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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

Green 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 News

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

Culture news

Paris Olympics organisers apologise after opening ceremony backlash

A segment of the opening ceremony, appearing to parody Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper with drag artists, sparked backlash from religious conservatives, who felt it mocked Christianity.

29/07/2024

Europe News

Multiple fibre optic networks vandalised across France

Installations belonging to Free, SFR and Bouygues were sabotaged during the night. No one has claimed responsibility.

29/07/2024

Sport

Paris Olympics final medal table: US finishes first ahead of China

The US and China won the same amount of golds but the US scooped more medals overall, finishing first for the fourth consecutive Olympics.

29/07/2024

Art

French nudism exhibition urges visitors to reveal all

An exhibition so good, you’ll take your kit off to see it. You may even be forced to if you visit the latest exhibition on nudism and naturism at the Mucem museum in Marseille.

29/07/2024

France

Paris Olympics: Here's what to look out for on Monday

Monday's slate for the Paris Olympics includes a handful of the world's biggest basketball stars, a potential blockbuster tennis match, a couple of compelling swimming finals and a gymnastics showdown. Here's a guide of what to look out for.

29/07/2024

Europe News

Paris Olympics: Nadal sets up thriller clash against Djokovic

Olympic Games latest. Nadal plays Djokovic either on Monday or Tuesday, with date and timing yet to be confirmed, as Australia and Japan top gold medal table followed by US and France.

28/07/2024

Europe News

Olympics pre-race triathlon event in Seine River cancelled

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a famous dip in the river less than two weeks before Olympic events were set to start, hoping to prove that the infamously polluted waterway was clean enough to host swimming competitions.

28/07/2024

Health news

The chronic condition you never knew most Olympic athletes have

An extra challenge for many elite sportsmen and women at the Paris 2024 Olympics? Handling a chronic lung disease.

28/07/2024

Europe News

Paris Olympics: The best (and the worst) of the first medal day

Australia lead medal table as France end Fiji's dominance in rugby sevens. But a wave of rows on the opening ceremony is partially overshadowing the competitions.

28/07/2024

France

Dutch convicted rapist to make olympic debut on Sunday

Van de Velde’s presence in Paris has drawn negative attention to 2024's beach volleyball games. Advocates for rape victims and some Olympics officials have said he should have been left at home.

28/07/2024

France

Paris Olympics: Gold medals up for grabs on Sunday amid rain fears

The men's skateboarding event at Place de la Concorde Urban Park was postponed from Saturday to Monday, while the women's event, both the preliminary round and the final, was set for Sunday.

27/07/2024

France

Olympics: Italy flagbearer sorry after losing wedding ring in Seine

"If I really had to lose this ring, I couldn’t imagine a better place than the city of love," Gianmarco Tamberi said after his wedding ring slipped into the Seine river during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

27/07/2024

Europe News

SNCF train services to 'soon' return to normal, despite delays

According to French railway company SNCF, progress has been made in partially restoring high-speed train services after Friday's coordinated arson attacks ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony.

27/07/2024

Health news

How to avoid getting dengue at Paris Olympics amid infection concerns

Health officials have been preoccupied about the spread of dengue fever at the Olympics. Here's some advice to limit exposure and avoid infection.

27/07/2024

Partner content

Casa Brasil: Celebrating Brazilian culture at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Partner content presented by Visit Brasil

With the Paris Olympics 2024 due to start, participating nations are champing at the bit to showcase their sporting cultures to the rest of the world. One strong presence at the 2024 games is Brazil, with 277 Brazilian athletes set to participate.

27/07/2024

Europe News

Technicians repair fire damage after arson incidents on French railway

The fires, reported before dawn on Friday, paralysed train travel into Paris for around 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes heading to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

27/07/2024

Tech News

How does Paris 2024's iconic flying Olympic cauldron work?

Paying homage to the Montgolfier brothers, the Paris 2024 Olympic flame will, for the first time, be airborne and fully lit by electricity and water.

27/07/2024

No Comment

WATCH: Paris Olympics hit by high-speed rail sabotage

France's high-speed rail network suffered severe disruptions due to coordinated sabotage acts, including arson, on the day of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

26/07/2024

France

Paris Olympics: Glorious Seine River parade stuns 300,000 spectators

Dozens of boats rolled down the Seine river with 205 delegations cheered on by over 300,000 people. The ceremony featured Lady Gaga as well as an emotional comeback by Céline Dion.

26/07/2024

Travel News

France train cancellations: Routes affected and how to get a refund

Passengers have been asked not to go to train stations unless they know their train is still running.

26/07/2024

Euronews Witness

The hidden faces of Paris 2024

Paris is the undisputed star of the Olympics 2024. France aims to stage the most sustainable Games in history, while setting a new model for future editions. Can these ambitions be realised and at what cost? Monica Pinna went to Paris to shed light on the grey areas of this global sporting event.

26/07/2024

Climate

Meet the woman who changed the way France reports the weather

Bringing weather anchors and climate scientists together has been a recipe for success on Journal Météo-Climat, watched by millions every night.

26/07/2024