Olympic Games

French police probe ransomware attack on Olympic venue

French cyber crime police are investigating a ransomware attack against the Grand Palais exhibition hall in Paris where Olympic events including fencing and Taekwondo are being held, Paris prosecutors said…

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Tom Cruise to appear in Olympics closing ceremony

Tom Cruise is reportedly set to assist with the ceremonial Olympic Games handoff between Paris and the 2028 host, Los Angeles. The closing ceremonies will get a boost from the…

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Vandals attack French telecoms lines days after rail sabotage

Vandals attacked telecoms lines in parts of France overnight, disrupting some fixed and mobile services, the junior minister for digital matters, Marina Ferrari, said on X on Monday. A police…

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Arson attacks hit France’s train network hours before Olympic ceremony

Saboteurs attacked France's TGV high-speed train network in coordinated actions that caused chaos on the country's busiest rail lines ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday. The action…

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Paris to kick off 2024 Games under tight security

France aims to wow the world on Friday with an extravagant Olympics opening ceremony through the heart of Paris, officially kicking off a Games fraught with security risks at a…

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Israel warns France of plot to attack Israelis at Olympics

Foreign Minister Israel Katz sends a letter to his French counterpart, Stéphane Séjourné, warning him of an Iranian-backed plot to attack the Israeli delegation to the 2024 Paris Olympics. “There…

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Kremlin dismisses Macron’s call for ‘Olympic truce’

The Kremlin reacted coolly on Tuesday to France’s president Emmanuel Macron’s call for a truce in international conflicts during the Paris Olympics, saying Ukraine might use it as an opportunity…

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Google Maps and other apps asked to restrict route options during Paris Games

Navigation applications, such as Google Maps have been asked by Paris's public transport authority to restrict suggested routes during the 2024 Olympic Games to the ones prepared for travellers, the…

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Paris faces major security challenges in first post-Covid Games

By Karolos Grohmann The International Olympic Committee (IOC) hopes the 2024 Paris Games will be the "light at the end of the tunnel" after two COVID-hit Olympics but organisers face…

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‘No plan B’ for Paris opening ceremony after knife attack – sports minister

Dec 4 (Reuters) - There is no "plan B" for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games, the French sports minister said on Monday, after a man…

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Transport won’t be ready, Paris mayor says ahead of 2024 Games

PARIS, (Reuters) - Paris will not be ready for the Olympics and Paralympics in terms of transport and sheltering the homeless, city mayor Anne Hidalgo has said. "There will be…

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Soaring hotel prices, crackdown on illegal renting to hit Paris 2024 experience

By Julien Pretot PARIS, (Reuters) - Visitors heading to Paris for next year's Olympics face major accommodation problems amid soaring hotel prices and a crackdown on rentals of tourist apartments.…

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Airbnb notes ‘exceptional level’ of demand in Paris region ahead of Olympics

PARIS, July 26 (Reuters) - Vacation rentals company Airbnb said on Wednesday that it had noted an "exceptional level" of demand for properties in the greater Paris region, known as…

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Tokyo Olympics of ‘hope’ come to an end

dpa - The Tokyo Olympics closed on Sunday behind closed doors with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach calling them "Games of hope, solidarity and peace" amid the coronavirus…

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Italy’s Jacobs takes stunning 100 metres gold

TOKYO (Reuters) - Lamont Marcell Jacobs claimed a stunning upset victory in the Olympic 100 metres final on Sunday, becoming the first Italian to take the most coveted title in…

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Japanese PM Suga calls on citizens to watch Olympics at home

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday called on the citizens to watch the Olympics at home at a news conference announcing the expansion of coronavirus restrictions in several areas…

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Tokyo Olympics Roundup Day 6

July 29 (Reuters) - Sunisa Lee won gold in the women's individual all-around gymnastics final, becoming the fifth American athlete in a row to win the event since 2004. Here's…

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Tokyo Olympics Roundup Day 3

July 26 (Reuters) - Japan shot to the top of the medal tally with eight golds on Monday night when mixed doubles partners Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito upset China…

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China’s Yang grabs first gold of Olympic Games

TOKYO (Reuters) -China's Yang Qian won the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday after prevailing in a battle of nerves with Russian Anastasiia Galashina in the women's…

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Six Italian athletes in quarantine after contact with COVID-19 case

MILAN (Reuters) - Six athletes and seven officials from Italy's Olympic delegation are being quarantined at the Tokyo 2020 Village after coming into "close contact" with a journalist who tested…

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Olympics – Israelis killed at 1972 Munich Games remembered in opening ceremony

TOKYO, July 23 (Reuters) - Israeli Olympic team members killed by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Olympics were remembered during the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony on Friday with a…

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A different kind of Games: Tokyo Olympics under coronavirus cloud

The Tokyo Olympics start this week against many coronavirus odds and amid opposition from within the host country. But athletes are happy they can compete, even with plenty of restrictions…

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Japan investigates subway death of Olympic official

Tokyo police said they are investigating a deadly incident on the city's subway, which media reports said involved a senior official at the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC). Private broadcaster Nippon…

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Tokyo doctors call for cancellation of Olympic Games due to COVID-19

A top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spike in coronavirus infections less…

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World Rugby offers $2.5 million in Olympic funding as it scraps more sevens tournaments

World Rugby said on Tuesday it would allocate $2.5 million (1.86 million pounds) among rugby sevens nations that have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics to cope with further disruptions to…

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Tokyo 2020 unveils the Olympic Flame

Tokyo 2020 has unveiled the Olympic Flame near the new National Stadium in the Japanese capital. The Olympic Flame has been placed at the Japan Olympic Museum and will be…

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Olympics organisers question spending of IOC’s allocated funds for 2020 games

The organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the first in history to be postponed, said on Friday they were not aware of detailed spending allocations for $800 million committed to…

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Olympics postponement day announced

The rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will open on July 23 next year, with the Closing Ceremony taking place on August 8. Agreement was reached by Tokyo 2020 and the…

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IOC remains committed to Tokyo Olympic Games 2020

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) today expressed its full commitment to the success of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, taking place from 24 July to 9 August 2020. The IOC…

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