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Jul 27, 20243 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, 20242 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, 20244 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, 20242 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 26, 20242 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, 20243 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, 20241 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, 20242 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
Olympics-Basketball-US Taurasi more in love with the game than the pursuit of victory
LILLE, France - Five-time gold medallist Diana Taurasi is eager to take on the court at the Paris Games, and insists her love of...


Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Surfing-Good waves expected to kick off Tahiti surfing, ISA head says
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti - Surfing in the Paris Games is likely to kick off in excellent waves at the perfect reef break of Teahupo'o on...
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