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France details huge security for Paris' gargantuan 2024 Olympic opening ceremony

France’s government has for the first time publicly laid out some of the gritty details of its security planning for the unprecedented opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics

The Independent UK

Olympics-France prepares its guard against drone strikes, security threats

France will deploy 35,000 security agents and the military to secure the 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony, a river parade through the heart of Paris, from security threats including drone strikes, the interior minister said.

Reuters

Brisbane Olympics: Greens, One Nation and Katter parties unite in push to cap spending on 2032 Games

Unlikely alliance wants a $7bn cap for the event and for Gabba rebuild to be scrapped

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Australia won't set medal target for Paris Olympics

Australia's Olympic team chef de mission Anna Meares says the nation won't set a medal target for the Paris Games in a bid to ease public pressure on athletes.

AAP

Qld cross bench unites in call to cap Olympics spending

Queensland crossbenchers have signed a joint statement calling on the government to cap Olympic Games spending at no more than the allocated $7 billion.

AAP

Kevin Durant trolled Carmelo Anthony on Instagram in honor of his retirement

KD had the funniest tribute for Melo.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Are shower speakers a thing now? Tribit takes on IKEA with a cheap light-up option

Watch out IKEA, Tribit’s tiny loop-toting shower speaker adds party lights to your morning bathroom Olympics.

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Olympic sprinter claims "betrayal" by friend ruined career after drugs raid

Leon Reid, who competed for Northern Ireland and Ireland at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games, saw his career fall apart after being arrested as part of a drugs raid

Daily Mirror

Australian sevens men one win away from the Olympics

Australia's rugby men must beat Fiji in the London Sevens to book an automatic place at next year's Paris Olympics.

AAP

Former Australia Test cricketer and Olympian Brian Booth passes away

Cricket Australia said Saturday that former Test player and field hockey Olympian Brian Booth has died. Booth played 29 Test matches for Australia and also represented Australia in field hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

The Hindu

Dickson wants to reach milestones on road to Paris date with destiny

BEING touted as a future Olympian by one of your own parents when you’re only seven would be a burden to many, but Jonny Dickson is ready to…

The National (Scotland)

Sifan Hassan, Emil Zatopek and the power of ‘crazy’

The Dutch athlete is inspired by the idea of emulating the immortal Czech runner at Paris 2024 and going for gold in the 5000m, 10,000m and marathon — a feat that pushes the limits of what even elite athletes consider reasonable

The Hindu

Katie Taylor’s impact on women's boxing hits home for young Irish fighters

Katie Taylor’s success has been paving the way for young Irish fighters as women’s boxing gains popularity around the world

The Independent UK

LSU’s Hailey Van Lith to Play for Team USA in Upcoming World Cup Event

The college star will headline the team that will attempt to qualify for the 2024 Olympics.

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Chantelle Cameron wouldn't have turned pro had it not been for 'trailblazer' Katie Taylor

“I actually never planned to turn professional,” said Cameron, “After the 2016 Olympics, I didn’t know what I was going to do."

The Hindu

We are still there, don’t count us out, says Srabani Nanda

Srabani Nanda is the country’s fastest woman this year after winning the 100m gold, with a season-best 11.57s, at the Federation Cup in Ranchi

The New Daily

Matildas to face former boss Alen Stajcic in Paris Olympics test

The Matildas have avoided the Olympics qualifying group of death and will come up against former coach Alen Stajcic.

The Guardian - UK

French court’s approval of Olympics AI surveillance plan fuels privacy concerns

Rights groups including Amnesty and Human Rights Watch call proposals ‘a dangerous precedent’ in open letter

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The Independent UK

Major Paris tourist attraction will close its doors for five years

Radio France Internationale

France's Constitutional Council clears smart video cameras for Olympics

France's Constitutional Council has given the all clear for Emmanuel Macron's government to continue with the law to deploy AI-powered video surveillance for major events such as the 2023 rugby union World Cup and the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics.

Daily Mirror

Abi Burton: 'I cried watching Kevin carry Rob - I hope I embody some of that fight'

Last year she was sectioned and placed in an induced coma for 25 days, now the Olympic rugby sevens star is raising awareness of autoimmune encephalitis

Cycling Weekly

Competitors challenge Zwift's dominance in virtual cycling as UCI accepts bids for future Esports World Championships

Zwift has been the category leader in virtual cycling for some time, but competition is on the rise with platforms such as Wahoo-RGT, MyWhoosh, Rouvy and other commercial entities. This has led the UCI to open up bids for hosting future UCI Cycling Esports World Championships.

The Independent UK

Paris Olympics vows to carry the torch for LGBTQ rights after watershed of Tokyo

Organizers of the 2024 Paris Games intend to seize on the Olympic spotlight to push a message that LGBTQ rights need to progress outside France

Daily Mirror

Rarest 10p, 50p and £2 coins revealed - and top one is worth up to £250

The rarest coins have been revealed in the latest ChangeChecker scarcity index, which tracks the most sought after coins in circulation over the last three months

The Independent UK

Katie Taylor worries loss of Olympic boxing would be 'huge blow' to the sport

Katie Taylor had Olympic dreams long before she became one of the faces of women’s professional boxing

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