Olympics 2024

July 28, 2024 1:29 PM

Olympics-Triathlon-Swimming training session cancelled after rain lifts pollution levels in Seine

The Olympics' triathlon swimming training session scheduled for Sunday has been cancelled after recent heavy rain in Paris affected pollution levels in the Seine, organisers said in a statement. "The tests carried out in the Seine yesterday revealed water quality levels that in the view of the international federation, World Triathlon, did not provide sufficient guarantees to allow the event to be held," said Paris 2024. "This is due to rain that has fallen on Paris on July 26-27." Organisers...

July 28, 2024 12:21 PM

Olympics-Surfing-Marks leads US charge as surf pumps for Tahiti opening day

A strong U.S. team set the standard as Olympic surfing got underway in the beautiful and sometimes brutal waves of Teahupo'o in Tahiti on Saturday, with reigning world champion Caroline Marks charging to the highest heat score of the day. Vahine Fierro was another standout in the clean and overhead barrels, perfect conditions for the Tahitian local surfing her first Olympic heat at her home break. "I woke up with butterflies in my stomach, of excitement and also a little bit nervous," said Fie...

September 16, 2024 5:07 PM

Olympics-Games’ opening ceremony starts under watchful eye of security forces

The Olympics' opening ceremony began in Paris on Friday by depicting a fictional scenario in which the arrival of theOlympic flame goes awry, ahead of an extravagant show on the river Seine that will kick off the summer Games. French soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane was shown running across Paris to bring the flame, in a pre-recorded video that included him taking it onto the metro. A huge police force was on display in Paris, just hours after a sabotage attack on the high-speed TGV rail netwo...