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PV Sindhu: After blip, hunt for a bright spot

PV Sindhu's recent form is worrisome, but pundits reckon she's still India's best bet for the Olympics

The Times of India

Asiad trials winners demand postponement of World Championships trials

NEW DELHI: The winners of the wrestling selection trials for the Asian Games in Hangzhou have shot off a letter to the sports ministry and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)-appointed ad-hoc panel demanding time till August 20 to prepare for another set of trials for the World Championships to be…

The Times of India

Russia and Belarus omitted from Paris Olympics invitees

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has not formally invited Russia and Belarus, to participate in the Paris Olympics, but has left the door open for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals

The Hindu

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Adam Peaty interview: ‘Golds don’t really matter... I just want to be happy when I enter the pool’

Team GB swimmer opens up on his break from the sport as the 2024 Olympics hones into view

Evening Standard

SI:AM | The Biggest Targets Available at the MLB Trade Deadline

Teams have less than a week to make deals.

Sports Illustrated

Paris 2024 Is One Year Away. Do the French Care?

The answer is *a grand non*—and organizers couldn’t ask for more.

Sports Illustrated

France to bring artisanal know-how to 2024 Olympic Games

With just one year to go, France is getting ready for the summer Olympic games that will begin with an extravagant ceremony scheduled for 26 July 2024. While organisers race to finalise security details, French brands and sponsors are also putting their best foot forward to get their share of…

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Paris Olympics: with 365 days to go, will this mega-event clinch a sustainability gold medal?

Mega-events such as the Coachella Music Festival, the pilgrimages to Mecca and the World Cup have become increasingly prominent in contemporary times, yet we often neglect to consider the environmental impact of bringing tens of thousands and sometimes millions of people together.

The Conversation

USA and Dutch approach World Cup final rematch with new vulnerabilities

The Americans and the Netherlands were on top of the world in 2019. But both teams have had struggles since their meeting in Lyon four years ago

The Guardian - US

FRANCE 24 talks to the French theatre director organising the 2024 Paris Olympic ceremonies

Just over 100 years ago, painters, sculptors, writers and musicians battled for gold, silver and bronze at the Olympics in the French capital. To mark a year until the Paris Games, we're looking at the artistic side of the world's biggest sporting event. FRANCE 24 brings you an exclusive interview…

France 24

Helsinki 1952: Summer Olympics at the height of the Cold War

From 19 July to 3 August 1952, the Finnish capital Helsinki hosted the 15th Summer Olympics, the first games of the modern era. The world's biggest sporting event after the Second World War took place at the height of the Cold War and marked the beginning of East-West rivalry.

Radio France Internationale

Indian hockey teams aim for Paris berth via Hangzhou Asian Games

NEW DELHI: Indian men's and women's hockey teams are keen to win the gold medal at the upcoming Asian Games to secure direct qualification for the next year's Paris Olympics.

The Times of India

A guide to how Paris will welcome fans and stage 32 sports at the first post-pandemic Olympics

Paris is on track to host millions of visitors and successfully stage 32 sporting events next year when the 2024 Olympics open on July 26

The Independent UK

Olympic torch comes into play for countdown to Paris 2024 Games

A year before the start of the Olympic Games in Paris, organisers revealed the torch, launching a countdown to Olympics ecstasy full of steely plans in a troubled and divided land.

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Parisians expect to cash in with Airbnb during 2024 Olympics despite tighter regulations

A year ahead of the Olympic Games, Parisians are already preparing to leave the city and rent out their flats on Airbnb as prices for the period skyrocket.

The Independent UK

Team GB chief in confident mood ahead of ‘most inspirational’ Paris Olympics

Wednesday marks one year to go until the Games opening ceremony.

The Independent UK

5 stars to watch with a year to go until Paris Olympics

Sky Brown will be looking to improve on her Tokyo bronze.

The Independent UK

Helen Glover says balancing family life with Olympic ambitions ‘working well’

Glover’s return has already seen her earn two silvers this year rowing in the women’s four.

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The Guardian - UK

Paris 2024, one year out: radical Olympics reboot amid French unrest

Organisers begin countdown confident France will come together despite recent raft of strikes and civil disobedience

The Hindu

Lalit, 4 other forwards miss out as India name team for Asian Champions Trophy

Indian men's hockey team for Asian Champions Trophy: Harmanpreet (capt), Hardik (vice-capt), PR Sreejesh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak (GKs); Jarmanpreet, Sumit, Jugraj, Harmanpreet, Varun, Amit Rohidas (Defs); Hardik, Vivek, Manpreet, Nilakanta, Shamsher (Mids); Akashdeep, Mandeep, Gurjant, Sukhjeet, S Karthi (Fwds). Notable absentees: Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Pawan, Dilpreet, Simranjeet. Aim: Prepare…

The Guardian - UK

‘A truly unique object’: Design Museum to chart history of skateboards

Exhibition opening in the autumn will celebrate sport’s journey from fringes to Olympics

The Independent UK

Sleek and shiny torch for Paris Olympics unveiled with carbon footprint in mind and a year to go

The torch that will be used to carry the Olympic flame around France and on its final leg at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Games next July is a sleek silver-colored steel cylinder gracefully tapered at both ends that is being made in limited numbers to save resources

The Independent UK

What you need to know about the massive LVMH deal with the Paris Olympics

The luxury goods company has announced a multi-brand partnership with the XXXIII Games.

France 24

'Greenest in history': How Paris aims to halve the Olympics' carbon footprint

With their stated aim of halving the carbon footprint of previous Olympic Games in Rio and London, the organisers of Paris 2024 have promised "historic" progress on behalf of the climate. But as they work to rise to the challenge, uncertainties remain.

The Independent UK

Extremist attacks wounded Paris. Here's why the city turned to the 2024 Olympics to heal

The first Olympic Games since the ebb of the COVID-19 pandemic open in a year in France’s capital

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