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Paris Olympic ceremony changes a positive: Australia

Australia's Olympic chef de mission Anna Meares says it's a positive that organisers of the Paris Games are changing plans for the opening ceremony.

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Announces Retirement After Fifth Olympics, Paris Games

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaican sprinter and Olympic gold medalist, announces that the Paris Games will be her final Olympics as she looks to prioritize ...

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Pressure On Paris Games 'To Kickstart New Olympic Golden Era'

The Paris Games has the chance to "kickstart a resurgence of the Olympic brand" following the last two Covid-affected editions and the doping-blighted 2014 Sochi Winter Games, former IOC marketing executive Terrence Burns has told AFP. With just six months to go to the opening ceremony in the French capital,…

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Hockey: India bounces back with win, keep Olympic hopes alive

India on Sunday rose from the ashes to tame New Zealand 3-1 with a spirited performance in their second pool match of the FIH Women’s Olympic Qualifier to keep alive their hopes of securing a ticket to Paris Games.

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ATHLETICS | Do it without worrying about pressure, Jackson’s advice to Chopra

Colin Jackson advises Neeraj Chopra to focus on performance & not worry about pressure for 2024 Paris Games.

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IOC Clears Russians To Compete In Paris As Neutrals

Olympic chiefs on Friday gave the green light to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at next year's Paris Games as neutrals, outside of team events and as long as they did not actively support the war on Ukraine.

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France will carry out 10,000 checks at restaurants, hotels before Paris Games to avoid price hikes

French authorities will carry out checks at 10,000 hotels and restaurants across France ahead of the Paris Olympics next year in order to limit expected massive price hikes during the Games

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Olympic organizers to release more than 400,000 new tickets for the Paris Games and Paralympics

Olympic organizers will release 400,000 extra tickets for next year’s Paris Games and the Paralympics at the end of the month

The Independent UK

Russian athletes won't be barred from the Paris Olympics despite their country's suspension

The IOC says Russian athletes can be directly invited to next year's Paris Games despite the suspension of their country's Olympic committee

The Independent UK

Gold again for Jess Fox in perfect Paris Games test

Australia's Jess Fox is again on top of the world, winning gold in the Women's K1 at the Canoe Slalom World Cup Final in France for the overall World Cup Crown.

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Asian Games Boxing | Lovlina loses in 75 kg gold medal bout to China’s Li Qian

Lovlina Borgohain (silver) & Parveen Hooda (bronze) won India's final medals at Asian Games. Borgohain was out-punched in 75kg final by Li Qian, while Parveen lost to Lin Yu Ting due to height disadvantage.

The Independent UK

Sleek and shiny torch for Paris Olympics unveiled with carbon footprint in mind and a year to go

The torch that will be used to carry the Olympic flame around France and on its final leg at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Games next July is a sleek silver-colored steel cylinder gracefully tapered at both ends that is being made in limited numbers to save resources

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IOC leader Bach quizzed by Ukrainian Olympic athlete on Russia issue for 2024 Paris Games

IOC president Thomas Bach has been quizzed by a Ukrainian Olympic athlete at his headquarters about needing to keep Russians out of the 2024 Paris Games

The Independent UK

The Olympic flame for the 2024 Paris Games will be carried for 68 days before the cauldron is lit

The Olympic flame for the 2024 Paris Games will pass through 64 departments and 400 towns over 68 days before the cauldron is lit

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IOC banishes boxing governing body from Olympics, but the sport will still be at the Paris Games

The International Boxing Association has been banished from the Olympic family but the sport will stay on the program for the 2024 Paris Games

The Hindu

Olympic sports leaders meet amid uncertainty over Russians competing at 2024 Paris Games

The annual meeting of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) comes more than two months after the IOC detailed advice on how individual athletes from Russia and its military ally Belarus could be reintegrated as neutral athletes.

AAP

Australia won't set medal target for Paris Olympics

Australia's Olympic team chef de mission Anna Meares says the nation won't set a medal target for the Paris Games in a bid to ease public pressure on athletes.

The Independent UK

Paris Olympics vows to carry the torch for LGBTQ rights after watershed of Tokyo

Organizers of the 2024 Paris Games intend to seize on the Olympic spotlight to push a message that LGBTQ rights need to progress outside France

The Independent UK

Russian Olympic Committee president hits out at IOC after top athletes excluded

The president of the Russian Olympic Committee has indicated that the country could boycott qualifying competitions in fencing for next year's Paris Games after some athletes were barred from competing

The Independent UK

European lawmakers urge for Olympics ban on Russia, Belarus

European lawmakers have urged the International Olympic Committee to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Games because of the war in Ukraine

The Conversation

Refugee team offers a way for Russian and Belarusian dissidents to compete at the Paris Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) began 2023 with high hopes of maintaining its solidarity with Ukraine, but its call to allow individual athletes from Russia and Belarus to attend the 2024 Paris Games has caused backlash.

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