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Apr 27, 20241 min read
Olympics-Paris organisers receive flame in Athens ahead of relay
ATHENS - Paris 2024 Olympics organisers on Friday received the Games' flame in a handover ceremony in Athens ahead of a 68-day torch...


Apr 26, 20241 min read
Olympics-Parisians warm up for Olympics with workouts in Louvre museum
PARIS - Parisians warmed up for the coming Olympics with a series of workouts inside the renowned Louvre Museum on Wednesday, part of a...


Apr 20, 20241 min read
Motor racing-Chinese Grand Prix practice session briefly halted by track-side fire
SHANGHAI - The sole practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai was interrupted by a small fire next to the track on Friday,...


Apr 20, 20242 min read
Olympics-WADA confirms 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive before Tokyo Games, accepted contamination finding
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed reports on Saturday that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned drug ahead of...


Apr 17, 20242 min read
Olympics-Australia have trust in France over Paris Games security
SYDNEY - Australia's Chef de Mission Anna Meares said on Wednesday that while security was the first subject athletes raised with her...


Apr 17, 20241 min read
Olympics-Eiffel Tower countdown turns to 100 days to Paris 2024
PARIS - The Eiffel Tower's countdown clock to the Paris 2024 Olympics turned to 100 days on Tuesday as preparations for the Games...


Apr 17, 20242 min read
Olympics-World Athletics' prize money at Paris Games goes against Olympic spirit-UCI chief
ANCIENT OLYMPIA - The decision by World Athletics to award prize money at the Paris 2024 Games goes against the Olympic spirit and...


Apr 17, 20242 min read
Olympics-Paris 2024 torch lit in ancient Olympia, relay under way
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece -The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony on Tuesday,...


Apr 17, 20242 min read
Olympics-Flame to pass by Bataclan, Shoah Memorial, Paris mayor says
PARIS - The Olympic flame will pass by the site of the 2015 Islamist attack on the Bataclan concert hall as well as the Shoah Memorial...


Apr 17, 20242 min read
Olympics-All set for Paris 2024 Games torch ceremony after sunny dress rehearsal
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece - The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympics was lit by the sun's rays in a dress rehearsal in ancient Olympia on...


Apr 16, 20242 min read
Olympics-France has plan B to river Seine Olympics opening if security requires
PARIS - France has prepared alternatives to holding the July 26 Olympics opening ceremony on the river Seine should security reasons...


Apr 16, 20242 min read
Olympics-Macron wants Nakamura to sing at Games despite 'racist' backlash
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron expressed shock on Monday at a "racist" backlash to the possibility of Franco-Malian pop star...
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