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Paris 2024: First beach volleyball starts in pouring rain
Excited spectators plodded through puddles Saturday to reach the most spectacular venue of the Paris 2024 Olympics, with beach volleyball kicking off in the shadow of a just-visible Eiffel Tower. After a rain-soaked opening ceremony the night before,
Athletics Stars, rivalries, key events to watch at Paris 2024
Expect dramatic storylines, thrilling competition, fierce rivalries and even world-record performances when the athletics holds at Paris 2024. The worlds greatest athletes will attempt to run, jump and throw themselves into the history books at Stade
Paris 2024: World athletics rules out Nigerias podium appearances in sprint events
Well Prove Them Wrong, Athletes Vow Team Nigeria athletes have vowed to prove World Athletics wrong in its assessment, which seems to have ruled Nigeria out of making the podium in the men and womens 100, 200m, 400, and the 4x100m, 4x400m and the mix
Between Paris, the Olympic games and I
I am in London, hopefully on my way, in the next few days, to Paris, the host city of the 2024 Olympiad. I am very excited about visiting Paris again after two previous experiences that are significant chapters in my life. The post Between Paris, the
70-80% chance of rain for Olympics opening ceremony
There is a 70-80 percent chance of "moderate to heavy" rain at the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony starting at 7:30 pm (1730 GMT) Friday, French weather channel La Chaine Meteo said. "There is still uncertainty about the trajectory and exact pos
Expectations as games of XXIII Olympiad set Paris abuzz
From today, till August 11, 2024, the best of the worlds sportsmen and women will converge on Paris and other French cities to vie for honours and global fame. The post Expectations as games of XXIII Olympiad set Paris abuzz
Athletes receive condoms at Olympics Village, dislike anti-sex beds
The decision by the Olympic Games Organisers to use cardboard beds at the Games Village is said to be breeding mixed reactions amongst athletes, reports sportsvillagesquare.com. The post Athletes receive condoms at Olympics Village, dislike anti-sex
Expectations as games of XXIII Olympiad set Paris abuzz
From today, till August 11, 2024, the best of the worlds sportsmen and women will converge on Paris and other French cities to vie for honours and global fame. The post Expectations as games of XXIII Olympiad set Paris abuzz
NOC names Opeyori as Team Nigerias general captain, picks Amusan as flagbearer
Team Nigeria has picked badminton star, Anuoluwapo Opeyori, as the countrys general captain to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, The post NOC names Opeyori as Team Nigerias general captain, picks Amusan as flagbearer
Why Marione Fourie could be SA's dark horse at the Paris Olympics
There are only two South African female athletes ranked in the top-20 in the world in their respective events ahead of the Paris Olympics . Rising 800m star Prudence Sekgodiso is one of them, while Marione Fourie is
Tadu Nare confirms her participation in TotalSports Women's Race in Cape Town On Women's Day
Renowned here for her dominance in the 10km Spar Grand Prix Series, Ethiopian Tadu Nare will participate in the iconic Womens Month Totalsport Womens Race for the first time when she lines up for the Cape Town leg of this years edition.
Zharnel Hughes ready to silence 'loose mouth' Noah Lyles before Paris Olympics
US sprint star Noah Lyles has a last competitive track outing at Saturday's London Diamond League before heading across the English Channel to the Paris Olympics . Lyles, who won the 100m and 200m titles at last year's worl