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Olympics-Paris Mayor urges visitors to enjoy lifestyle as much as landmarks
PARIS - While every tourist since 1889 has marvelled at the Eiffel Tower, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo wants Olympic visitors to look beyond...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Brisbane wrangles with political flip-flops on long road to 2032
PARIS - Brisbane Olympic chief Andrew Liveris has implored local politicians to stop using the 2032 Games as a political football and...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Japan ponder Paris hangover after record Tokyo haul
PARIS - Japan may have outdone themselves at the Tokyo Olympics. After a record haul of 58 medals at home three years ago, Team Japan is...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Soccer-US women ready to 'create a new history' in Paris, says Hayes
PARIS - The United States insisted they have put their ill-fated 2023 Women's World Cup campaign in the rear-view mirror on Tuesday, as...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Security to be boosted following pitch invasion
PARIS - Paris Olympics organisers said they would boost security at the Games and ensure security staff are available and well trained...
Jul 25, 20242 min read
Olympics-U.S. Olympic officials call for truce in WADA-USADA doping feud
PARIS - The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee chief on Thursday urged the warring American and world anti-doping bodies to...
Jul 25, 20243 min read
Olympics-Athletics-Running brand On launches spray-on marathon shoe in bid for Paris spotlight
PARIS - Running brand On made its latest move in the supershoe race on the eve of the Paris Olympics, unveiling a marathon shoe produced...
Jul 25, 20242 min read
South Africa's climate action too slow to meet its bold pledges, says report
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa, the world's 14th biggest carbon emitter, has made strong commitments to climate action but is moving too...
Jul 25, 20242 min read
Explainer-Olympics-What you need to know about the Paris 2024 opening ceremony
PARIS - Paris will officially kick off its Olympics extravaganza with an unprecedented opening ceremony on the river Seine on Friday....
Jul 25, 20244 min read
Macron's political crisis hurts business morale ahead of Paris Olympics
PARIS - As President Emmanuel Macron welcomes business leaders including Elon Musk to Paris ahead of Friday's Olympic opening ceremony,...
Jul 25, 20242 min read
Exclusive-WADA to put U.S. anti-doping agency under compliance review
PARIS - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will take the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to the Independent Compliance Review...
Jul 25, 20243 min read
Factbox-List of people who have previously lit the Summer Olympic cauldron
List of people who have previously lit the Summer Olympic cauldron. 1936 Berlin: Fritz Schilgen (Athletics) 1948 London: John Mark...
Jul 24, 20241 min read
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