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Why aren't Team GB in the Olympics for football?

Hot on the heels of Euro 2024 will be the summer's other major sporting event - the Paris Olympics

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Who is Rebecca McGowan? Taekwondo star striving for medal after winning ‘biggest battle’ to reach Paris 2024

The 24-year-old edged double OIympic bronze medallist Bianca Cook for a spot in Paris after a gruelling selection process

The Independent UK

Parisian cultural sector braces for a fall during 2024 Olympics: ‘We’re the big losers’

In the next few weeks, millions of people will descend on the French capital to attend one of the world’s biggest sporting events: the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. But most will turn their backs on Paris’s cultural attractions, many of which are expecting the worst revenue drop in years. While…

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A look at upcoming blockbusters hitting theatres this summer

We take a look at some of the summer blockbusters filling air-conditioned movie theatres around the globe, as film critic Lisa Nesselson showcases some of the more enticing meteorological, extraterrestrial and fantastical pictures coming to the big screen. Jacque Audiard’s award-winning “Emilia Perez” opens in French cinemas after a warm…

France 24

Is the River Seine clean for Olympic swimming? Paris mayor takes a dip to prove a point

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo says the water was ‘a little cool but not so bad’ after swimming in the Seine last week

The Independent UK

Audio-Technica to Provide Broadcast Equipment Solutions for NBC Sports in Paris

NBC Sports will utilize Audio-Technica microphones and broadcast headsets and headphones.

AVNetwork

Pernod Ricard sells Jacob’s Creek and other big wine brands

Paris-based company will focus on spirits such as Absolut and Beefeater as well as champagne

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Balzac’s Paris: The City as Human Comedy by Eric Hazan review – street spirit

A stroll through 19th-century Paris that blends literary criticism and psychogeography

The Guardian - UK

$Ellen van Dijk confirmed for Paris Olympics six weeks after fracturing ankle$

Ellen van Dijk confirmed for Paris Olympics six weeks after fracturing ankle

Dutch rider makes stunning recovery in time to start time trial and road race

Cycling News

How Great Britain claimed Olympic cricket glory in Paris 124 years ago

Classically English game has featured at the Olympics once, and British team will defend their title at Los Angeles 2028

The Guardian - UK

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo takes plunge in Seine, signalling river is ready for Olympic events

The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, eventually swam in the Seine on Wednesday to demonstrate the river is now clean enough for outdoor Olympic swimming events.

Radio France Internationale

Location, events, stadium: All to know about the Paris Olympics 2024 venues

Where will football finals be held? What’s the venue for athletics? Why is surfing 15,000km away? Al Jazeera explains.

Al Jazeera

Paris Olympics 2024: Mayor Anne Hidalgo goes swimming in River Seine to prove it is clean

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo pledged swim to prove river’s cleanliness ahead of 2024 Games

Evening Standard

Paris Mayor Takes Pre-Olympics Dip To Prove Seine Clean

The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, swam in the murky waters of the Seine on Wednesday to demonstrate the river is now clean enough for outdoor Olympic swimming events.

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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine nine days before Olympic Games kickoff

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a long-awaited dip in the River Seine on Wednesday morning in a bid to prove the water is clean enough to host the outdoor swimming events at the Olympics later this month.

Radio France Internationale

Paris airport staff call off strike 10 days before Olympics

Paris airport workers have called off a strike that would have disrupted travel just ahead of the Olympic Games after reaching a deal on bonuses.

The Independent UK

Watch: Paris mayor swims in River Seine after sewage concerns ahead of Olympics

Watch as Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the River Seine on Wednesday, 17 July, as the city prepares to host the 2024 Olympics.

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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo To Swim In Seine River

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo fulfills promise to swim in Seine River to showcase improved cleanliness ahead of Paris 2024 Games. Follow AP's coverage of the Pa...

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Not just Chariots of Fire: the forgotten heroes of 1924 Paris Olympics

Swimmer Lucy Morton overcame a car crash and boxer Harry Mallin’s golden double was unmatched for 92 years

The Independent UK

Paris mayor will swim in the Seine River to showcase its improved cleanliness ahead of the Olympics

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is set to swim in the Seine River later nine days before the start of the Olympic Games

AAP

Postcards from Paris: Aussie champs to get own stamps

Each athlete who wins gold for Australia at the Games in Paris will be celebrated with their own postal stamp depicting the gold medal triumph.

Radio France Internationale

Paris mayor to swim in Seine ahead of Olympics

The mayor of the French capital Anne Hidalgo is set to take a long-awaited dip in the Seine on Wednesday to demonstrate the river is clean enough to host the outdoor swimming events at the Paris Olympics, her office said.

AAP

Unified Hockeyroos can end generational drought: coach

Katrina Powell has addressed the fall-out of Rosie Malone's non-selection and failed appeal as they fly to Paris intent on ending a 24-year medal drought.

International Business Times

Paris Mayor To Take Dip In Seine Ahead Of Olympics

The mayor of the French capital Anne Hidalgo is set to splash into the murky waters of the Seine on Wednesday to demonstrate that the river is clean enough to host the outdoor swimming events at the Paris Olympics later this month.

The Conversation

For a century, it’s been illegal to swim in the Seine. Will Paris’s clean-up make the river safe for Olympic swimmers?

Five eagerly anticipated events in the Paris Olympics will be the mens and womens 10 kilometre marathon swimming races, as well as the 1,500 metre swimming section of three triathlon events. Why? Because all will be held in the Seine River in the centre of Paris. The swimmers – including…

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