PARIS (AFP) -- Thierry Henry was on Monday, Aug. 21, named as coach of France's Under-21s and will be in charge of the team competing at next year's Olympics in Paris, said a source close to the negotiations. French former football player Thierry Henry. (AFP) The 46-year-old former Arsenal and...
Breakers all over the Philippine archipelago gather as the Philippine Dancesport Federation (PDSF) spearheads the PDSF Breaking National Ranking 2023 at the Whitespace Manila on Sunday, Aug. 20....
PARIS (AFP) -- Ukraine's Sports Minister Vadym Gutzeit does not "exclude the Russians making a 'goodwill gesture' not to go" to the Paris Olympics next year, he told AFP in an interview. Ukraine's Minister of Youth and Sports Vadym Gutzeit. (AFP) Gutzeit added if the Russians and Belarusians were...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Australian swim king Kyle Chalmers on Wednesday, Aug. 9, said the Paris Olympics will be his third and last, but the sprint star insisted it did not mean he was retiring. Australia's Kyle Chalmers. (AFP) The 25-year-old scorched the field to win 100m freestyle gold at the world...
TORONTO (AFP) -- World number six Holger Rune said on Sunday, Aug. 6, he hopes to partner in mixed doubles at next year's Paris Olympics with fellow Dane Caroline Wozniacki. Denmark's Holger Rune. (AFP) Wozniacki, a 33-year-old former WTA world number one and 2018 Australian Open champion,...
PARIS (AFP) -- Excessive pollution in Paris' Seine River forced organizers to cancel a pre-Olympics test swimming competition due to take place on Sunday, Aug. 6, the sport's international federation said. World Aquatics President Husain al-Musallam. (AFP) Following recent heavy rainfall and...
TUNIS (AFP) -- Double world champion swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui said on Wednesday, Aug. 2, he wants to become Tunisia's greatest ever Olympian at the Paris Games next year. *Swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui of team Tunisia gives a press conference in Tunis on Wednesday, August 2, days after securing the gold...
MOSCOW (AFP) -- The head of Russia's Olympic Committee on Friday, July 28, accused the International Olympic Committee of picking sides after it urged sports federations to show sensitivity when handling Ukrainian athletes. "The statement in question indicates that the IOC determined for itself and...
PARIS (AFP) -- The open-air booksellers who line the Seine in Paris are refusing to be moved, despite concerns from French authorities over security for the opening of the Olympic Games on the river. The ceremony on July 26 next year will be the first in Olympic history to take place outside a...
NOUMEA (AFP) -- France will "for sure" be ready to host the 2024 Olympic Games despite the numerous organizational challenges of hosting the event, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, July 26. *French President Emmanuel Macron (AFP)* With a year to go to the opening ceremony of the Games,...
PARIS (AFP) -- International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Wednesday, July 26, formally invited 203 countries, but not Russia and Belarus, to participate in the Paris Olympics which begin in a year's time. *International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach. (AFP)* Bach had...
PARIS (AFP) -- The chief organizer of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Tony Estanguet, has told AFP he can't wait for France to show the world what it can do when the Games open in spectacular fashion in a year's time. *Paris Olympics chief organizer Tony Estanguet. (AFP)* Estanguet, a three-time Olympic...
