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Paris 2024 equality questioned as no man picked for artistic swimming

Four-time world gold medalist Giorgio Minisini announced he's retiring after no man was picked to compete in Paris 2024 synchronised swimming out of 96 athletes.

Austria

EuroGames: Europe's largest LGBTQ+ multi-sport competition kicks off

The EuroGames will host 4,000 athletes from 50 countries across a wide variety of sporting disciplines.

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WATCH: Paris mayor swims in Seine before Olympics

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and a top Olympic official swam in the Seine River on Wednesday amid water quality concerns ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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One dead after car crashes into restaurant in Paris

The driver fled the scene of the crash, but was arrested shortly after.

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France

Paris mayor takes dip in Seine to prove it's clean enough for Olympics

The French capital's main waterway will be at the centre of the 2024 games' opening ceremony, and authorities have been working hard to purge it of pollution.

France

France brings in its army to up security ahead of Paris Olympics

The capital has begun bringing in thousands of soldiers who will make sure the event runs smoothly.

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K-pop stars and athletes: Who carried the Olympic torch through Paris?

Before the Games can officially begin, it's tradition for athletes, celebrities and community leaders to carry the torch across the country to its final destination. Who were the torchbearers for the final leg of the Paris 2024 Olympics journey?

Green News

Paris spent €1.4 billion trying to clean up the Seine: Has it worked?

Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the long-polluted Seine River to show that Paris' river is clean and safe.

France

The Olympic torch lights up France's Bastille Day military parade

Paris celebrates Bastille day - France's national day - with its annual military parade, and this year it has the Olympic flame to highlight it.

France

French sports minister takes symbolic dive into river Seine

Amelie Oudea Castera was hoping to show that the river is clean enough for swimming events to take place during the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Business

Delta becomes latest airline to warn of profit hit due to Olympics

Back on 1 July, the Air France-KLM group also issued a similar profit warning about the Paris Olympics, preparing itself for a €180 million blow to revenue.

Travel News

Paris airport workers plan to strike before the Olympics - here’s why

If the strike does go ahead, it will take place just one day before the athletes arrive for the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Ploughing Peace, the Eiffel Tower on Italian soil

Italian land artist Dario Gambarin created a two-acre depiction of the Eiffel Tower in a Verona crop field to honor the upcoming Paris Olympic Games.

Green News

Paris 2024 to install 2,500 air-conditioners in green policy U-turn

Organisers of the Paris Olympics want it to be the greenest ever Games, but athletes are prioritising their health.

World News

French river police practice on the Seine ahead of Olympics

A large police operation is planned for the event on 26 July which will see more than 90 boats on the Seine for 6 kilometres.

France

Paris hotels struggle with low demand as Olympics approach

Tourism and hotel professionals in Paris are hoping to make up for lost time with the showcase effect that the Olympics will have on their bookings for the coming seasons.

Culture news

Are you ready for an AI-generated narration of the Paris Olympics?

NBC is giving the Paris Olympic Games an unlikely twist: an AI-generated voice.

France

France beefs up security measures ahead of Olympics opening ceremony

The planned six-kilometre sailing route down the Senne has become a major talking point for its unique open-air event setup and its exposure to potential danger.

Living

Parisians are ditching their cars thanks to these 5 city-wide changes

From big picnics to car-free days and new cycle lanes, Paris is speeding ahead with sustainable transport initiatives.

Spain

French and Spanish police hold anti-terror drills ahead of Olympics

The exercise began in Bayonne, France, where the practice scenario involved assailants staging an attack before fleeing to San Sebastián, Spain, where they took hostages.