- www.nbcnews.com Defending 800-meter gold medalist Athing Mu will miss Paris after falling in Olympic trials
The shocker proved how difficult it is even for a two-time gold medalist to make the elite U.S. Olympic track and field team.
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China and South Africa qualify for Paris 2024 Olympic rugby sevens
www.world.rugby China and South Africa qualify for Paris 2024 Olympic rugby sevens | World RugbyChina women and South Africa men secured the twelfth and final places in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 rugby sevens competitions with victory at the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco
- apnews.com US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan
The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move that undercuts organizers’ plans to cut carbon emissions.
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Paris made an Olympic-sized effort to clean up the Seine
www.nationalgeographic.com Paris made an Olympic-sized effort to clean up the Seine—did they succeed?For centuries, the Seine River has been Paris’s dumping ground. A billion-dollar cleanup is trying to make it swimmable again.
- www.theguardian.com Athletes warn ‘hottest Games on record’ could threaten lives at Paris Olympics
Leading sporting figures warn that intense heat forecast could lead to competitors collapsing
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IOC recommends hosts for 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics
www.bbc.com Winter Olympics: IOC recommends hosts for 2030 and 2034 GamesThe International Olympic Committee's executive board recommends France and the USA to host the Winter Olympics in 2030 and 2034 respectively.
> The International Olympic Committee's executive board has recommended France and the USA to host the Winter Olympics in 2030 and 2034 respectively.
- sports.yahoo.com Caitlin Clark not selected for US Olympic women’s basketball team
A snub that costs a chance to win gold and millions of fans an opportunity to watch a star.
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Brazilian table tennis player Bruna Alexandre set to make history with Olympic and Paralympic selection
edition.cnn.com Brazilian table tennis player Bruna Alexandre set to make history with Olympic and Paralympic selection | CNNTable tennis player Bruna Alexandre will make history later this year as the first person from Brazil to compete at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- www.yahoo.com Paris wanted an AC-free Olympics. Visiting nations had other plans.
PARIS - For all the steps Paris organizers have taken to put on the greenest Olympics ever, their boldest measure - the one they’ve touted again and again - pertains to the dorms in the Athletes’ Village. The rooms don’t have air-conditioning. Because of other cooling measures, organizers have assur...
- www.lemonde.fr Paris 2024: Olympics organizers unveil Olympic rings mounted on Eiffel Tower
To celebrate the 50-day mark before the July 26 to August 11 Summer Games kick off in France's capital, the iconic monument was decorated with a recycled steel display of the the Olympic Games' iconic 5-ring logo.
- www.insidethegames.biz Programme aiming to support female coaches launched before Paris 2024
Female Coaching Network and wearable tracker manufacturer WHOOP are collaborating to develop a programme to support coaches, with the Paris 2024 Olymp...
- www.insidethegames.biz Cricket among five sports confirmed on Los Angeles 2028 programme at IOC Session
Cricket has sealed a return to the Olympic Games for the first time in more than a century at the International Olympic Committee Session here, and ha...
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[Meta] Need a new mod for c/Olympics
I'm the only mod on this community and would love if someone else wanted to moderate it with me. It's super super quiet, so more a matter of "if I die tomorrow someone should still be here" than of "you'll need to do a lot of work" :)
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What's your favourite Summer Olympics medal event?
I'm more of a Winter Olympics person but this time the Olympics are in my timezone so I'll be watching quite a bit - what should I really not miss?
- web.archive.org Paris to bring back swimming in River Seine after 100 years | CNN
Paris plans to make the Seine the centerpiece of the 2024 Olympic Games, with long-term efforts to clean up the river allowing swimming events to take place in its waters.
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