Category: Paris Olympics and Paralympics
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 Games will demonstrate how greater awareness has translated into better care and support. American gymnast Simone…
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 of the opening ceremony on the Seine for the second time because of the river’s high…
Tens of thousands of people gathered on Wednesday in the southern French city of Marseille to welcome the Olympic torch and mark another milestone in the lead-up to the Summer Games in Paris. Fireworks go off as a three-mast ship…
Nearly 100 days before the 2024 Paris Games open, the Olympic flame will be lit in ancient Olympia Tuesday for a torch relay stretching from the Acropolis to French Polynesia. The Olympic rings installed on the Esplanade du Trocadero, September…
The medals awarded at this year’s Paris Olympics and Paralympics will feature a hexagon-shaped piece of iron taken from the original Eiffel Tower in their centre, organisers said as they unveiled the design on Thursday. All 5,084 gold, silver and…
