5 rivalries to watch out for during the Paris Olympics
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With just days to go until the Paris Olympics, competition is heating up. Here are some of the hottest rivalries to watch at the upcoming Games:
With just days to go until the Paris Olympics, competition is heating up. Here are some of the hottest rivalries to watch at the upcoming Games:
Six-time world champion Noah Lyles said he struggled with depression during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the 200m. Despite this achievement, Lyles said the COVID-19 pandemic left him struggling to talk as he battled isolation and fatigue.
The Olympic Truce Wall was an important part in the last Olympics in Tokyo 2020, where almost all of the athletes signed on it calling for peace.
Reid will be joined in the French capital by British stalwart Tom Daley, who made a miraculous comeback to book his place at a fifth Games since making his debut as a 14-year-old at Beijing 2008.
The 142nd International Olympic Committee Session will take place on 23-24 July at the Palais des Congres in Paris, with the first day of the session dedicated to reports of President Thomas Bach and on the activities of the Coordination Commissions on the next Olympic Games.
The French and American flags appear in the latest emblem designed by the Los Angeles 2028 team. It is a way to reinforce the bond between two cities that are preparing to host the Olympic Games for the third time in their history.
The small union representing ADP, the Paris airports operator, announced on Monday that it's threatened to strike next Friday, the day of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. The formal announcement will take place from 05:00 on Friday until 07:00 on Saturday.
With one of the largest fan bases and most active player bases in the world, hockey has been an integral part of the Olympic Games for more than a century, and Paris 2024 will mark the 25th Olympic Games with hockey, informed the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
The Olympic Torch Relay began the final week of its journey to the Opening Ceremony on 26 July with a bang in Essonne, with almost 160 Torchbearers on the road from Étampes to Évry-Courcouronnes, including Daniel Sangouma, a bronze medallist at the Seoul Games, the rugby player Julien Pierre and the artist Richard Orlinski.
Sebastian Coe has proven to be his own man throughout his life but he told Agence France-Presse he has never worried about doing what he thinks is right "even if it means temporary or long-term unpopularity."
UK Royal Air Force anti-drone technology and sniffer dogs have been handpicked by French authorities to support security operations at the Paris Olympic Games. The “unprecedented” operation is three times as big as the London Olympics in 2012.
The 140 athletes of the Ukrainian delegation who will compete in Paris 2024 will be symbolically supported by the launch of a postage stamp put into circulation by the Ukrainian Postal Service. The stamp was presented last Friday at the Olympic House in Kyiv.
LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar and all-time NBA leading scorer, is set to chase his third Olympic gold medal. Having previously secured titles in 2008 and 2012, James aims to add another Olympic triumph to his illustrious career.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will need to make a ruling on a universality place request from Cook Islands swimmer Wesley Tikiairki. This decision will determine if Tikiairki can participate in the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris under the universality quota.
The Secret Society of Hertford Crafters spent months knitting, crocheting and crafting 37 postbox toppers to celebrate the Paris Olympic Games. Nicknamed the Yarnlympics, the toppers pay tribute to different events and aspects of the Games and include spectators, athletes, flags and medals.