Tag: Paris 2024
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France wins gold in blind football under Eiffel Tower lights
France defeated Argentina 3-2 on penalties under the lights of the Eiffel Tower for the gold medal in blind football on the penultimate day of the ... -
Medals for women in wheelchair rugby, pregnant archer wins gold and triathlon begins
Ella Sabljak thrust her arms in the air after helping Australia win the bronze medal in wheelchair rugby at the Paralympics on Monday, then turned her ... -
South Korean shooter completes medal set after gold at Paralympics
South Korean shooter Jinho Park completed a full set of Paralympic medals after winning the men’s 10-meter air rifle standing SH1 final on Saturday. Park scored ... -
China and US tie for gold but the Americans won more medals in Paris games
The contest for most gold medals at the Paris Olympics ended in a 40-40 tie between China and the United States. But the U.S. topped the ... -
Paris and the Olympics have changed each other during their summer fling
In French, there are no goodbyes. Instead, Olympic crowds from Paris to the surfing venue in Tahiti were saying “au revoir” — see you again — ... -
China earns a 300th Olympic gold medal with women’s team victory in table tennis
China won the women’s team event in table tennis at the Paris Games on Saturday for the country’s 300th gold medal in Olympic history. China beat ... -
China becomes first non-European country to claim gold in rhythmic gymnastics
China pulled off a stunner in rhythmic gymnastics Saturday, becoming the first non-European country to win Olympic gold in the group event by finishing just ahead ... -
Olympic Games a big draw for Chinese tourists
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are definitely the main event attracting crowds of Chinese tourists who are flocking to France this summer, and the impact of ... -
Jubilation, disappointment seen on shore as surfing eliminations begin in Tahiti
Contrasting reactions of jubilation and disappointment were seen on the faces of surfers coming ashore after their heats yesterday [Macau time], as the elimination rounds commenced ... -
Spain opens women’s hoops beating China 90-89 in OT, Serbia holds off Puerto Rico
Maria Araujo hit a 3-pointer with 3:06 left in overtime as Spain finished off a rally and beat China 90-89 to open women’s basketball group play ... -
Zhang Yufei hopes Chinese swimmers will be accepted as clean after dozens of tests
Zhang Yufei hopes her international rivals will believe she is competing clean after the Chinese swimming star estimates she took between 20 and 30 drug tests ... -
Paris’ Olympics opening was wacky and wonderful — and upset bishops
Paris: the Olympic gold medalist of naughtiness. Revolution ran like a high-voltage wire through the wacky, wonderful and rule-breaking Olympic opening ceremony that the French capital ... -
Mayor dips into the Seine River to showcase its improved cleanliness before Olympic events
After months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the long-polluted Seine River yesterday, fulfilling a promise to show the river was clean ... -
Chinese swimmers will be under scrutiny at the Paris Olympics after positive doping tests revealed
Few athletes will be under as much scrutiny at the Paris Olympics as the swimmers from China. Revelations that nearly two dozen elite Chinese swimmers tested positive for ... -
World swimming body promises more anti-doping tests of Chinese team before Olympics
Chinese swimmers going to the Paris Olympics are undergoing increased drug testing of at least eight times this year before the Games, World Aquatics said on ... -
Will the Seine be clean enough by the Olympics? Not even the experts know yet
With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will the Seine River be clean enough for athletes to swim ... -
Who is carrying the Olympic torch through Paris? A BTS star, a garbage collector and more
From the Louvre Museum to the Eiffel Tower, from Paris’ posh districts to working-class neighborhoods, hundreds of people have carried the Olympic torch through the French ... -
At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine’s athletes. This time, it’s war
HANNA ARHIROVA & JOHN LEICESTER, KYIV For Ukrainian hurdler Anna Ryzhykova, each stride on the Paris Olympic track will have meaning far beyond the time she ... -
Americans favored to top overall medal count in Paris Olympics. China will challenge for most gold
The United States is strongly favored to win the most overall medals when the Paris Olympics open in a month. The big question is this: will ... -
US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan
The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move that undercuts ...
