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AP PHOTOS: Police and military secure the city ahead of the Olympic Games

The head of the Paris Olympics boldly declared that France’s capital would be “the safest place in the world” when the Games open. Tony Estanguet’s confident forecast, delivered a year ago, looks less far-fetched ahead of the opening ceremony Friday. Squadrons of police are patrolling Paris streets and fighter jets…

The Independent UK

Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body review – an Olympic revelation from first to last

Hollywood’s Tarzan, a swimmer from Blackpool and devout Eric Liddell are among the stars in a superb show of art, film, photography and more capturing the speed and style of the city’s pivotal modernist Games

The Guardian - UK

‘It is our destiny’: Meet the people who rebuilt Notre Dame

For the past five years, Agnès Poirier has had unique access to the army of artisans tasked with rebuilding the 12th-century ‘soul of France’

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Air pollution found to be above safe levels at Paris Olympic sites

Some 95 percent of sports venues in the Paris region exceed the World Health Organisation's air quality recommendations, according to a French watchdog.

Radio France Internationale

With AI, jets and police squadrons, Paris is securing the Olympics — and worrying critics

The head of the Paris Olympics boldly declared that France’s capital would be “the safest place in the world” when the Games open

The Independent UK

Susan Egelstaff: Will Paris 2024 be clean? I hate to say it, but probably not

For all the magic that surrounds the Olympics Games, every edition, and particularly Paris 2024, has a cloud hanging over it. That cloud is the…

The National (Scotland)

Charlie Aldridge: I never expected to be at Paris but I'll be gunning for the podium

A year ago, a place in GB's team for the Paris 2024 Olympics seemed a unlikely prospect but after a remarkable 12 months, the Perth mountain biker…

The National (Scotland)

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Paris Olympics: For unlikely doubles pairing of Bopanna and Balaji, team spirit is key

BENGALURU: Rohan Bopanna was a little surprised when asked what the Olympic Games meant to him. What kind of a question was that? "It's more than a competition, more than a quadrennial event. It's an emotion," said Bopanna, for whom Paris 2024 will be his third Games.

The Times of India

‘It’s a very strange feeling’: can the man who won Olympic gold bring glory to the Paris Games?

2024 Games organiser Tony Estanguet tells how chats with British sporting legend Sebastian Coe have kept him on an even keel

The Guardian - UK

Aussie sailor's grand plans beyond Paris gold defence

Ahead of his Olympic sailing title defence, Matt Wearn has opened up on his Sail GP aspirations - and the Australian team explain why he'd be a perfect fit.

AAP

Aussie swim team coach bullish about Paris prospects

Swimming Australia head coach Rohan Taylor says the Dolphins are privileged to set a tone for Australia's overall campaign at the Paris Olympics.

AAP

Gabby Douglas opens up about her career plans after missing the 2024 Paris Olympics

The all-around Olympic world champion last competed in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro games

The Independent UK

The IOC says Paris 2024 IT systems held up well to CrowdStrike outage

The Olympic Committee said its cyber-security team handled the tech meltdown admirably and has ‘huge safeguards’ in place

The Guardian - UK

World Cup 2.0: Why women’s Olympic football is a must-watch at Paris 2024

With top teams and star players, the women’s Olympic football competition will be like a mini World Cup for fans.

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Keely Hodgkinson delights London crowd to lay down Olympic marker

The 22-year-old confirmed her status as red-hot favourite for gold in Paris with a sensational victory in the 800m at the London Diamond League

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Noah Lyles Sets Personal Best Ahead Of Paris Olympics

American sprinter Noah Lyles shines with a new personal best in the 100m at the London Diamond League meet, setting the stage for an electrifying competiti...

The Independent UK

The six Paris districts you should know, from classically French cobbled streets to edgy underground clubs

Looking for a relaxing stroll through museums? Vintage shopping down hidden side streets? Or fancy discovering street art in one of the grittier neighbourhoods? Anna Richards explores the districts that help you see the authentic side of Paris

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The Independent UK

Keely Hodgkinson sets down Paris marker and calls for more events in Britain

The Olympic 800m gold medal hope won the Diamond League event in London in a British record and the sixth-fastest time ever.

The Guardian - UK

Makers of ‘spray-on’ trainers hoping to strike gold at the Olympics

Swiss company On will make history in Paris and is challenging the sneaker superbrands

The Guardian - UK

Adam Peaty finds peace in church and therapy before Olympic challenge

Adam Peaty is targeting a third consecutive gold at the Paris Olympics but says he now realises that medals are ‘not going to solve’ any problems

The Independent UK

Keely Hodgkinson becomes sixth fastest woman in history with stunning 800m win at pre-Olympic London Diamond League

Hodgkinson laid down an imtimidating marker ahead of the Paris Olympics

The Guardian - US

He ‘redeems’ the trash New Yorkers throw away, finding value – and opportunity – in waste

Pedro Romero is one of hundreds of thousands of informal waste workers the world over, from Paris to Bangalore

The Independent UK

For Palestinian athletes, the Olympics is about more than sports

Most of the athletes representing the Palestinian territories at the Paris Olympics were born somewhere else -- Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Germany, Chile and the United States – yet they care deeply about the politics of their parents’ and grandparents’ homeland

Radio France Internationale

Olympic torch continues its final relay across France

Hundreds of French towns and cities have hosted the Olympic flame since the torch relay began on 8 May in Marseille. RFI was in Eaubonne, northwest of Paris to catch the action on 19 July.

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