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The rise and fall of Atos, the European tech champion now €4.65 billion in debt

French IT services and consulting firm Atos unveiled a refinancing plan on Tuesday that failed to fully reassure investors. In this edition, we take a look at how the company, which provides cybersecurity services to the Olympic Games and supercomputers for France's nuclear arsenal, accumulated close to €5 billion in…

France 24

"The time has come” – relay team to run from London to Paris to urge Olympic committee to bring back trail running

It has been 100 years since trail running last featured at the Olympic Games, and these runners want it back

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Macron unveils Olympic Aquatics Centre in countdown to Paris Games

French President Emmanuel Macron will on Thursday hail the array of artisans, architects and engineers involved in building the Paris Aquatics Centre during an inauguration ceremony of the showpiece venue to be used during the Olympic Games.

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Paris Olympics Exhibit Explores Political And Historical Significance

Explore the intricate relationship between politics, history, and the Olympic Games at a Paris exhibit.

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Beijing 2008 Olympics: one world, one dream?

For the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing advocated the idea of "One World, One Dream." However, the dream of the Chinese government is not the dream of everyone. In a vast social system long known for its tight control over its population, it's difficult for controllers and the controlled to share…

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London Still Awaits Olympic's Promised 'Affordable' Housing

More than a decade after London hosted the Olympic Games, cranes are still everywhere in and around the Olympic Park in Stratford, where an array of buildings are under construction.

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Paris Crowns Champion Waiters In One-of-a-kind 'Cafe Race'

Visitors to central Paris were treated on Sunday to the sight of hundreds of aproned waiters surging through the mediaeval streets, in a one-of-a-kind race designed to show off the profession months ahead of the Olympic Games.

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‘Course des cafés’: Paris revives iconic waiters’ race ahead of Olympic Games

Visitors to central Paris were treated Sunday to the sight of hundreds of aproned waiters surging through the city's medieval streets, in a one-of-a-kind race designed to show off the profession months ahead of the Olympic Games.

France 24

For 2024 Paris Olympics, Colombes' historic stadium regains its former lustre

One of France’s most historic sporting venues, the Colombes stadium northwest of the French capital was the principal venue when Paris hosted the Olympic Games in 1924. After undergoing thorough renovations, the site will recover some of its former glory by again playing host to Olympic sport this summer.

France 24

All fun and games: France's love of 'les jeux'

With "les Jeux", or the Olympic Games, just around the corner, we discuss France's love of all sorts of other games, from board games, to video games, to betting... to marbles! We also dive into how the quintessentially French game of pétanque came to be.

France 24

France deploys crisis cell to deal with fallout of major cyberattack

Cyberattacks of "unprecedented intensity" that targeted several French government institutions have been contained, the prime minister's office said Monday evening. The incident raises security concerns just months before Paris is to host the Olympic Games.

Radio France Internationale

Anger as police clear homeless from tents along banks of Seine

Security forces in Paris have evicted some 400 people living in tents along the River Seine as rising waters threatened to flood its banks. Rights groups say the move is part of a broader attempt to remove homeless and migrant populations ahead of the Olympic Games.

Radio France Internationale

Letizia Paternoster brings track legs, winning sprint to the Spring Classics

Olympic Games remains the number one goal of 2024

Cycling News

Dreaming big for the future - Safiya Al-Sayegh's pathway to the Olympic Games

Emirati rider speaks on Paris 2024, her path to pro cycling, and paving the way for others

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Barcelona 1992: New participants, new Olympic dreams

The 1992 Barcelona Olympics was marked by openness and unity after a long period of controversy and conflicts. The political changes in the world in the late 1980s and early 1990s allowed the Olympics to take place without a boycott for the first time since 1972. The Olympics also coincided…

Radio France Internationale

Strike closes Eiffel Tower again as staff denounce financial management

Employees at the Eiffel Tower are on strike Monday to protest against the way the monument is managed financially. The strike has closed the tower for the second time in two months, and comes as Paris is getting ready to welcome millions of visitors for the Olympic Games.

The Independent UK

How to still buy tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympics

More than 250,000 new tickets have gone on sale to mark 100 days to go until the Paris Games

France 24

IOC 'extremely confident' about Paris Olympics, executive director says

In exactly 200 days from now, the Olympic Games will be taking over Paris. There are promises of sporting glory, but security and logistical challenges are already raising a number of concerns, especially over the ambitious opening ceremony on the River Seine. FRANCE 24's James Vasina spoke to Christophe Dubi,…

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Paris Olympics Provide Opportunity for Marginalized Job Seekers

Discover how the Paris Olympics are providing a glimmer of hope for job seekers in marginalized communities, as security guard opportunities open up.

Cycling News

Puck Pieterse to race more on the road in 2024 ahead of Olympic MTB focus

'She will ride part of the road season and then the Olympic Games on the MTB' says Roodhoft after Gavere victory

The Guardian - UK

Coe sounds warning over Paris 2024 athletics prices with tickets up to €990

The World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe, has expressed concern over ticket prices for the Olympic Games next year, warning they will price out genuine fans

Cycling News

Sagan in race against time to qualify for Olympic Games mountain bike event

Peter Sagan doesn't know what to expect of transition to mountain biking but 'I have to train hard, that's for sure'

Cycling News

'I would like to ride the Tour de France' - Ferrand-Prévot considers road racing return

'Why not get back to road racing next year, or the year after?' says reigning MTB world champion focused on 2024 Olympics

Radio France Internationale

Olympics 1972: Tragic hostage-taking casts deep shadow over Munich Olympics

In 1972, at the height of the Cold War, the Federal Republic of Germany hosted the 20th Olympic Games in Munich. While the West German government wanted to use the "Games of Peace and Joy" to forget the memory of the Olympic Games organised by Adolf Hitler in Berlin in…

The Independent UK

Olympic gymnast hopes MBE will inspire others ‘to be the best that they can’

Kathy Williams was the black gymnast to represent Britain at the Olympic Games.

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