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Jul 23, 20242 min read
Cindy Ngamba and Yahya Al-Ghotany will be the flagbearers of the Refugee Olympic Team
Ngamba, who lives and trains in the United Kingdom, is one of two refugee athlete scholarship-holders who made history and qualified for...
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Jul 22, 20244 min read
Stage 64 – Olympic Torch Relay – Starting the week with pomp and circumstance in Essonne!
On Monday, 22Â July, the Olympic torch began the final week of its journey, setting the Essonne department ablaze with excitement. Almost...
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Jul 22, 20245 min read
280,000 reserved tickets on sale for people with disabilities: innovative solutions to ensure accessibility at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
At Paris 2024, the concept of accessibility translates into providing the best conditions for people with disabilities to move around...
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Jul 21, 20246 min read
Stage 63 – Olympic Torch Relay – The Val-de-Marne was thrilled to host the Olympic Relay!
This especially thrilling week for the Olympic Torch Relay came to a close on Sunday 21st July in the Val-de-Marne. In this area...
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Jul 21, 20244 min read
Paris 2024: Setting New Standards in Sustainable and Inclusive Sport Events
The Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 have established new, and elevated existing, international standards in economic, social and...
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Jul 18, 20244 min read
Stage 60 — Olympic Torch Relay — The Olympic Torch explores the wonders of the Oise cultural heritage!
The Oise department hosted the sixtieth stage of the Olympic Torch Relay. Treasures ranging from châteaux and cathedrals to bodies of...
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
World Athletics launches Athletics Rush
World Athletics, in collaboration with TapNation, launches Athletics Rush – the ultimate runner-style game that offers players the chance...
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Jul 18, 20242 min read
Refugee Olympic Team arrives in France and gathers in Bayeux ahead of Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The IOC Refugee Olympic Team , including athletes, coaches and operational staff, have all arrived in France and gathered in the historic...
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Jul 12, 20242 min read
Hull breaks world 2000m record with 5:19.70 in Monaco
Five days after becoming the fifth-fastest women’s 1500m runner in history, Australia’s Jessica Hull became the quickest 2000m runner of...
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Jul 12, 20241 min read
Entry lists published for Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The entry lists for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been published, featuring the names of athletes who intend to compete in the French...
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Jul 12, 20244 min read
IOC announces Olympic Esports Games to be hosted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it has partnered with the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Saudi Arabia...
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Jul 10, 20243 min read
Lawrence Cherono Banned for 7 years!
Former marathon world No.1, Lawrence Cherono, has been banned for seven years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), after admitting to...
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Jul 7, 20241 min read
Kipyegon breaks world 1500m record in Paris
Returning to the scene of her record-breaking mark over 5000m last year, Faith Kipyegon broke her own world 1500m record* at the Meeting...
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Jul 7, 20241 min read
Mahuchikh and Kipyegon break world records in Paris
World champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh produced a flawless clearance of 2.10m to break the long-standing world high jump record* at the...
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Jul 3, 20242 min read
Ratified: world records for Charlton and Jepchirchir
Women’s world indoor 60m hurdles record 7.65 Devynne Charlton (BAH) Glasgow, 3 March 2024 Women’s world marathon record (women-only)...
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Jul 2, 20243 min read
Athletics hits Netflix with release of new series SPRINT
After months of anticipation, the full first series of SPRINT hits screens around the globe today (2 July) as the six-part docuseries...
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Jul 1, 20242 min read
President Coe’s meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe travelled to Ukraine this past weekend and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine in...
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Jul 1, 20241 min read
McLaughlin-Levrone breaks world 400m hurdles record at US Trials
Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone took 0.03 off her own world 400m hurdles record* at the US Trials in Eugene on Sunday (30),...
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Jun 30, 20244 min read
Stage 45 – Olympic Torch Relay – The Olympic Torch sparkles in the Marne!
This Sunday, the Olympic Torch Relay made its way through Champagne country, from the prestigious vineyards in Reims, along the cobbled...
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Jun 28, 20244 min read
Agitos, the symbol of the Paralympic Games, adorns the Arc de Triomphe in a historic first
In two months' time, the eyes of the world will be on Paris and France as they host the Paralympic Games for the first time in their...
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