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Boarding of the athletes – Paris 2024

Macron: Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Could be Moved

The most highly anticipated Opening Ceremony in Olympic history has a backup plan to a more traditional setting, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday. The ceremony is scheduled to be 84 boats on the Seine along a 3.7-mile route toward the Eiffel Tower to open the 2024 Olympic Summer Games. In January, the number of […]

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Kyle Dake, Sachin Giri
United State's Kyle Dake, left, takes India's Sachin Giri to the mat during their 79 kg match in the Freestyle Wrestling World Cup in Iowa City, Iowa, in 2018. Dake is one of the wrestlers to watch during the U.S. Olympic Trials starting this week in State College, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

USA Wrestling Heads to State College Spotlight

There are wrestling hotbeds throughout the United States and while most know of the tradition of Iowa and Oklahoma State collegiately, there’s always been one place where the sport’s heartbeat pumps faster and louder than others – Pennsylvania. It’s the region that develops as many elite wrestlers as there are trees throughout the commonwealth. Perhaps […]

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Riversport OKC Slalom
Competitors descend into the water during the 2022 Pan American Games slalom event at Riversport OKC. Photo courtesy of Riversport OKC

Oklahoma City and Montgomery Share a Whitewater Bond

What do Oklahoma City and Montgomery, Alabama, have in common? Elite whitewater canoeing and kayaking, of course. That might not have been the answer that came to mind, but that’s what the two cities share this month when it comes to the 2024 Canoe Slalom and Kayak Cross U.S. Olympic Team Trials. For Oklahoma City, […]

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USA Basketball Women’s National Team to Play Germany in London

The USA Basketball women’s national team will play against Germany at the O2 Arena in London in one of its final pre-Olympic exhibitions as part of the 2024 USA Basketball Showcase. The U.S. will play Germany on July 23, three days after it plays against the WNBA All-Stars in Phoenix. Prior to London, the U.S. […]

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Hansle Parchment, of Jamaica, center, the gold medal winner in the men's 110-meter hurdles poses with Grant Holloway, of United States, left, silver, and Ronald Levy, of Jamaica, bronze, at the 2020 Summer Olympics (Matthias Hangst/Pool Photo via AP)

World Athletics to Pay Paris Olympic Winners

World Athletics will become the first international federation to award prize money to winning athletes at an Olympic Games starting at the Olympic Summer Games in Paris. The federation will make available a total prize pot of $2.4 million, which will come from the International Olympic Committee’s revenue share allocation that World Athletics receives every […]

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The Olympic rings are set up on Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower. (AP Photo//Michel Euler, File)

Olympic Rings for Paris Games to be Displayed on Eiffel Tower

The Olympic rings will be displayed on the Eiffel Tower, Paris 2024 organizers said in a statement Tuesday with work to begin by the end of April as the French capital prepares to mark 100 days until the start of the Paris Games. The hugely popular landmark in central Paris has seen soaring visitor numbers […]

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Aerial view of Paris with Eiffel tower and Seine river
Aerial view of Paris with Eiffel tower and Seine river

Countdown to Paris: Storylines for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics

Paris’ place in the world has been romanticized through generations of travelers, journalists and novelists. Paris is always a good idea, goes the saying, and this summer that is the case for sports. While one visiting Paris in the summer typically takes time to enjoy the food, the sights and the landmarks, this summer will […]

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Paris Olympics Security Breach
The Olympic rings are seen in front of the Paris City Hall. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)

France to Boost Olympic Security with Foreign Military, Police Support

France has asked 46 countries to help with providing an additional 2,000 security support staff to secure the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris with the country on heightened alert against potential attacks. According to The Associated Press, the French Interior Ministry said Friday that the request for foreign security assistance was made […]

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USA Basketball Women’s National Team to Play WNBA All-Stars in Phoenix

The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game will match the USA Basketball women’s national team in one of its final pre-Olympic tuneups against a team of players from the WNBA who will not be participating in the Olympics. The game will be at the Footprint Center in Phoenix on July 20. The game is part of the […]

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Boarding of the athletes – Paris 2024

Russian, Belarusian Athletes Barred from 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremonies

The increasingly frayed relationship between the International Olympic Committee and Russia continued to play out into the open on Tuesday after the IOC urged sports and political leaders not to take part in a Russian-organized Friendship Games due to launch weeks after the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris, then announced any neutral athletes from […]

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