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Olympics-Flotilla on Seine, rain and Celine Dion mark start of Paris Olympics
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Olympic Games open on Friday after a soaking wet ceremony in which athletes were...
Jul 27, 20244 min read
Olympics-Drums and dance open Tahiti's Olympic surfing extravaganza
PAPARA, Tahiti - Tahiti welcomed the 2024 Olympic surfing event on Friday with blazing sunshine, songs and Polynesian culture honouring...
Jul 27, 20242 min read
Olympics-Soccer-Canada great Sinclair: 'We were never shown drone footage'
PARIS - Canada soccer great Christine Sinclair said on Friday national team players were never shown drone footage during the more than...
Jul 27, 20241 min read
Paris Olympics broadcasters diverge on AI approach
The Paris Olympics will be a showcase of generative AI for American viewers but European audiences won't see a similar approach, a...
Jul 27, 20242 min read
Explainer-Olympics-Can Paris 2024 be the greenest Games yet?
LONDON - With medals made of iron salvaged from Eiffel Tower refurbishments and stadium seating of recycled plastic, Paris 2024 aims to...
Jul 27, 20243 min read
Explainer-Olympics-What's the swimming doping scandal about?
PARIS - A doping scandal sparked by 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug has cast a shadow over the...
Jul 27, 20243 min read
Olympics-Sailing-British medals machine faces French test with new events
MARSEILLE - Britain's sailing team, which have dominated Olympic medals for decades, face a new challenge in defending their crown with...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
Explainer-Olympics-Surfing-How the Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti works
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti - Surfing makes its second Olympic appearance at the Paris 2024 Games after a successful debut in Tokyo, with...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
Factbox-What do we know about pre-Olympic attacks on France's railways?
PARIS - Unidentified saboteurs struck France's train network in a series of pre-dawn attacks across the country on Friday, causing travel...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Paris to kick off 2024 Games under tight security
PARIS - France aims to wow the world on Friday with an extravagant Olympics opening ceremony through the heart of Paris, officially...
Jul 26, 20243 min read
Olympics-Gymnastics-Briton Downie chases medal after Tokyo snub
PARIS -Rebecca Downie has arrived in Paris with dreams of capturing her first Olympic gymnastic medal after being controversially left...
Jul 26, 20241 min read
Olympics-Canada women's soccer head coach Priestman suspended amid drone scandal
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) removed head coach Bev Priestman on Thursday following her suspension by Canada Soccer over a drone...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
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