Macron Receives Olympic Order After Paris 2024
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach made the presentation at the Élysée Palace in Paris. “The first time we met, it was very quickly clear to me that President Emmanuel Macron was bringing a particular energy and vision to […]
Horses make final bow in Modern Pentathlon
Egypt’s Ahmed ElGendy and Hungarian Michelle Gulyás won modern pentathlon gold at Versailles in competitions which signalled the end of an era for the sport. Since its introduction at Stockholm 1912, it had always included a riding phase, but this will […]
Paris 2024 Ends with Spectacular Ceremony
“That’s it” said International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach as a group of athletes representing all the continents blew out the Flame to close the Paris 2024 Olympics after a tumultuous two weeks. They had included four-time Paris 2024 […]
Breaking Good – First Gold Awarded in New Olympic Sport
Japanese breaker “Ami”, known offstage as Ami Yuasa won the first Olympic gold medal to be awarded in breaking. She defeated “Nika” Dominika Banevic of Lithuania 3-0 after receiving 16 votes to 11. There was scarcely […]
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