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Paris transport to hire thousands in preparation for Olympic rush

The Paris regional transit authority is seeking to hire thousands of employees to beef up services in time for the Rugby World Cup later this year and the summer Olympic Games in 2024. The authority says 6,600 jobs are available.

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IOC president defends Russia stance as he insists organisation shares Ukraine “suffering”

The IOC has faced a wave of criticism for the potential plans that could see Russian and Belarusian athletes compete under neutral flags at the Olympic Games

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Ukraine's Zelensky to appeal to world leaders against Russian athletes at 2024 Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has come under fire after it moved to water down the outright ban on athletes from Russia and Belarus at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

Daily Mirror

Nine pays $305m for Olympic Games rights: here’s what it means for viewers in Australia

Rights to the summer and winter Olympic Games extend across free-to-air TV, streaming, digital publishing, radio and print

The Guardian - AU

IOC president urges Ukrainian Olympic Committee against organising Paris Olympic Games boycott

IOC president Thomas Bach sends a letter to the Ukrainian Olympic Committee rejecting accusations that allowing Russians and Belarusians to compete at the Olympics would promote the invasion of Ukraine.

ABC News

Oleksandr Usyk weighs in on Russian ‘medals of blood’ in Paris 2024 Olympics row

Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Russia from the Olympic Games, saying any medals they win in Paris next year would be tainted by the blood of his countrymen who have died in Russia's year-long invasion.

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Olympics-Russians will win 'medals of blood' if allowed to compete, says Ukraine's Usyk

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The Little-Known Black Women Who Changed the Olympic Games Forever

Tidye Pickett and Louise Stokes made history when they were selected for the U.S. Olympic team in 1932. So, why don’t we hear more about them?

Sports Illustrated

Olympic Games 2032 inspires new technologies including world's first flying race car and holographic technology

Smart stadiums, flying taxis, holographic technology and flying race cars are among the new technologies those in the industry say will be commonplace by the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games.

ABC News

Sadiq Khan teases exciting 2040 London Olympics bid as he bigs up "greenest Games ever"

Following the success of 2012, London's mayor has fuelled excitement among fans by hinting that the capital could host another Olympic Games less than two decades from now

Daily Mirror

Paris 2024 Olympics begins crack down on undocumented construction workers

After the controversies surrounding the Football World Cup in Qatar, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games committee is keen to set a high standard on its construction sites. However, since the beginning of 2022, cases of exploitation of undocumented workers have multiplied.

Radio France Internationale

Ukraine Could Boycott Olympics If Russians Allowed Back, Says Minister

Ukraine would not rule out boycotting the Olympic Games if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete in the Paris 2024 Games, its sports minister said. Plans by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to look at ways for those athletes to return to international competition would be opposed, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Olympic chiefs accused of "endorsing" Russia's war in Ukraine due to Paris 2024 stance

A statement from the IOC this week has opened the door for Russian athletes to compete at next year's Olympic Games under a neutral flag despite opposition from Ukraine's president

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NBA legend Steph Curry hopes Steve Kerr can help him fulfil Olympic dream in 2024

NBA icon Steph Curry hopes to represent the United States at the Olympic Games for the first time in his career in Paris next year as Steve Kerr will lead their gold medal hopes

Los Angeles Times

Seeking reappointment, LAPD Chief Moore says he may stay only two or three more years

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said Monday that, if appointed for a second term as the city's top cop, he would serve for two or three years before turning the department over to a new chief ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games.

Bangkok Post

Hydrogen-powered buses now on roads of Beijing Winter Olympics co-host city

SHIJIAZHUANG: Nearly a year after the city of Zhangjiakou in north China's Hebei Province co-hosted the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, 444 hydrogen-powered buses have become the preferred mode of public transport for locals. These buses were first used for the Olympics.

The Times of India

India ready to bid for 2036 Olympics: Anurag Thakur

NEW DELHI: India will bid for hosting the Olympic Games in 2036. A roadmap for the same will be presented before the full members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the IOC Session in Mumbai in September next year, union sports minister Anurag Thakur informed here on Tuesday.

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Paris Olympics 2024: Police to crack down on crime near Eiffel Tower before Olympic Games

Paris police will clean up the tourist area of Paris before 2024’s Olympic Games, after a recent increase in crime.

Irish Mirror

Paris Olympics 2024 ticket information and more as worldwide lottery begins

All the ticket information you need for the 2024 Olympic Games.

The Guardian - UK

Paris 2024 Olympics tickets will go on sale worldwide this week

The organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have announced that anyone in the world will be able to apply for tickets from 1 December.

The Times of India

'We will organise a grand Olympics': BJP aims to bag hosting rights for Gujarat for 2036 Games

In its manifesto released ahead of the upcoming Assembly Elections in Gujarat, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has said that they are aiming to bring the Olympic Games to the state.

Newcastle Herald

World Cup-Olympic double firmly on agenda for Kookaburras defender Matt Dawson

"Our goal over last four years has been to win a major tournament and we haven't been able to do that yet. So with a World Cup and Olympic Games pretty close together it would be nice to do them both."

Daily Mirror

Female skier races with drawn-on beard in protest against Winter Olympics 2026 decision

Nordic combined has been part of the Olympic Games since 1924 but has never held a women's event and skiers protested the decision to exclude them from the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

Daily Mirror

New modern pentathlon sport can “create new fan base” despite controversial inclusion

The modern pentathlon could be given a major overhaul with the traditional riding component replaced by an obstacle discipline in a bid to attract new fans and keep its Olympic Games status

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