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Onboard the Belem, the ship bringing the Olympic flame to France

The Belem is a three-masted barque 58 metres long and 8.8 metres wide and carries 22 sails, the heaviest weighing 800 kg. Her main mast measures 34 metres above sea level. Between April 26 and May 8, the ship will sail the Mediterranean ...

France 24

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Olympic flame leaves Greece for start of Paris Olympics

The Olympic flame has began its journey to France on board the Belem leaving Greece. The 19th-century three-masted barque is set to reach Marseille on May 8. Along its route in France, the flame will be carried by some 10,000 torchbearer...

France 24

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Paris security perimeter to be set week before Olympics begin

A major security perimeter along the Seine will be set eight days before the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, the city's police chief said. The French capital is expected to face major disruption.

France 24

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Chinese swimmers tested positive for banned drug before Tokyo Olympics

Twenty three swimmers from China who tested positive for the same banned drug were allowed to compete at the Tokyo Olympics and some went on to win medals. The scandal has raised questions about the effectiveness of the World Anti Doping...

CBC News

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Kenya, home of marathon champions, targets sprinting success

Kenya may be known for its long history of success in marathons and long-distant running, but now the nation is also targeting becoming an international powerhouse in the world of sprinting, with eyes on medals at this year's Paris Olymp...

France 24

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Chinese Olympic swim team doping scandal heats up

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on April 22 threatened possible legal action against claims that it may have covered up the issue of Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned substance before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, as globa...

Reuters

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Chinese swimmers won Olympic golds after positive tests

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed reports that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned drug before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but it accepted the country's findings that this was due to substance contamination.

Reuters

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How AI will change the Olympics forever

Olympic organizers shared plans today to transform the sports landscape, using artificial intelligence. The new technology could improve everything from judging to international scouting efforts.

CBC News

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Paris gears up for Olympics amid mixed feelings from locals

With the Olympic Games just around the corner, it should be a time of excitement and anticipation for the capital's residents. But it's been met with mixed reactions.

Al Jazeera

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U.S.A. basketball unveils 2024 Paris Olympics roster

Team USA has unveiled its men's basketball roster that will represent the red, white and blue at the Paris Olympics this summer. Some are already comparing it to the "Dream Team" that won gold in 1992.

Scripps News

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What are the Olympic venues at Paris 2024?

With 100 days to go before the Paris 2024 Olympics kick off, Olympic venues in Paris, other parts of France and Tahiti are getting ready to welcome the world's biggest sporting event. Paris will have 15 competition venues and host 21 of ...

Reuters

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Countdown to Paris Olympics starts as Greece lights flame

The flame for this summer’s Paris Olympics was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games in southern Greece in a meticulously choreographed ceremony. It will then be carried through Greece for more than 5,000 kilometers (3,100 m...

France 24

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Afghanistan’s first female Olympian calls for Games ban

Friba Rezayee, the first woman to represent Afghanistan at the Olympics, has been appalled by the treatment of women since the resurgence of the Taliban and is now campaigning for the country to be kept out of the Paris Games.

Reuters

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In first, World Athletics to pay prize money for Olympic golds

World Athletics announced it will become the first international federation to award prize money at an Olympics, beginning at this year's Games in Paris. Gold medal winners in each of the 48 athletics events in Paris will receive $50,000...

France 24

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Paris Olympic champions to earn $50,000 prize money

The 48 athletics gold medalists at the Paris Olympic Games this year will receive prize money for the first time. The $50,000 reward from World Athletics is a major shift, as the modern games started as an amateur event and the Internati...

Reuters

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France to boost Olympics security with foreign military

France has asked about 45 foreign countries to contribute several thousand extra military, police and civilian personnel to help safeguard the Paris Olympics this summer, government sources said, amid a complex geopolitical and security ...

France 24

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Paris to install Olympic flame near Louvre

The Olympic flame will be installed in the Jardin des Tuileries, a stone's throw from the Louvre, after organizers abandoned the idea of the Eiffel Tower, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Last week, French sport...

France 24

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France rehearses anti-terror response ahead of Olympics

The Raid, the French police force's specialist intervention unit, has held a simulation of a terror attack to prepare for the worst-case scenario at the Olympic Games taking place this summer in Paris. During the Games, some 200 members ...

France 24

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Will Paris be ready for the Olympics?

With just four months to go until the Paris Olympic Games get underway, there is persistent concern among locals over whether the city will be ready.

France 24

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How Russian athletes will be allowed to compete in the 2024 Olympics

Russian and Belarusian athletes who have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer will need to undergo a vetting process by the International Olympic Committee before being invited to compete at the Games.

Reuters

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Paris Mayor invites Macron to swim in the Seine

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo doubled down on plans for a dip in the Seine this summer, and nudged the aquatic adventure towards pool party territory as she invited President Emmanuel Macron to dig out his swimming trunks and join her.

Reuters

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Paris Olympics security plans possibly stolen from train

A bag containing a computer and two USB memory sticks holding police security plans for the Paris Olympic Games was reportedly stolen from a train at the capital's Gare du Nord station, police sources say.

France 24

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Ukrainian Olympic hopeful remains focused despite war

As this year’s Paris summer Olympics approach, athletes around the world are putting their training into top gear. In Ukraine, those hoping for sporting glory are working under very difficult conditions.

DW News

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Paris to use AI translation app for Olympics visitors

Paris' public transport system (RATP) will provide 3,000 agents with artificial intelligence-supported translation devices to help thousands of visitors navigate through the capital's network during this year's Olympics.

Reuters

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Russian figure skater Valieva banned for doping

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was given a four-year doping suspension by the highest court in world sport, that retroactively took effect from 2021 and stripped her and the Russian Olympic Committee of their 2022 Beijing Games tea...

Reuters

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IOC rules Russian athletes can compete at Paris Olympics

Russians and Belarusians who qualify in their sport for the Paris 2024 Olympics can take part as neutrals without flags, emblems or anthems at the event next year, the International Olympic Committee has ruled.

Reuters

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Cricket returns to the Olympics after century-long break

Cricket fans are celebrating the sport of cricket's return to the Olympics in 2028 after a 128-year absence. Bringing the world's second most popular sport into the games helps add a huge market of fans from South Asia.

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Russian athletes to compete as neutrals at Paris 2024

Russian and Belarusian athletes will compete as neutrals at next year's Paris Paralympics after the International Paralympic Committee voted against maintaining a full ban of the two countries, imposed after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

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Russian doping in focus as Valieva case in court

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's doping case, a scandal that rocked the sport and cast a shadow over her country's already embattled anti-doping system, is now being heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Reuters

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Paris cancels Olympic swim test in Seine due to water quality

The first swimming competition due to be held in the River Seine in Paris has been cancelled because of pollution. The test event ahead of next year’s Olympics was called-off after a week of persistent heavy rain in the city caused sewer...

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