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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.

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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.

The Conversation

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.

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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.

Radio France Internationale

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 Independent UK

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.

The Conversation

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

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

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.

International Business Times

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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…

International Business Times

France Can Be 'Proud' Of Divisive Olympics Founder: IOC Chief

The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urged France on Sunday to be "proud" of the Paris-born aristocrat who founded the modern Olympics despite criticism of his views on women and colonialism.

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Grassroots sport can help refugees find their feet in Australia – Brisbane’s Olympic planners need to lead the way too

As preparations for Paris’ Olympic and Paralympic Games gather momentum, South East Queensland is preparing its legacy strategy in anticipation for the 2032 Brisbane games.

International Business Times

Is The Founder Of The Modern Olympics Being Cancelled?

France likes to honour its late pioneers and visionaries, but the aristocratic Frenchman who founded the modern Olympics is proving to be a troublesome figure for organisers of the Paris 2024 Games.

The Independent UK

‘I want to see 60-year-olds breaking world records’: Welcome to the Olympics with NO drug testing

Seb Coe says ‘it’s a joke, unfair, and unsafe’. The head of US anti-doping calls it ‘a dangerous clown show’. Lawrence Ostlere talks to Dr Aron D’Souza, the Australian lawyer who wants to launch the Enhanced Games, a controversial Olympic-style mega-event in which doping is not just allowed but actively…

Radio France Internationale

Olympics news website Insidethegames says 'banned' from Paris 2024

Olympics news website Insidethegames.biz, which was acquired by a Russian-run fund, says it has been effectively "banned" from the Paris Olympics after its accreditation requests were turned down.

The Independent UK

The Olympics are more than fun and games. They're a billion-dollar business with political overtones

The Paris Olympics involve about 10,500 athletes representing about 200 countries or regions

Cycling News

Alexandr Vlasov among four cyclists from Russia, Belarus eligible to compete at Paris Olympics

Tamara Dronova, Alena Ivanchenko and Hanna Tserakh also named as Individual Neutral Athletes

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IOC Approves Russian And Belarusian Athletes For Paris Olympics

IOC approves Russian and Belarusian athletes as neutrals for Paris Olympics amid Ukraine conflict.

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