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French athlete may swap hijab for a cap to avoid Olympic opening ceremony ban
Sounkamba Sylla reportedly reaches compromise after France’s strict laws on secularism threatened to bar her
A French sprinter is expected to swap her headscarf for a cap in order to participate in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics, in a compromise reportedly struck after the country’s strict laws on secularism threatened to bar her from the event.
Earlier this week Sounkamba Sylla, a Muslim member of France’s 400m women’s and mixed relay teams, said she would not be able to take part in Friday’s ceremony because she wears a hijab.
Continue reading...All to know about the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony
Paris 2024 will make history as the first Olympic Summer Games to hold the opening ceremony outside a stadium.
Deafening concerts have turned Madrid stadium into ‘torture-drome’, say residents
People living next to Santiago Bernabéu venue say gigs – including those by Taylor Swift – are ruining their lives and are taking action
When Delphine de Pontevès opens the window of her first-floor flat in Madrid a little before 10pm on a Tuesday night, more spills into the living room than the unforgivingly hot night air.
The voices and shouts of the crowds below give way to cheers, then to bass-heavy beats and music that will last until midnight and further stretch the patience of those who, like De Pontevès, live next door to the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.
Continue reading...Argentina beaten 2-1 by Morocco in chaotic opening game at Paris 2024
Argentina are denied draw in Group B football match with Morocco by VAR review two hours after match delayed by trouble.
Canadian women’s football staff sent home from Olympics over drone incident
Canada head coach Bev Priestman apologies to New Zealand, says spying scandal does not represent team's 'values'.
Paris Olympics 2024 tennis: Djokovic, Alcaraz headline top players to watch
The elite of tennis have often graced the Olympics, and Paris 2024 is no different with star names across the events.
Salt Lake City must lobby for end to FBI doping investigation in return for 2034 Winter Olympics
- FBI is looking into allegations of Chinese doping
- French Alps given 2030 Winter Olympics
What was expected to be a simple coronation of Salt Lake City as the 2034 Winter Olympic host turned into complicated Olympic politics on Wednesday, as the IOC pushed Utah officials to end an FBI investigation into a suspected doping coverup.
In a separate decision earlier in Paris, the 2030 Winter Games were awarded – with conditions – to France for a regional project split between ski resorts in the Alps and Nice. That project needs official signoff from the national government which is still being formed after elections in France earlier this month.
Continue reading...LeBron, Giannis, Wembanyama: Players to watch at Paris Olympics basketball
From emerging stars to legends of the game, Al Jazeera picks out 10 'must-watch' basketballers at the Paris Olympics.
Snoop Dogg to carry Olympic torch on final stages through Paris
US rapper will conclude torch’s relay through Saint-Denis and Olympic Village to mark start of 33rd Games
Snoop Dogg will carry the Olympic torch through the final stages when it passes through Paris before the opening ceremony on Friday.
The US rapper will be hoping he won’t Drop It Like It’s Hot when he holds the torch in Saint-Denis to mark the start of the 33rd Games.
Continue reading...Paris Olympics 2024 swimming: Schedule, events, venue, date, races to watch
Swimming is one of the most popular sports at the Olympic Games. All you need to know from the poolside at Paris 2024.
All to know about the Paris Olympics 2024: Schedule, sports, venues, dates
The Summer Olympics start July 26. Here's Al Jazeera's concise viewer guide to the world's largest multisport event.
Paris Olympics 2024: Women’s football – teams, key players, format, matches
Which football teams are playing at the Olympics? When are the matches and who are the favourites? Al Jazeera explains.
LeBron James selected as USA’s male flag bearer for Paris Games 2024
The National Basketball Association's all-time leading scorer is appearing in his final Olympic Games in France.
France Unbowed MP sparks outrage by saying Israeli Olympians not welcome
Thomas Portes accused of ‘putting a target on the backs of Israeli athletes’ with remarks at protest against Gaza war
An MP for the radical-left France Unbowed party has sparked outrage after saying Israeli athletes are not welcome at the Paris Olympics and calling for protests against their presence.
Citing Israel’s war in Gaza, Thomas Portes told a pro-Palestinian gathering in Paris on Saturday: “We are just a few days away from an international event to be held in Paris, the Olympic Games. And I’m here to say that no, the Israeli delegation is not welcome in Paris. Israeli athletes are not welcome at the Olympic Games in Paris. We have to use this deadline and all the levers we have to mobilise.”
Continue reading...Paris Olympics 2024: Men’s football – teams, players, format, matches, date
Which football teams are playing at the Olympics, when are the games and who are the favourites? Al Jazeera explains.
F1: Oscar Piastri wins Hungarian Grand Prix; Verstappen-Hamilton clash
Oscar Piastri beats teammate Lando Norris for maiden Formula One victory after contentious team order drama at McLaren.
‘It’s a very strange feeling’: can the man who won Olympic gold bring glory to the Paris Games?
2024 Games organiser Tony Estanguet tells how chats with British sporting legend Sebastian Coe have kept him on an even keel
It has to feel pretty weird. You’re in charge of the biggest event your country’s ever organised. You have worked on it to the exclusion, basically, of everything else in your life, for very nearly a decade. And now – it’s a week away.
“It’s a very strange feeling,” confirms Tony Estanguet, head of the 2024 Olympic Games organising committee. “I come from this small town in south-west France. My sport is a very minor one. It’s been … quite a ride. But here I am. And now, well, here we all are.”
Continue reading...World Cup 2.0 – Why women’s Olympic football is a must watch at Paris 2024
With top teams and star players, the women's Olympic football competition will be like a mini World Cup for fans.
Paris Olympics 2024: Ledecky vs Titmus – five biggest rivalries to watch
From the women's swimming events to men's javelin throw, Al Jazeera picks out the top five rivalries to watch at Paris.