Tag: winter Olympics
Antoine Dupont will carry the Olympic Flame on Friday
By Le Figaro with AFP Published 1 hour ago, Update 59 minutes ago Antoine Dupont will carry the flame to Toulouse, the rugby city par excellence in France. Thierry Breton…
Emmanuel Macron inaugurates the Aquatic Center before a “site review” 100 days before the Games
By Le Figaro with AFP Published 55 minutes ago, Update 6 minutes ago Emmanuel Macron during the inauguration of the Olympic Aquatic Center Gonzalo Fuentes / REUTERS The Head of…
“The Games without Val d’Isère would have less flavor”, according to the mayor of the resort
“A tartiflette without bacon”, “Paris without the Eiffel Tower” or even “a match in London outside Twickenham”. No metaphor is vivid enough for Patrick Martin, mayor of Val d’Isère to…
after Paris 2024, the French Alps will extend the Olympic dream
The World Ski Championships in Courchevel last February. GEPA pictures/ Mario Buehner / Gepa / Panoramic The French file should be, this Wednesday, the only one selected for the organization…
the swimming test event canceled this Sunday in the Seine
By Le Figaro with AFP Published 3 hours ago, Update 29 minutes ago A Fluidion employee takes a sample of water from the Seine to test its quality, ahead of…
Ukraine conflict: US secret services expect Russian invasion next week
MAccording to media reports, to the knowledge of the US government, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine – an invasion could therefore begin as early as next…
Olympia 2022: IOC “very unhappy” about Frenzel’s quarantine conditions
NAfter the German team’s harsh criticism of the conditions for athletes in the quarantine hotels at the Winter Games in Beijing, the organizers promised improvements. “We need to address these…
Corona: According to the head of the BA, unvaccinated applicants can be rejected if vaccination is mandatory
DAccording to Detlef Scheele, Chairman of the Board of the Federal Employment Agency (BA), the introduction of general compulsory vaccination will also lead to changes in the job search. “If…
Peng Shuai: Alleged email from Peng Shuai worries WTA
D.he call “Where is Peng Shuai?” shakes the tennis world – and causes a sensation outside of China as well. In the two weeks since the 35-year-old was accused of…