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Paris 2024 reaches gender parity among athletes, but sport has always policed women’s bodies

The 2024 Paris Olympics will be the first to achieve total gender parity. From 26 July to 11 August, 5,250 male and 5,250 female athletes will compete in the 33rd edition of the modern Games.

The Conversation

Princess Anne visits Paris on 12-day Olympic trip as she returns to the spotlight after horse accident

Anne has slowly been returning to royal duties after she was rushed to hospital following a horse accident in June

The Independent UK

It's official: International Olympic Committee votes to confirm the first Olympic Esports Games will happen in 2025, even if they don't know the games yet

Everything about the event is yet to be decided, including the games, but it's happening.

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France receives conditional approval to host 2030 Winter Olympics

France has received conditional approval to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee gave the green light on Wednesday, stipulating that the country's next prime minister must provide a financial "guarantee" to host the Games in the French Alps.

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Jill Biden, Royalty But No Putin: Top Guests At The Paris Olympics

France is preparing to welcome over a hundred heads of state and government, royalty and US First Lady Jill Biden for the Summer Olympics which begin with a dazzling ceremony on the river Seine on Friday.

International Business Times

Australia's Olympics boss Chesterman gets IOC nod

AOC president Ian Chesterman has been voted onto the IOC at a meeting before the Paris Games opening ceremony.

AAP

Esports are coming to the Olympics

Inaugural competition will take place in Saudi Arabia.

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The Charlotte Dujardin horse-whipping scandal puts dressage’s Olympic future at risk

A video of six-time Olympic medallist Dujardin whipping a horse at least 24 times in a minute was leaked ahead of the Paris Olympics leaving the future of equestrian sports at the Games under threat

The Independent UK

Olympic Surfing Requires a Perfect Wave — This 58-Year-Old Tech Can Bring It

Want better surfing for the Olympics? Get off Teahupo'o, away from the shore all together, and onto a wave machine. Really.

Inverse

The eSports Olympics is officially happening in Saudi Arabia next year

After dabbling in competitive gaming for years with smaller scale events, the Olympics is set to host its first standalone eSports competition

Evening Standard

Salt Lake City Awarded 2034 Winter Olympics

Salt Lake City awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics, gearing up to showcase hospitality and sporting excellence. Excitement surrounds the upcoming event.

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Bryce Harper, Shohei Ohtani Making the Case for MLB Players to Be at 2028 Olympics

With the Summer Games coming to Los Angeles in 2028, some of baseball's biggest stars are selling the idea of MLB making its players eligible to compete for gold on sports' biggest stage.

Sports Illustrated

In Paris, the Olympics Aim for a Return to Glory

After a string of Games marred by doping scandals, runaway budgets and a global pandemic, the Paris Olympics will attempt to restore some much-anticipated normalcy.

Sports Illustrated

Salt Lake City awarded 2034 Winter Games as IOC insert ‘termination clause’

Salt Lake City will be an Olympics host again after the IOC formally awarded the 2034 Winter Games to the United States bid

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Call for Olympic equestrian ban after video shows Dujardin whipping horse

Animal rights group Peta has called for equestrian events to be banned from the Olympics after a video emerged showing Charlotte Dujardin whipping a horse

Radio France Internationale

Olympics chief and Macron reject Palestinian demand to ban Israel from Games

The head of the International Olympic Committee and French President Emmanuel Macron have rejected a Palestinian demand that Israel be barred from the Paris Games over the war in Gaza.

International Business Times

Let The Games Begin! Rugby, Football Kick Off Paris 2024

Football and Rugby Sevens kick off the sport at the Paris Olympics Wednesday, two days before the opening ceremony, featuring a top French star and a huge police presence for Israel's first appearance.

France 24

Rugby Sevens and Football get 2024 Paris Olympics ball rolling

Football and Rugby Seven matches will kick off the 2024 Paris Olympics on Wednesday, before the grandiose opening ceremony that will see hundreds of thousands of spectators line the banks of the River Seine on Friday. Secured by a huge police presence, Israel will play against Mali in men’s football…

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The Independent UK

French Alps bid backed by President Macron approved as host of 2030 Winter Olympics

The French Alps bid has been named as the 2030 Winter Games host by the International Olympic Committee though with conditions attached

France 24

France gets conditional approval to host 2030 winter Olympics

Just two days before the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony kicks off, France was granted conditional approval to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. Set to take place in the French Alps, the green light was given by the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday under the condition that the next prime…

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m just one of a billion’: refugee Cindy Ngamba’s remarkable road to Olympics

Cindy Ngamba grew up in England, went to school and university in England and has won national boxing titles in England – but she will be flagbearer for the refugees squad in Paris, she tells Andy Bull

The Guardian - UK

After Tokyo’s Covid Olympics, Paris has been reframed as the Conflict Games

Any relief at moving back to normality has disappeared but at least there will be fans (and no bears) at the Paris Olympics

Marie Claire

As the Games reach Paris: 15 of the most medal-worthy Olympic fashion moments throughout history

From Flo Jo's memorable nails to Michelle Kwan's iconic Vera Wang figure skating looks.

Top News

Canadian Olympic Staff Apologize For Drone Incident At Training Session

Canadian Olympic Committee apologizes for drone incident during New Zealand team training before Paris Games clash.

International Business Times

IOC, Macron Reject Israel Boycott Call At Paris Olympics

The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and French President Emmanuel Macron rejected Tuesday a Palestinian demand that Israel be barred from the Paris Games over the war in Gaza.

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