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How Paris’s Dining, Hotel, and Art Scenes Got Their Groove Back—Just in Time for the Olympics
04 May 2024 19:30 GMT
… opening ceremony on record. Beijing enlisted 2008 drummers. London … site of newly admitted Olympic sports such as skateboarding … the Paris debut of Swedish designer Martin Brudnizki, whose … a summer exhibition featuring Olympic posters created over the years …
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'I just cried': Former Olympic swimmer Libby Trickett's mixed feelings ahead of Paris 2024
01 May 2024 21:48 GMT
… to this day," the Olympic medallist tells 9honey. "I … steal the show on the Swedish royal balcony
Trickett, 40, is … world record time, my first Olympic race was winning gold.… 've learned, particularly in Beijing, that I just still carry …
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Olympics: Brazil legend, all-time top scorer Marta to retire from international football after Paris games
27 Apr 2024 07:19 GMT
… heartbreaking defeats.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Brazil were … the semi-finals.
At the Beijing Olympics in 2008, Marta and Co … a penalty shoot-out to Sweden, despite Marta netting her spot … Champions League – in 2004 with Swedish side Umea IK and the …
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Chinese athletes seek Olympic qualifications through competitions
26 Apr 2024 15:54 GMT
… for the competition.
After Swedish star Armand Duplantis invigorated … and aim to secure Olympic qualifications through world ranking … accelerating its pace in seeking Olympic qualifications. Xie Zhenye, the … Championships in 2027 in Beijing.
If China wants to …
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Olympic Substitution: How Russian athletes cope with sanctions and international isolation
25 Apr 2024 22:14 GMT
… for medals at the Olympic level. Russian Paralympians, … participated in the 2020 Olympics for Russia before … Romania, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and England — declared that they … was three-time Olympic champion from Beijing 2022, skier Alexander …
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Covering the Olympic Games and the party of the century
25 Apr 2024 20:11 GMT
… knee surgery). In an Olympics otherwise marred by accusations of … the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, only the ambulant could … 50m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics. After a stellar performance throughout … into the pool and defeated Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom to …
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Park City starts to consider a celebration marking 2034 Winter Olympic announcement
23 Apr 2024 21:31 GMT
… held, although Main Street or Swede Alley are sometimes tapped for … of winter-sports enthusiasts to Swede Alley for a day … were competing in the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
There was a large … video board showing Olympic footage, fire …
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Former Cyclone Tyrese Haliburton named to U.S. Olympic basketball team
17 Apr 2024 17:52 GMT
… Britain – Swimming
Patrick Isaksson - Sweden – Swimming
2004 Athens
Jon Brown …
Erin Woods- Canada- Softball
2008 Beijing
Aurelia (Trywianska) Kollasch- Poland- Athletics … Warner- Canada- Athletics
Guor Marial- Olympic Committee- Athletics
2016 Rio
Hilary …
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France 2030 Winter Olympics bid in talks with Italy, Netherlands to stage speed skating
15 Apr 2024 20:16 GMT
… on Monday by International Olympic Committee officials ahead … executive director of the Olympic Games, Christophe Dubi, … medals at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, including three for … Sweden and Switzerland which did not require building any venues. The Swedish …
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Sports News | French Bid to Host 2030 Winter Olympics Talks with Italy, Netherlands to Stage Speed Skating
15 Apr 2024 19:24 GMT
… on Monday by International Olympic Committee officials ahead … executive director of the Olympic Games, Christophe Dubi, … medals at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, including three for … Sweden and Switzerland which did not require building any venues. The Swedish …