Paris Opening Ceremony 100 Years Ago
Although shrouded in secrecy it is safe to say that next Friday’s Opening Ceremony on the River Seine will look very different to the last time the Games were held in Paris a century ago. In 1924, the Opening Ceremony took place at the Stade de […]
Cecil Healy Tribute
Australian Olympians Michelle Ford and Kaarle McCulloch have laid floral tributes at the grave of 1912 Olympic swimming gold medallist Cecil Healy who was killed on the battlefields of the Somme in 1918 only 73 days before the first world war came to an end. Healy was a second lieutenant […]
Torch Relay Arrives in Paris for Bastille Day
Thierry Henry was the first runner to carry the Olympic Torch along the Champs-Élysées as the Relay arrived in Paris to coincide with Bastille Day, a national day of celebration in France. “This is truly enormous, emotions are right up here,” admitted […]
Host Country Flag Bearers Selected
Swimmer Florent Manaudou and discus thrower Mélina Robert-Michon have been chosen to carry the French flag at the Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony. Robert-Michon first competed at Sydney 2000 and is set to take part in her seventh Olympics. She won […]
Greek Flag Bearers for Paris Named
The Parade of nations at Paris 2024 is set to be led by two Greek flag bearers: basketball Star Giannis Antetokounmpo and walker Antigoni Drisbioti. Since 1928, Greece has always had a place of honour in recognition of the Games of antiquity held in Ancient Greece. […]
100 years after Paris 1924 Flame Visits Coubertin’s Childhood home
Exactly 100 years to the day since the 1924 Paris Olympics were officially opened, a large and enthusiastic crowd including local school children watched as double Olympic basketball medallist Sandrine Gruda […]
Hold the Back Page, AIPS celebrates Centenary
July 2nd is World Sports Journalists Day. On that day in 1924, only a few days before the last Paris Olympics, two distinguished Olympians arranged a meeting in a boxing ring at the Sporting Club de France. Organising Committee Secretary Frantz […]
Bach makes plea for Coubertin to be judged fairly in France
At a concert in the great Sorbonne Hall to celebrate Olympic Day, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach pleaded for Baron Pierre de Coubertin to be given greater recognition in France. […]
Germany’s “Fussball Problem”
A single goal in Hamburg at the FIFA World Cup 50 years ago gave East Germany victory over West Germany in what may have been the most politically charged international football match ever staged. It was the only time that East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic […]
PROGRAMMES, PROGRAMMES!
The official programme for Paris 2024 has now gone on sale. It has been printed on recycled paper in the Pays de Loire and runs to 228 pages at a cost of €10 euros. Although it will also be possible to read the programme online, availability of a printed version is bound to come as a great […]