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Olympics-Basketball-Griner's journey from Russian prison to Paris Games applauded by US teammate
PARIS - Brittney Griner's "unprecedented" journey back to the Olympic Games, less than two years after she was released from a Russian...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Rowing-Fans upbeat in rain as sculls heats begin
PARIS - The rain that drenched the spectacular Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday evening was still very much in evidence as fans...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Diving-Chinese women win first gold in clean sweep bid
PARIS - Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani began China's bid to capture all eight women's Olympic diving golds by winning the synchronised 3-metre...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Factbox-How the world's press rated Paris's Olympics Opening Ceremony
PARIS - Paris broke with tradition on Friday by turning the Olympic Opening Ceremony into a parade down the River Seine rather than a...
Jul 30, 20243 min read
LVMH's luxury wares earn top billing at Olympics opening
PARIS - Bernard Arnault, France's wealthiest man and chief executive of luxury group LVMH, paid some 150 million euros ($163 million) to...
Jul 27, 20242 min read
Olympics-Fourteen gold medals up for grabs on Day One of Paris Games
PARIS - France's capital city is set to rock to a sporting beat on Saturday as the Olympic Games get under way in earnest on the back of...
Jul 27, 20243 min read
Rain pours down on Paris Olympics parade, doesn't dampen cheer
PARIS - Crowds braved queues at security checks and heavy downpours as they lined the banks of the Seine in Paris on Friday to watch an...
Jul 27, 20242 min read
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
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