Athens 20 Years After
The 2004 Greek Olympic and Paralympic teams and the side which won the 2004 UEFA European Championship have been reunited at “Athens 20 years after “a celebratory event at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens which also honoured the competitors at Paris 2024. […]
The Race for the IOC Presidency Begins
Two double Olympic gold medallists are among the seven candidates for President confirmed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the election of a successor to Thomas Bach. Bach confirmed during the Paris Olympics that he planned to stand down next […]
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 […]
Olympic Climbing 1924 to 2024
A five-second wonder has helped sport climbing take another huge step in its second appearance at the Olympic Games. Veddriq Leonardo of Indonesia took the men’s competition defeating Wu Peng of China in a time of 4.75 seconds. Sam Watson of the United States spent even […]
Women’s Sporting Pioneer Milliat Remembered At Paris 2024
An actress representing women’s sports activist Alice Milliat has been at many of the events this week. She wore a long dress and held a parasol when she appeared among the spectators. Like them she was able to watch a full […]
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