PARIS (AFP) -- Paris' metro and suburban train system are suffering "a worrying new deterioration", the French capital region's transport authority said on Tuesday, Dec. 5, with just eight months to go before the city hosts the Olympic Games. IOC's Executive Director Christophe Dubi (AFP) Publicly...
LAUSANNE (AFP) -- Representatives of international sports federations and national Olympic committees on Tuesday, Dec. 5, called for Russian and Belarusian athletes to be admitted under a neutral flag for the 2024 Games in Paris "as soon as possible." During the Olympic summit in Lausanne, athlete...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel's push for the Paris Olympics gained steam on Friday, Dec. 1, with his 100m butterfly victory at the US Open in Greensboro, North Carolina. Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel (AFP) Dressel, sixth at the turn, powered...
FRANCE (AFP) -- Olympic chief Thomas Bach said he was "very satisfied" with the state of preparations for the Olympic Village of the Paris 2024 Summer Games after a visit to the new build north of the French capital on Friday, Dec. 1. International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach...
LAUSANNE (AFP) -- As global warming and prohibitive costs threaten the long-term future of the Winter Olympics, organizers know they must soften their demands in order to retain a pool of potential hosts for the decades to come. On the face of it, there's no immediate concern, as the International...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has formally approved the application of swimmer Kayla Sanchez to represent the Philippines in the 2024 Paris Olympics. In a letter addressed to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino dated Nov. 29, the IOC Executive Board “decided...
PARIS (AFP) -- The Paris police chief has outlined drastic security measures for next year's summer Olympics, sparking an outcry from politicians on Wednesday, Nov. 29, who said they were an attack on civic freedoms. Laurent Nunez told Le Parisien newspaper in an interview for Wednesday's issue...
PARIS (AFP) -- International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach on Tuesday, Nov. 28, said that peace between Israel and the Palestinians was possible because they have lived in sporting "co-existence for decades." International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach (AFP) Bach said that the...
PARIS (AFP) -- Metro tickets will almost double in price during the Paris Olympics next year to help cover the cost of running urban transport with millions more visitors in the capital during the Games, the regional transport authority said this week. Single tickets will be sold for four euros...
PARIS (AFP) -- French judo stars Teddy Riner and Clarisse Agbegnenou were both officially selected on Friday, Nov. 24, to compete for France at the 2024 Paris Olympics. France's Teddy Riner (AFP) For Riner, 34, who competes in the +100 kg category, it will be a fifth Olympics. A bronze medalist in...
PARIS (AFP) -- The transport system in Paris will not be ready in time for the 2024 Olympic Games in the French capital, its mayor said, sparking anger on Thursday, Nov. 23, from political opponents. With less than a year before the event kicks off, the transport infrastructure in Paris is already...
ATHENS (AFP) -- Greek Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos will be the first torchbearer in the relay that will travel from Olympia to Paris for next year's Games, the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) announced on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Greek Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos (AFP)...
