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Geopolitics loom over Paris Olympics 2024 amid global conflicts

The Olympic Games remain the most watched sporting event worldwide. As a result, geopolitics increasingly come into play, and Paris 2024 is no exception, with notable examples being the conflict in Ukraine, the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan, and the war between Hamas and Israel.

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Paris Olympics Faces Security Challenges Amidst Potential Threats

Paris gears up for the Summer Olympics with extensive security plans and deployments to ensure the safety of participants and spectators.

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Snoop Dogg to carry Olympic torch ahead of opening ceremony in Paris

The hip-hop legend will carry the flame in Saint-Denis and is also contributing to American TV network NBC’s Olympic coverage this summer

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AP PHOTOS: The Summer Olympics is remaking Paris

Paris looks a little bit different these days.

The Independent UK

Olympics: Team GB medal haul prediction revealed as Paris Games approach

Great Britain are expected to achieve similar results to Tokyo, where they matched their total from London 2012

Evening Standard

Adam Peaty exclusive: After three years of hell, my faith has made me a new man

From the depths of depression and alcohol reliance, Britain’s swimming superstar is back in the gold medal mix for Paris Olympics

Evening Standard

A Ballon d'Or winner, a Brazilian legend's last hurrah and the superstar looking to complete football: FourFourTwo's 10 players to watch at the Olympics

The Olympics begin this week and some big names are playing in the football competition

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Paris 2024 explained: all you need to know about the Olympics but were afraid to ask

Our beginners guide to the talking points, the hopes, the fears and the biggest names as the Games returns to the City of Light

The Guardian - UK

Miles Robinson: 5 facts about the USMNT defender heading to the Olympic Games in Paris

He's one of three senior USMNT players heading to Paris.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Welcome to 'Ratatouille': Paris is trying to curb its rat population ahead of the Olympics kick-off as thousands descend on the French capital

Even though Paris will be in the spotlight for hosting the Olympics, the rats will likely still be part of the fanfare—so long as they remain underground.

Fortune

French interior minister praises law enforcement for security work at Paris Olympics

Three days before the start of the Olympics, France's interior minister has hailed law enforcement for their hard work in making the Paris Games safe for 10,500 athletes and millions of visitors

The Independent UK

All to know about the Paris Olympics 2024: Schedule, sports, venues, dates

The Summer Olympics start July 26. Here’s Al Jazeera’s concise viewer guide to the world’s largest multisport event.

Al Jazeera

Are there any transgender athletes competing at the 2024 Olympics?

Transgender athletes face heavier restrictions in a number of sports than during Tokyo 2020

The Independent UK

Olympics 2024: DSD rules explained

The International Olympic Committee has introduced stricter restrictions on transgender athletes and those with DSD

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Passports, in-flight meals and jet lag: How horses travel to the Olympics

The horses on the US eventing team began their journey to France for the Paris Olympics from a farm in Pennsylvania

The Independent UK

Olympics 2024: What are the rules on political protests and the punishments?

The Olympics has a complicated history of political expression and protest

The Independent UK

What does AIN mean at the Paris Olympics?

A limited number of Russian and Belarusian athletes will compete at Paris 2024

The Independent UK

Olympics 2024: How much money do athletes win for gold, silver and bronze?

Some athletes will be in line for monetary rewards at Paris 2024

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The Independent UK

Tarzan at the Olympics: Johnny Weissmuller won 3 gold medals at the 1924 Paris Games

Before there was Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz winning multiple Olympic gold medals in swimming for the United States — there was Tarzan

The Independent UK

Australia Olympics chief criticises Dutch team for selecting convicted rapist Steven van de Velde

Van de Velde was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016

The Independent UK

How Roy Keane is inspiring Team GB to end 36 years of Olympic men’s hockey hurt

Not since the famous gold at Seoul 1988 have Great Britain’s men won an Olympic hockey medal but David Ames and the Paris 2024 vintage are tapping into all resources to end that drought

Radio France Internationale

Paris Street vendors share Paris Olympics 2024 hopes and concerns

Three people, Franck, Amel and Diawara, working on the open food markets in Paris told RFI what they make of the Olympic Games and how it may change their life while it lasts.

The Guardian - UK

How to watch Paris Olympics in UK and why BBC only has two channels

IOC has sold UK broadcasting rights for Games to Discovery leaving BBC with fewer streams to show live action

FourFourTwo

From fallout to triumph: How Nigeria stunned the world to win Olympic gold in 1996

Nigeria were in crisis and little was expected of them at the 1996 Olympics - only for the Super Eagles to dig deep and achieve immortality

The Independent UK

World champion Freya Colbert enjoying being ‘under radar’ for Paris Olympics

Colbert feels “something will have to go very wrong for (Summer McIntosh) not to win the gold”.

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