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Booed Argentina snatch draw, Spain win Olympic men’s football opener

Paris (AFP) – Cristian Medina scored the equaliser in the 16th added minute as Argentina came from two down to draw 2-2 with Morocco in...

🔴Paris 2024 live: Rugby Sevens, football kick off Summer Games ahead of opening ceremony

Football and Rugby Sevens matches kicked off the Summer Olympics in Paris on Wednesday, two days ahead of the much-anticipated opening ceremony that will...

‘Games Wide Open’: What we know (so far) about the historic Paris Olympics opening ceremony

From a possible performance by Franco-Malian R&B star Aya Nakamura, the most listened to French-speaking singer in the world, to a tribute to Notre-Dame cathedral, the...

Seine fit for swimming six of seven days tested before Olympics

Paris (AFP) – The River Seine has been clean enough to swim in for six of seven days tested ahead of the Olympic Games which...

Biles books Paris Olympics spot with emphatic US trials all-around win

Minneapolis (AFP) – Four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles is headed to the Paris Games after a resounding all-around victory at the US gymnastics trials...

Seine suspense as Paris counts down to Olympics

Paris (AFP) – The river Seine is set to be a star feature of the Paris Olympics, but heavy rain, pollution and security fears mean...

Olympic torch odyssey reaches the surf of Tahiti

Papeete (AFP) – The Olympic torch touched new ground - and water - by landing in French Polynesia, shining the flame on Tahiti which will...

‘Flying taxis’ to be tested during Paris Olympics: minister

Paris (AFP) – France's transport minister said Wednesday that so-called "flying taxis" -- large futuristic drones capable of transporting several people -- would be authorised...

Meditation and AI as Paris Olympics embraces ‘mindfulness’

Paris (AFP) – Three years after gymnastics superstar Simone Biles put the mental health of athletes centre stage at the Tokyo Olympics, this year's Paris...

Paris Olympics opening ceremony rehearsals on the Seine delayed again

Organisers of the Paris Olympics, who are praying for fine weather during this year's Games, said Wednesday they had delayed plans for a rehearsal...

Olympic flame sails into Marseille port, marking milestone on path to Paris Games

Tens of thousands of people gathered on Wednesday in the southern French city of Marseille to welcome the Olympic torch and mark another milestone...

Paris 2024 Olympic flame to be lit in Greece’s ancient Olympia

Nearly 100 days before the 2024 Paris Games open, the Olympic flame will be lit in ancient Olympia Tuesday for a torch relay stretching...

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