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The horrifying human cost of big sporting events

With the Copa América, the UEFA European Championship and the Olympic Games all taking place over a few months, summer 2024 is shaping up to be a celebration of sport.

The Conversation

For many Olympic medalists, silver stings more than bronze

At the 2022 Beijing Olympics, a distraught Alexandra Trusova won silver and promptly declared, “I will never skate again.” Swimmer Michael Phelps displayed a mix of frustration and disappointment at the 2012 London Olympics when he added a silver to his trove of gold medals. At those same games, gymnast…

The Conversation

Harmanpreet Singh set to lead Indian men's hockey team at Paris Olympics, squad announced

Hockey India on Wednesday announced the much anticipated 16-member Indian Men's Hockey Team that will compete for the top honours at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics, scheduled from July 26 to August 11, 2024. Read further on Dynamite News:

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"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:

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'Mindblowing' And A 'Sad Day For Dutch Golf' - Tour Pros React To Incredible Olympics Snub

Dutch pros who rightly qualified for the Olympics have made their feelings very clear after not being allowed to compete by their national Olympic committee

Golf Monthly

Five Olympic debutants in Indian men's hockey squad for Paris 2024

Harmanpreet Singh will lead the Indian men's hockey team at the upcoming Paris Olympics, with Hardik Singh continuing in the role of his deputy, as announced by Hockey India on Wednesday. The 16-member squad features a mix of experienced players and five debutants.

The Times of India

Swim star Cate Campbell retires without any regrets

Swimming star Cate Campbell says she gave it her all in her bid to qualify for a fifth Olympic Games and can retire with no regrets.

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French Tech Giant Atos's Top Shareholder Drops Rescue Offer

A consortium led by the top shareholder of troubled French tech giant Atos, an IT partner for the Paris Olympics and French military, has withdrawn a rescue offer for the group, the companies said on Wednesday.

International Business Times

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.

Radio France Internationale

New Rangers ace tipped to make club millions by SPFL cult hero

Incoming Rangers player tipped to make club millions by SPFL cult hero.

The National (Scotland)

Gunn sets eyes on breaking opinions with Paris 2024

Breakdancer Rachael Gunn is using her unexpected trip to the Paris Games as an opportunity to change perceptions around the new Olympic sport.

AAP

Golden girl sisters back sevens team for Olympic glory

Superstar sisters Maddison and Tegan Levi insist a crippling injury toll won't derail the Australian women's rugby sevens team's gold medal hopes in Paris.

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Running for the Gold: History Channel Revisits Jesse Owens' Olympics Triumph in New Documentary

'Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics' director Andre Gaines says sprinter's 1936 Germany Olympics achievements remain relevant today

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De Minaur to spearhead Aussie Olympics assault on clay

Fresh off a French Open quarter-final, Alex de Minaur will return to Roland Garros and lead Australia in singles and doubles in his Olympic debut.

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Watch: Michael Phelps testifies on anti-doping measures ahead of Olympics

Watch as Michael Phelps testifies on Tuesday, 25 June, to a US House of Representatives subcommittee investigating a doping case involving Chinese swimmers ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Golf Monthly

Dutch Officials Prevent Trio Competing At Olympics Amid Doubts Over Medal Chances

The Dutch will prevent three of its four qualifiers from competing in Paris, with only Anne van Dam making the trip

Roll Call

Olympians implore Congress to act on doping as games approach - Roll Call

Hearing comes seven years after Phelps and head of U.S. Anti-Doping Agency testified about failures from the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Golf Monthly

11 Big Names From Women’s Golf To Miss The Olympics

The women’s Olympic golf field has been finalized, with some of the biggest names, including all the world’s top 10, heading to Paris – but some high-profile players are missing out

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The Independent UK

Olympic track and field seeing dollar signs with splashy cash infusions into the sport

Track and field athletes heading to the Paris Games will be competing not only for a gold medal but a first-prize check worth $50,000 that goes with it

The Times of India

IOA hikes monetary awards for Paris Olympics medallists

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) will give away a cash award of Rs 1 crore to individual gold medal winners at the Paris Games. The silver medallists will get Rs 75 lakh and bronze medallists Rs 50 lakh, TOI has learnt. The Games will run from July 26…

The Independent UK

Lyles and Snoop help NBC post best track trials ratings in 12 years

The combination of Noah Lyles, Snoop Dogg and 16-year-old Quincy Wilson running for a spot in the Olympics lifted NBC to its largest audience for the U.S. track trials since 2012, according to Nielsen

The Guardian - US

Athing Mu’s fall exposed the self-defeating cruelty of the US Olympic trials

The defending 800m Olympic champion won’t defend her title after a stumble in a single race. Her absence is a needless wound for Team USA

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘I can’t go back and be disappointed’: Quincy Wilson falls short in 400m finals but Paris remains possible

Quincy Wilson broke the 45-second mark again in the 400m but finished six in the finals, falling just shy of qualifying for the Olympics.

France 24

Paris 2024 Olympics: Sport and culture at the Games, a long love story

On your marks, get set! The time has come for the long-awaited Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics. With millions of visitors expected in Paris over the summer, in this edition of arts24 we look at some of the cultural highlights taking place in the city that's arguably the artistic champion…

The Independent UK

Athing Mu stumbles, falls in 800 meters and will not have chance to defend her Olympic title

Olympic champion Athing Mu’s hopes for a repeat title came crashing down during the first lap of the 800-meter final at U.S. track trials

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