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Women athletes reach parity for first time in Olympic history

Once seen as a "celebration of manly virtue" without women athletes, the modern Olympics will reach gender parity for the first time during this year's Paris Games, 128 years since its first edition.

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France Can Be 'Proud' Of Divisive Olympics Founder: IOC Chief

The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urged France on Sunday to be "proud" of the Paris-born aristocrat who founded the modern Olympics despite criticism of his views on women and colonialism.

International Business Times

Grassroots sport can help refugees find their feet in Australia – Brisbane’s Olympic planners need to lead the way too

As preparations for Paris’ Olympic and Paralympic Games gather momentum, South East Queensland is preparing its legacy strategy in anticipation for the 2032 Brisbane games.

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Is The Founder Of The Modern Olympics Being Cancelled?

France likes to honour its late pioneers and visionaries, but the aristocratic Frenchman who founded the modern Olympics is proving to be a troublesome figure for organisers of the Paris 2024 Games.

International Business Times

‘I want to see 60-year-olds breaking world records’: Welcome to the Olympics with NO drug testing

Seb Coe says ‘it’s a joke, unfair, and unsafe’. The head of US anti-doping calls it ‘a dangerous clown show’. Lawrence Ostlere talks to Dr Aron D’Souza, the Australian lawyer who wants to launch the Enhanced Games, a controversial Olympic-style mega-event in which doping is not just allowed but actively…

The Independent UK

Olympics news website Insidethegames says 'banned' from Paris 2024

Olympics news website Insidethegames.biz, which was acquired by a Russian-run fund, says it has been effectively "banned" from the Paris Olympics after its accreditation requests were turned down.

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The Olympics are more than fun and games. They're a billion-dollar business with political overtones

The Paris Olympics involve about 10,500 athletes representing about 200 countries or regions

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Alexandr Vlasov among four cyclists from Russia, Belarus eligible to compete at Paris Olympics

Tamara Dronova, Alena Ivanchenko and Hanna Tserakh also named as Individual Neutral Athletes

Cycling News

IOC Approves Russian And Belarusian Athletes For Paris Olympics

IOC approves Russian and Belarusian athletes as neutrals for Paris Olympics amid Ukraine conflict.

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French Elections Delay 2030 Winter Olympics Host Confirmation

Salt Lake City likely to host 2034 Winter Olympics, French Alps bid for 2030 faces delay. IOC to confirm hosts in July. Challenges ahead for organizers. Fr...

The Guardian - UK

IOC urged to help overturn French headscarves ban at Olympics

Human rights groups say prohibition has left Muslim athletes feeling ‘invisibilised, excluded and humiliated’

The Independent UK

Salt Lake City Olympic bid projects $4 billion in total costs to stage 2034 Winter Games

Organizers for the proposed 2034 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City released their first budget estimate, projecting total costs of just under $4 billion, with $2.84 billion slated for operational costs

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Meditation And AI As Paris Olympics Embraces 'Mindfulness'

Three years after gymnastics superstar Simone Biles put the mental health of athletes centre stage at the Tokyo Olympics, this year's Paris Games will demonstrate how greater awareness has translated into better care and support.

Windows Central

Microsoft says Russian influence actors are using AI for misinformation campaigns about the upcoming Paris Olympic Games

Russian actors have been leveraging the technology's capabilities to ruin the reputation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by spreading fear about violence at the Olympic Games via AI-generated videos, articles, and images.

International Business Times

Russia Ramps Up Disinfo Ahead Of Paris Games: Microsoft

Russia is waging an intense disinformation campaign aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the International Olympic Committee and stoking fears of violence at this summer's Paris Games, according to a new report from Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center.

France 24

Russian disinformation campaign targets Paris Games, Microsoft says

Russia is waging a "malign" disinformation campaign aimed at the Paris Olympics and French President Emmanuel Macron, Microsoft warned on Tuesday, accusations Moscow dismissed as "slander".

The Guardian - US

Russia targets Paris Olympics with deepfake Tom Cruise video

Fake video uses AI-generated audio of the movie star to disparage the Olympic Committee

The Independent UK

London 2012 athletes to receive gold medals in Paris after Russian doping scandal

Lashinda Demus is set to receive the 400 metre hurdles gold medal she was denied 12 years ago

The Independent UK

Olympic boxers handed prize money boost for winning medals at Paris 2024

Gold medallists will be awarded $100,000 while silver and bronze medals will take home $50,000 and $25,000 respectively

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