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Dreaming big for the future - Safiya Al-Sayegh's pathway to the Olympic Games

Emirati rider speaks on Paris 2024, her path to pro cycling, and paving the way for others

Cycling News

Barcelona 1992: New participants, new Olympic dreams

The 1992 Barcelona Olympics was marked by openness and unity after a long period of controversy and conflicts. The political changes in the world in the late 1980s and early 1990s allowed the Olympics to take place without a boycott for the first time since 1972. The Olympics also coincided…

Radio France Internationale

Strike closes Eiffel Tower again as staff denounce financial management

Employees at the Eiffel Tower are on strike Monday to protest against the way the monument is managed financially. The strike has closed the tower for the second time in two months, and comes as Paris is getting ready to welcome millions of visitors for the Olympic Games.

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IOA in active dialogue with Future Host Commission of IOC on hosting 2036 Olympics: PT Usha

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Sunday said that it is in active dialogue with the Future Host Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding the country's bid to host the Olympic Games in 2036.

The Times of India

Abhinav Bindra selected as torchbearer for the 2024 Paris Olympics

NEW DELHI: India's first individual gold medallist at the Olympic Games, Abhinav Bindra has been selected as a torch bearer for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games to be held in the French capital from July 26 to August 11.

The Times of India

How to still buy tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympics

More than 250,000 new tickets have gone on sale to mark 100 days to go until the Paris Games

The Independent UK

IOC 'extremely confident' about Paris Olympics, executive director says

In exactly 200 days from now, the Olympic Games will be taking over Paris. There are promises of sporting glory, but security and logistical challenges are already raising a number of concerns, especially over the ambitious opening ceremony on the River Seine. FRANCE 24's James Vasina spoke to Christophe Dubi,…

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Paris Olympics Provide Opportunity for Marginalized Job Seekers

Discover how the Paris Olympics are providing a glimmer of hope for job seekers in marginalized communities, as security guard opportunities open up.

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Puck Pieterse to race more on the road in 2024 ahead of Olympic MTB focus

'She will ride part of the road season and then the Olympic Games on the MTB' says Roodhoft after Gavere victory

Cycling News

Coe sounds warning over Paris 2024 athletics prices with tickets up to €990

The World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe, has expressed concern over ticket prices for the Olympic Games next year, warning they will price out genuine fans

The Guardian - UK

Sagan in race against time to qualify for Olympic Games mountain bike event

Peter Sagan doesn't know what to expect of transition to mountain biking but 'I have to train hard, that's for sure'

Cycling News

'I would like to ride the Tour de France' - Ferrand-Prévot considers road racing return

'Why not get back to road racing next year, or the year after?' says reigning MTB world champion focused on 2024 Olympics

Cycling News

Olympics 1972: Tragic hostage-taking casts deep shadow over Munich Olympics

In 1972, at the height of the Cold War, the Federal Republic of Germany hosted the 20th Olympic Games in Munich. While the West German government wanted to use the "Games of Peace and Joy" to forget the memory of the Olympic Games organised by Adolf Hitler in Berlin in…

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Olympic gymnast hopes MBE will inspire others ‘to be the best that they can’

Kathy Williams was the black gymnast to represent Britain at the Olympic Games.

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Tour de France 2024 route revealed as race finishes outside Paris for first time in 120-year history

The race will begin in Italy for the first time and end in Nice rather than Paris as the capital turns its attention to the Olympic Games

The Independent UK

LA Olympic Games gets green light for five sports entering in 2028

The proposal was approved at the IOC Session in Mumbai on Monday.

The Times of India

IOA must get behind government for strong 2036 Olympics bid by India: IOC

MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement that India would be “very excited” to organise an edition of the Olympic Games in 2036 has set the ball rolling for the country to showcase its ability to organise global sporting events.

The Hindu

Bindra hopes India gets to host Olympics in near future

India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra expressed the hope that India will get to host the Olympic Games in the near future. Speaking on the sidelines of the IOC’s 141st Session, Bindra said, “I hope we get to host the Olympic Games in the near future.”

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Cricket set for return at LA Olympics - and in Brisbane

Los Angeles is set to host cricket's return to the Olympic Games after a 128-year hiatus, with men's and women's T20 tournaments pencilled in for 2028.

Motorsport

Suzuka 8 Hours gets earlier July date for 2024

For the last two years, the FIM Endurance World Championship event has taken place in the first week of August, but a desire to avoid a clash with the Olympic Games in Paris has led to next year's being race being pushed two weeks forward.

Radio France Internationale

Mexico 1968: Between repression and the fight for democracy

The XIX Olympic Games, held in Mexico from October 12 to 27, 1968, were the first to be hosted by a "developing" country. A long struggle had preceded the awarding of the JJOO to Mexico.

France 24

The prestigious venues where the Paris Paralympics will be held

Paris hosts the summer 2024 Paralympic Games two weeks after the Olympic Games. Events will be held at prestigious venues such as the Stade de France, Roland-Garros, Champ-de-Mars, Grand Palais and the Eiffel Tower. Competitions will also be held in the wider Paris region and in Châteauroux.

The Conversation

Gender inequality will still be an issue at the Paris 2024 Olympics — despite the Games being gender-balanced

With one year to go until the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games, fans around the world have been following their teams’ performances at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Radio France Internationale

Riverside booksellers in Paris refuse to clear out for Olympics

The open-air booksellers who line the Seine in Paris are refusing to be moved, despite concerns from French authorities over security for the opening of the Olympic Games on the River Seine.

The Independent UK

Paris 2024 won’t solve the world’s problems – has anyone told the Olympic president?

Comment: IOC overlord Thomas Bach thinks the Olympics can help heal ‘division and war’ but Paris 2024 might want to solve its own troubles first, one year out from the Games

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