traffic in Paris. A restrictive system for solidarity actors who come to the aid of…
Bol races to victory in London in final match before the Games
Amersfoort – Femke Bol won the 400 meter hurdles with playful ease at the Diamond League competition in London. The 24-year-old from Amersfoort clocked a time of 51.30 in her…
Swimming: Sarah Sjöström swims double distances at the Olympics – if she is on the start list
– The plan can always be changed, but as long as I’m on the start list I will drive, she says. From the beginning, the plan was that Sjöström would…
The special opening of the Paris Olympics has a new problem: toilets | News in brief
A parade of athletes speaks during the Paris Olympics. This time it will be held on the Seine River. However, not all barges transporting athletes have toilets. The Paris Olympics…
The budget blew up for the third time in a row – the Paris Olympics will be an additional billion-dollar bill for taxpayers | Sport
Paris Olympics on channels 26.7.–11.8. Go to the competition website here. From four billion euros to 8.8 billion euros. This is how much the costs of organizing the Paris Olympics…