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The Olympics and FIFA are trying to better support ‘mum-aletes’ – what are Australian sports doing?

As the world’s best athletes head to Paris for the upcoming Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is trying to make it easier for new parents to compete at their best.

The Conversation

Joost Luiten Receives Olympics Lifeline Days After Being Told He Had Been Replaced In Le Golf National Field

The DP World Tour golfer may yet feature in the 60-man field after a tumultuous attempt to confirm his place so far...

Golf Monthly

Saudi Arabia to host first ‘Olympics Esports Games’ in 2025

IOC signs deal with kingdom to host gaming Olympics over 12-year period amid criticism of Saudi human rights record

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The first-ever Olympic Esports Games are coming in 2025, and of course they're being held in Saudi Arabia

The IOC has signed a 12-year deal with the country to hold official Olympic esports events on a regular basis.

PC Gamer

Samsung greets athletes with a new Galaxy Z Flip 6 Olympic Edition

Samsung just unveiled its latest foldable phones — the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and the Z Flip 6. The latter already has a new special edition.

Android Central

IOC And Saudi Arabia Partner For 12-Year Esports Olympic Games

IOC and Saudi Arabia agree to host Esports Olympic Games from 2025, bridging the gap between competitive gaming and the prestigious Olympic platform.

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Saudi Arabia To Host First Esports Olympics In 2025

Saudi Arabia will host the inaugural Esports Olympics in 2025 the International Olympic Committee said on Friday.

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Anyone for obstacle course swimming? How some of the more unusual Olympic Games sports came to be

The Latin motto of the Olympic Games, which Baron Pierre de Coubertin – known as the father of the Olympics – resurrected at Athens in 1896, is “citius, altius, fortius – communiter”.

The Conversation

Campaigners criticise Olympic sponsorship deals with high-emitting firms

Campaigners cited Paris 2024 sponsors Toyota, Air France and steel giant ArcelorMittal.

The Independent UK

Dutch Golfer Joost Luiten Not Allowed To Compete At Olympics Despite Winning Court Case

Despite winning a court case to overturn his country's decision to prevent him from competing at the Olympics, Joost Luiten has been still denied a spot in Paris

Golf Monthly

Not so fast: Dutchman Joost Luiten may have won his court hearing but here’s why he’s still not in the 2024 Olympics

Men's golf is set to take place from Aug. 1-4 at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Dutch Golfer Who Won a Lawsuit to Play in Paris Olympics Appears Shut Out After All

Joost Luiten successfully sued his country’s Olympic committee to play but the field for Paris had already been set.

Sports Illustrated

A Ukrainian boxer with Olympic dreams died fighting Russia. There are hundreds of athletes like him

More than 400 Ukrainian athletes have been killed since the start of the war

The Independent UK

From challenges to innovations, what lessons can Brisbane learn from the Paris Olympics?

After two COVID-affected Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 (summer) and Beijing in 2022 (winter), the Paris Games should see a return to normalcy.

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The treatment of environmental activists at Olympic Games contradicts IOC’s Olympism ideals

With the Paris Olympics fast approaching under the shadow of the climate crisis, activists and advocates continue to raise questions about the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) commitment to one of three pillars of the Olympic Agenda: sustainability.

Radio France Internationale

Paris 1924, the Olympics that took the Games 'faster, higher, stronger'

The 1924 Paris Olympics, which opened 100 years ago this week, marked a turning point for the event. That year saw the Olympics adopt a new motto – "Faster, Higher, Stronger" – and begin their transformation into the elite sporting spectacle they are today.

The Independent UK

Kye Whyte wants to push kids ‘to get off their consoles’ and become more active

Whyte is involved in the ‘Path to Paris’ challenge which encourages kids to form teams and map their own interactive route to the Games.

The Conversation

Olympics 2024: what new social media guidelines mean for athletes and their sponsors

Cellphone cameras are ubiquitous at modern sporting events. Whether it’s a school swimming gala, the local rugby club squaring off against their bitter rivals or a national team fighting for tournament glory, every moment is a potential photograph.

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International Business Times

France Makes Multibillion-euro Gamble On Olympic Gold

France is facing a bill of almost nine billion euros for hosting the Paris Olympics but top officials say the financial fallout could be more "psychological" than economic.

Radio France Internationale

France makes multibillion-euro gamble on Olympic gold

France is facing a bill of almost nine billion euros for hosting the Paris Olympics but top officials say the financial fallout could be more "psychological" than economic.

International Business Times

From Beijing To Paris -- Russia's Fractious Relations With Sports

Doping, sanctions, Ukraine, an escalating war of words: Sporting powerhouse Russia's behaviour since breaking the Olympic truce in 2008 with the invasion of Georgia has taxed the patience of sporting bodies.

International Business Times

'Stress Test': Olive Oil Producers Adapt To Climate Change

Olive oil producers are improving irrigation and seeking new varieties of olives to safeguard production as climate change upends harvests, causing prices of the staple of the Mediterranean diet to soar.

Dynamite News

"India House will reflect strides India has made in Olympic Movement": Reliance Foundation Chairperson Nita Ambani

The Paris 2024 Olympics, which is exactly a month away, will see plenty of historic firsts but the one that holds immense significance. Read further on Dynamite News:

Radio France Internationale

Women athletes reach parity for first time in Olympic history

Once seen as a "celebration of manly virtue" without women athletes, the modern Olympics will reach gender parity for the first time during this year's Paris Games, 128 years since its first edition.

The Times of India

JSW Group opens an exhibition in Paris to celebrate '100 Years of India at Olympics'

The JSW Group opened an exhibition in Paris honoring Pierre de Coubertin, the Founder of the Olympic Movement, while also marking 100 years of India's participation in the Olympic Games. This exhibition, housed at the Town Hall of the 7th Arrondissement, will be available to the public until the conclusion…

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