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Afternoon Update: Labor’s $50bn boost to defence; Queensland LNP backs emissions cuts; and Australia’s Olympics uniform revealed

Marles flags plans to recruit non-citizens to serve in the ADF

The Guardian - AU

Paris Olympics organisers mark 100-day countdown with sale of 250,000 tickets

Paris Olympics organisers launched the sale of 250,000 tickets on Wednesday as part of initiatives to mark the start of the 100-day countdown to the Opening Ceremony along the River Seine on 26 July.

Radio France Internationale

Security fears over splashy River Seine opening ceremony of Paris Olympics

The talk before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games ideally should be about its grandiose backdrop: a summer sun setting on the Seine River as athletes drift by in boats and wave to cheering crowds. But behind the romantic veneer that Paris has long curated, mounting security concerns already…

France 24

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Team GB predicted to win 66 medals at Paris Olympics but just 13 gold

Britain has been predicted to exceed its medal tally from the last Olympics in Paris this summer.

Evening Standard

Breaking in a new thing: Dunne pumped for Paris 2024

From a sick infant adopted from the Philippines to the international stage, 16-year-old Jeff Dunne is ready to compete in breakdancing's debut in the Olympics.

AAP

Happy to age 'like a nice cheese': Paris hopeful Godwin

She has worn the team uniform for the Paris Games and now gymnast Georgia Godwin is desperate to secure her spot on a second Australian Olympics team.

AAP

Rattled in Rio, Heyman is poised for Paris

Returning Matildas veteran Michelle Heyman says her confidence has developed with age after she 'panicked' at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

AAP

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Ex-India marksman Tejas Krishna Prasad clears civil services

BENGALURU: The Covid-19 pandemic ended many sportspersons’ careers but for Bengaluru shooter Tejas Krishna Prasad, who was among the Tokyo Olympics probables, the disruption came as a blessing in disguise as he pursued his dreams to become a civil servant. On Tuesday, the air rifle marksman cleared the Civil Services…

The Times of India

Star-Studded USA Basketball Roster Confirmed For Paris Olympics

Get the latest updates on the star-studded U.S. men's basketball team for the 2024 Paris Olympics. LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant lead the i...

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'The goal is to win the Tour de France' - Jai Hindley and new role with Primoz Roglic

Team sports director says Hindley is 'a champion in cycling', 'sometimes too nice' and talks about a different kind of season with a different kind of leader

Cycling News

Track And Field Athletes To Receive Cash Prizes At Olympics

World Athletics introduces ,000 cash prize for track and field gold medalists at Paris Games, sparking discussions on financial rewards in Olympics.

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French President Macron Urges European Clubs To Release Olympic Players

French President Macron urges European clubs, including Real Madrid, to release players for Paris Olympics men's football tournament amid conflicting sched...

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Canada, Germany, Great Britain qualify full track cycling teams for Paris Olympics

Quotas for track decided after Milton Nations Cup

Cycling News

Biggest Events Deserve the Biggest Screens, IMAX Says

Company is collaborating with NBC to bring Paris Olympics opening ceremony to theaters in 4K

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The Guardian - UK

‘We work just as hard’: Team GB swimmers want Olympic prize money

Britain’s double Tokyo 2020 champion Tom Dean has joined a chorus of calls for prize money to be paid at the Olympic Games

International Business Times

Olympics Ceremony On Seine 'Very Probable' Option

The Paris Olympics' chief organiser Tony Estanguet said on Monday an opening ceremony on the river Seine was the "very probable" option, after French President Emmanuel Macron said it could be moved to a stadium.

The Guardian - US

Team USA set to unite James, Curry, Durant and Embiid at 2024 Olympics

Old rivals LeBron James and Stephen Curry will headline a roster loaded with some of the best players of the last 10 years, according to ESPN

The Hindu

Australian aggression can be countered with better innovative passing: Rupinder Pal Singh

Former Indian hockey player Rupinder Pal Singh believes the men's team can counter Australia's aggressive style with innovative passing.

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France 24

Paris 2024 Olympic flame lit in Greece at ancient birthplace of the Games

The sacred flame for the Paris 2024 Olympics was lit Tuesday in ancient Olympia, birthplace of the ancient Games, setting off an epic three-month torch relay to the July 26 opening ceremony.

International Business Times

Paris 2024 Games Flame Lit In Ancient Olympia

Owing to cloudy weather, Greek actresses in the role of ancient priestesses used a flame lit in a rehearsal Monday in the 2,600-year-old Temple of Hera, near the stadium where the Olympics were born in 776 BC.

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Paris Olympics Flame Kindled In Ancient Olympia

The Olympic flame for Paris Olympics was ignited in Greece and will travel through Greece and France before reaching Marseille on May 8.

The Hindu

Despite weather glitch, Paris Olympics flame lit at the Greek cradle of ancient games

Ancient Olympia hosts the lighting of the Paris Olympics flame, a tradition dating back to the 1936 Olympics.

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Andy Murray To Skip Surgery, No Return Timeline After Ankle Injury

Andy Murray opts out of ankle surgery post-Miami Open injury. Progressing well in rehab, aiming for Olympics and French Open.

International Business Times

Is Fractious France Ready For An Olympics Party?

Organisers of the Paris Olympics have promised a "great national party" for the country, but with 100 days to go, France's bitter politics and gloomy mindset are dampening the mood.

Radio France Internationale

Olympic flame begins long journey from Greek birthplace to Paris

The flame for this summer's Paris Olympics was lit at a ceremony at the ancient site of Olympia in Greece on Tuesday, ahead of a torch relay that will start in Athens. After a 12,000-kilometre journey through mainland France and the overseas French territories, it will arrive in Paris for…

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