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New IOC president Kirsty Coventry faces high expectations

The former Olympic swimming champion from Zimbabwe was officially inaugurated as head of the IOC on 23 June.

Africanews

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History made as Kirsty Coventry takes over as head of the IOC

The Zimbabwean swimming gold medallist is the first woman and African to head the world sporting body.

Africanews

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Le Petit Robert 2026 embraces new words and Olympic heroes

‘Chemsex’, ‘hypertrucage’, ‘prompt’, ‘bombe carbone’, ‘drag’ or ‘cécifoot’… The 2026 edition of Le Petit Robert has added almost 150 words to its dictionary this year. The edition also welcomes champions who shone at the Paris 2024 Olymp...

France 24

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Paris to allow swimming in the Seine from July

Fulfilling a key legacy promise from the Olympic Games, the Paris authorities are to allow the public to swim from July 5 at three points in the Seine which is now deemed safe for a dip.

France 24

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Staying behind: Olympic athletes seek asylum in Europe

Some athletes are applying for asylum in their host countries after the Olympic Games or elsewhere in Europe, citing often security reasons or desires to advance their sporting careers further.

France 24

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First female and African Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president

Zimbabwean swimming great Kirsty Coventry smashed through the International Olympic Committee’s glass ceiling on Thursday (March 20) to become the organization’s first female and first African president in its 130-year history.

Reuters

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Snow in short supply as Italy readies to host the Winter Olympics

The town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, one of Italy's most famous ski resorts, is gearing up to co-host the 2026 Winter Olympics, marking a return of the Games to one of its traditional European bases for the first time in two decades.

Reuters

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Ex-Olympian forced to leave gold medals to burn in wildfires

Former US Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. describes how quickly the Los Angeles wildfires enveloped his home, forcing him to leave his 10 Olympic medals behind to burn.

CNN

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Paris Paralympics end with spectacular light show, dance party

After 11 days of action, the Paris Paralympics have come to a close in the French capital. More than 500 gold medals have been won, with organizers saying the athletes have helped change the way people view sport and disability.

Al Jazeera

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Ukrainians recall hellish preparation ahead of Paralympics

Russia destroyed or damaged around 500 Ukrainian Paralympic sports facilities, forcing Ukrainian athletes to prepare for the Paris games in precarious conditions. Yet the team could end up doing better than in Tokyo 2020.

Euronews

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Ugandan Olympic runner Cheptegei dies after fire attack

The death of Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has been described as a stark reminder that more needs to be done to tackle gender-based violence, after the 33-year-old was doused with petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend.

Reuters

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Paralympic games kick off with opening ceremony in Paris

The 2024 Paralympic Games kicked off with athletes parading down the Champs-Élysées in Paris. More than 4,000 athletes with physical, visual and intellectual impairments will compete in 22 sports from Thursday until September 8.

CBC News

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Athletes on their way to Paris for shot at Paralympic gold

Sports fever is not over in the French capital, and it is expected to kick into high gear with the 2024 Paralympics opening on Wednesday. A thousand torchbearers will take turns carrying the flame throughout France before it arrives in P...

Euronews

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Raygun ‘devastated’ by online hate after Olympics performance

Australian breaker Rachael Gunn, also known as B-Girl Raygun, says she is ‘devastated’ by the outpouring of online hate over her widely mocked performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

CBC News

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Philippines celebrates its Olympic heroes with a Manila parade

From the moment the Philippines’ most successful Olympic team in a century landed, they were celebrated with a grand motorcade through Manila, cheered on by proud citizens. The star of the event, 24-year-old gymnast Carlos Yulo, made his...

Al Jazeera

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France's Olympic village legacy: From athletes' quarters to housing

The Olympics have packed up and left Paris, but they have left a few things behind in France. Billions were pumped into an Olympic village and sports facilities in Seine-Saint Denis, a city and region north of the capital, with a hope it...

Al Jazeera

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Paris passes the Olympics off to Hollywood

Paris officially passed the Olympic flag to Los Angeles, in a star-studded closing ceremony that included performances from Snoop Dogg, Billie Eilish and Tom Cruise descending from the roof of the Stade de France.

CBC News

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Tom Cruise stars in Paris Olympics closing ceremony

Movie star Tom Cruise rappelled from the roof of France's national stadium and received the Olympic flag, bringing a heavy dose of Hollywood to the closing ceremony of the Paris Games as the French capital handed over to the next host Lo...

Reuters

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Ditching generators and recycling buildings in the Paris olympics

From energy to reused infrastructure to vegetable-friendly menus, the 2024 Paris Olympics organising committee orchestrated this year's event with their own flavour.

Euronews

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Paris homeless face uncertain fate as Games wrap up

As the Paris Olympics come to an end, NGOs who have accused the French government of carrying out a social cleanup in Paris voice concerns over the fate of the homeless in the capital. Authorities have cleared out migrant and homeless en...

France 24

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Officials seize Taiwan flags in Olympic venues

Several Taiwanese fans cheering on athletes at the Paris Olympics have reported having their banners and posters ripped out of their hands by security. While the Taiwanese flag has been banned since 1981, event organizers appear to be ce...

France 24

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Paris locals counting down to the Closing Ceremony

Athletes remaining in the Paris 2024 Olympic village have described the Games as an 'amazing' and 'incredible' experience. For some locals however, the event was bittersweet.

Reuters

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Inside the Paris 2024 Olympic village

Home to thousands of Olympians from all over the world, the Olympic village is a mystery to many ordinary people. Thanks to the power of TikTok, we have got an inside look into life for athletes over the past few weeks.

France 24

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Paris celebrates breakdancing as the sport makes its Olympic debut

The atmosphere heats up in Châtelet, a hotbed of hip-hop culture in Paris, which has prepared itself to celebrate the arrival of the dance at the Olympics.

Euronews

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2024 Paris Olympics: crowds gather at national fan houses

Paris' restaurants may be complaining about slow footfalls during the Olympics but there are places that have been bustling every night since the games began: national houses. They range from nightclub spaces such as Club France, Brazil,...

France 24

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French food bank collects 30 tonnes of produce from Olympic village

Food that has gone uneaten by athletes and staff at the Olympic Games has been distributed to those in need in the French capital.

Euronews

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Olympic cauldron becomes new favorite for Paris visitors

The new favorite tourist attraction during the Paris Games, the Olympic Cauldron, has drawn thousands of visitors who want to witness the burning balloon hover above the host city. One spectator says: "This is the Paris we love: the roma...

France 24

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Olympic skateboarders ages 11 to 51 shred at Paris 2024

Now out of medal contention in Paris, 14-year-old Canadian skateboarding prodigy Fay DeFazio Ebert is already looking ahead to Los Angeles 2028, after a strong performance in a field with competitors as young as 11, and as old as 51.

CBC News

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Russian ‘neutral’ athletes politically isolated at Olympics

In Russia, the Olympics aren’t being shown on TV and some politicians and media figures have even described those willing to compete in Paris as traitors. It’s a complex environment for the athletes, some of them teenagers, to navigate a...

Euronews

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Boxer Imane Khelif's victory celebrated in Algeria amid controversy

Family and friends of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif are celebrating her victory back home. Despite controversy and anxiety, Khelif remained strong in Paris. From the village of Ain Mesbah, her boxing talent was discovered locally, inspirin...

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