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What to know about the Paris Olympics' new purple athletics track

This year’s purple Olympic track features a new geometric design in its bottom layer, intended to boost athletes' performances. Euronews Next spoke with the scientist who worked on the numerical modeling that led to the creation of the track.

01/08/2024

France

Is it really possible to swim in the Seine?

Ahead of triathletes swimming in the Seine, water quality tests repeatedly found unsafe levels of E.coli and other dangerous bacteria lurking beneath the surface.

01/08/2024

Europe

Paris Olympics: Pan Zhanle breaks men's 100-m freestyle world record

Paris 2024 Wednesday wrap. China's Pan Zhanle broke his own world record, finishing in 46.40 seconds ahead of Australia's Kyle Chalmers and Romania's David Popovici.

31/07/2024

Culture news

Paris 2024 opening ceremony: Police investigate death threats to DJ

LGBTQ+ icon Barbara Butch faced a flood of online abuse after starring in what many saw as a 'blasphemous' representation of Leonardo Da Vinci's 'Last Supper'.

31/07/2024

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WATCH: Olympics superfan who spent her savings to get to her 7th Games

The 66-year-old fan has to work two more years to make up for the money she spent following her passion for the Olympics to Paris.

31/07/2024

Earth News

Seine sewage: The history of a river clean-up with many ups and downs

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo famously swam in the river to prove it was safe. Then tests showed the water contained unsafe levels of bacteria on the day she swam.

31/07/2024

Destinations

Best venue ever? How the Eiffel Tower is stealing the Olympic show

In pictures: The Paris landmark is the stunning backdrop to the beach volleyball venue.

31/07/2024

Sport

Paris Olympics set a record number of openly LGBTQ+ athletes competing

While Parisian officials kept up their push for inclusion during the opening of the Olympic Pride House, LGBTQ+ advocates and athletes say there is a long way to go as reports of the exclusion of transgender athletes emerge.

31/07/2024

Culture news

Olympic superfans: Business booms in Paris for memorabilia traders

For the first time in Olympic Games history, trinket collectors have their own official trading space. For many, treasuring Olympic memorabilia is a gold medal sport in itself.

31/07/2024

Design

What is that? Olympic mascot confounds some, but it's very French

It adorns mugs, caps, T-shirts and key rings, and fans are desperate to get their hands on all the merch. Yet despite being all over the Paris 2024 Games, many still don't know what the mascot actually is.

31/07/2024

France

Paris Olympics: How much is a gold medal worth?

The gold percentage in Olympic medals is negligible, but the Paris 2024 version contains a detail that might send their value through the roof in the future.

31/07/2024

France

Paris Olympics: Athletes' patience running short amid 'crazy' heat

Organisers insisted they would not put air conditioning in the Olympic Village, as athletes grow increasingly frustrated at the severe weather conditions in the French capital.

31/07/2024

Culture news

Sticking the landing: The funniest reactions to the Paris Olympics

Here's our selection of the funniest reactions to the Paris Olympics so far. The Twittersphere has been busy...

31/07/2024

France

Seine water quality controversy: Olympic triathlete event to go ahead

There had been concerns that bacteria levels were too high in the water, leading to previous postponements.

31/07/2024

Earth News

‘Rock hard’: Olympians order mattress toppers for eco cardboard beds

One athlete said her 'back is about to break off' after sleeping on the eco-friendly Olympic Village bed.

31/07/2024

France

Olympics fans feel heat as temperatures rise

The 2024 Olympics famously launched with a rain-soaked opening ceremony that drenched athletes and spectators alike. Now, they're facing the opposite experience Tuesday: a heat wave.

31/07/2024

Europe

Olympics Tuesday highlights: Heavily pregnant fencer into last 16

Tuesday's best and worst from the Paris Olympics. Simone Biles' redemption, Nada Hafez reaches round of 16 seven months pregnant, while a kayak coach gets arrested after getting into police brawl over public urination.

31/07/2024

Culture news

Paris 2024: Team Japan House unveils exhibition on Tokyo 2020 heritage

Japan opened its Olympic House in Paris with an exhibition highlighting how the previous games in Tokyo had a lasting impact on the ongoing Paris Olympics.

30/07/2024

Lifestyle

All the biggest celebrity sightings at Paris Olympic Games so far

From Snoop Dogg and Ariana Grande to Tom Cruise and Zendaya, some of the world's most famous faces are descending on Paris for the Olympics.

30/07/2024

Culture news

Paris Olympics: DJ and activist Barbara Butch files complaint

“All my life, I've refused to be a victim: I won't keep quiet.” Barbara Butch has been the subject of cyber harassment following the controversial opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics.

30/07/2024

France

Spain to cede territory to France in biannual handover

The day of the handover, which happens twice a year, is one of the rare occasions visitors are allowed to visit this 200-metre-long island, one of only a handful of condominiums in the world.

30/07/2024

Business

Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé strikes deal to buy own football club

Mbappé is set to buy 80% of shares in Ligue 2 side Caen in a €20 million deal.

30/07/2024

France

Searing heat comes to Paris after rainy start to Olympic Games

Scores of sports enthusiasts battled the heat outside Olympic venues and at fan zones across Paris on Monday, as the French capital experiences rising temperatures and cloud free skies.

30/07/2024

Earth News

No air con in the Olympic village: Are the Games ready for a heatwave?

There are fears Paris could be a repeat of the Tokyo Games when many athletes suffered in the heat.

29/07/2024

Sport

Djokovic beats Nadal in thrilling Paris Olympics head-to-head

Monday's match was likely the pair's last, after the two former world No 1s played against each other 60 times in their careers.

29/07/2024

Europe

Paris Olympics: Men's triathlon postponed due to water quality

Organisers had been confident the levels would have improved ahead of the postponement.

29/07/2024