Tag: Olympic games
CEO Jean-Pierre Farandou will be replaced after the Olympics
His predecessor had spent eleven years at the head of SNCF. Jean-Pierre Farandou will not do as well as Guillaume Pépy. The CEO of the railway company will not be…
Three months before the Games, Teddy Riner is unstoppable and wins the Dushanbe Grand Slam
A third this season, an eleventh in his career. Teddy Riner, 35, won the Grand Slam in Dushanbe (Tajikistan) on Sunday, beating Tajik Temur Rakhimov in the final, less than…
Miss Martini, drag queen relaying the Olympic flame in Digne-les-Bains
At 31, Martin Namias, known by her drag queen name “Miss Martini”, will carry the Olympic flame on one of the stages of the relay in the south of France,…
Samsung wants to taunt the Apple Store on the Champs-Elysées during the Olympics
Samsung wants to shine its flame on the Champs-Elysées. Taking advantage of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will take place from July 26 to September 28, the South…
Is the Seine a dirty river or a future swimming spot?
Does swimming in the Seine mean taking a dip in the middle of poop? While three events of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are to be held there, the quality…
Will climbing steal the spotlight from other disciplines this summer?
The star of these 2024 Olympic Games will not be the swimmer Léon Marchand, nor the American sprinter Noah Lyles, nor even the judoka Clarisse Agbegnenou in the quest for…
Why isn’t kite flying an Olympic sport?
France, world kite flying champion! It’s not done yet but you have to admit that you’re getting chills (and not just because the event takes place in Berck-sur-Mer)… Taking place…
The Olympic flame handed over to France, before leaving Greece on Saturday
On Saturday, the Olympic flame will embark at the port of Piraeus aboard the three-masted ship Belem, direction Marseille. And this Friday at the end of the day, the symbol…
A 16-year-old teenager, suspected of wanting to commit an attack during the Paris 2024 Olympics, arrested
He admitted to planning to commit a “suicidal terrorist action” at Defense during the 2024 Olympic Games, with a rifle or an explosive belt. On Wednesday, a 16-year-old teenager was…