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Nearly a million people on Paris’s Champs-Elysées to ring in 2024

More than 800,000 people amassed on Paris’ most famous avenue Sunday night to celebrate the new year and admire a giant fireworks display. Crowd control was a test run for the security protocol to be implemented for the Olympics games, which Paris hosts this year.

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Olympic and grand slam glory driving evergreen Djokovic

Novak Djokovic says the lure of snaring another Olympic medal for Serbia is among the things driving him for a big 2024 campaign.

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Maharishi Vidya Mandir conducts sports day in Tiruvannamalai

Annual Sports Day in Tiruvannamalai town celebrated with Tamil Thai Vazhthu, Olympic torch lighting & march-past. Narayan House declared overall champions.

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How the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics are driving the city’s green revolution

Next year’s Paris Olympics aim to be most sustainable ever. But can the plans to be pro-pedestrian, pro-bike, pro-tree and anti-car succeed?

The Guardian - UK

Playing through pain, how Neeraj Chopra surged to victories in 2023

Playing through the pain barrier, Neeraj Chopra completed the task of ticking all the boxes in the winner's checklist this year. But it is his performance in the 2024 Paris Olympics that will determine where the amiable champ stands in the pantheon of Indian greats...

The Times of India

Sakshi Malik | The wrestler who never stopped fighting

The Hindu profiles on Sakshi Malik | Sakshi Malik's journey from a bus conductor's daughter to India's first female Olympic medalist and her fight for justice for women wrestlers.

The Hindu

Paris Olympics Provide Opportunity for Marginalized Job Seekers

Discover how the Paris Olympics are providing a glimmer of hope for job seekers in marginalized communities, as security guard opportunities open up.

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A frantic push to safeguard the Paris Olympics promises thousands of jobs and new starts after riots

Organizers of the Paris Olympics urgently need thousands of security guards to help keep athletes and spectators safe and reduce the likelihood of another deadly extremist attack in the French capital

The Independent UK

Runs, wickets, medals and glory beckon India in 2024

In the sporting calendar, an Olympic year consumes everything – the months leading up to the Games brim with anticipation and stories of preparations for war. The months after are dominated by memories of great performances, stories of grit, determination, joy, grief, of new stars making their breakthroughs, and last…

The Times of India

Satwik-Chirag to pick and choose events before Paris Olympics

BENGALURU: It has been a defining year for the Indian men’s doubles badminton pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Besides being ranked as world number one for a while, they won three BWF titles and gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games.

The Times of India

Underdog Huskies find inspiration in Olympic rowing history

Step into the world of college football and Olympic history, where the journey from 1936 Olympic rowing to the 2024 College Football Playoff can be eerily connected. Setting the stage is none other than the second-seeded Washington Huskies, bound for a Sugar Bowl semifinal clash against Texas. But before they…

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Washington taking lessons from 'Boys in the Boat' into the CFP semifinal

The Washington Huskies are applying lessons from Olympic rowing in 1936 to their quest for a college football national title at the dawn of 2024

The Independent UK

Blair considered loan of Parthenon marbles to help London Olympics bid

Then PM was advised to ‘encourage’ British Museum to agree long-term loan in return for Greek support

The Guardian - UK

Watch: Rahul Gandhi shows Jiu-Jitsu skills during meeting with Bajrang Punia, other wrestlers

NEW DELHI: Amid the row over the election of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist Sanjay Singh as Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday visited Virendra Akhada at Jhajjar's Chhara village, Haryana to meet Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia and other wrestlers.

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Cycling Weekly

‘I no longer had that imposter syndrome’ - Lizzie Deignan on the ride that changed her

Lidl-Trek star looks back on a special moment at the London 2012 Olympic Games

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Paris hoteliers under fire for massive mark-ups at Olympics opening gala

The affordability of next year's Olympic Games in Paris was again under the spotlight after a consumers' group highlighted average prices of 1,000 euros in hotels near the route of the opening ceremony in July.

Cycling News

The weight of gold - Anna Kiesenhofer on managing expectations after Tokyo Olympics shock victory

'People think you should win because you're the Olympic champion. Anything I did was framed as a disappointment - everyone was measuring it with Olympic gold'

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Celebrating Love: Olympics Champion Carolina Marin and Family's Joyful Moments

Experience the heartwarming family moments of Olympic champion Carolina Marin as she shares love and joy with her boyfriend and family in this beautiful ph...

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'The Boys in the Boat' gives the Hollywood treatment to rowing during an Olympic year

The leaders at USRowing have been working with producers of the new movie “The Boys in the Boat” to sponsor dozens of screenings across the country

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Simone Biles’ Husband Is Getting Roasted Harder Than An Xmas Ham Over His Red Flag AF Comments

Jonathan Owens, husband of Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is currently being shredded by the internet after comments he made.

The Times of India

'Personal call': Yogeshwar Dutt on Sakshi Malik's retirement

NEW DELHI: Former Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt expressed that an athlete's decision to retire is deeply personal, labeling it as the most poignant phase in a player's career. He shared these sentiments following wrestler Sakshi Malik's announcement of retirement from the sport.

The Independent UK

How British Rowing are using a ‘third way’ to deliver Olympic glory

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics were an unmitigated disaster as British rowing descended into civil war but a new outlook is fuelling a potential return to dominance in Paris next summer

Chicago Sun-Times

‘The Boys in the Boat’: Rowing movie drifts from one sports cliche to the next

Director George Clooney follows formula as college lads aim for gold at the 1936 Olympics.

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A Stylish Scene: Katie Ledecky Embraces Fashion at the Shoe Store

Discover how Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky effortlessly combines style and comfort at a shoe store, showcasing a chic grey shirt and her confident persona.

The Guardian - AU

World surfing body joins local opposition to controversial new Olympics tower in Tahiti

ISA says it has suggested more environmentally friendly solutions for judging the surf competition in Teahupo’o, known for its natural beauty

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