Paris Olympics News

FRANCE-The well-known Olympic protest Tommie Smith feels that, in spite of the need to combat racism everywhere, especially in the United States where it "could not get any worse," contemporary athletes are less political than their predecessors. What happened to Olympic Activism? When Smith, an American sprinter who won a gold medal in Mexico City in 1968, raised his fist on the medal platform to express his disapproval of racial discrimination, it became one of the most memorable images of the modern Olympics. At the height

FRANCE-On a late April Saturday, a few dozen people congregated on Pont d'Austerlitz, the bridge over the Seine River, under a gentle but persistent downpour, covering themselves with umbrellas, hoods, and scarves. What went wrong on the Olympic site? Some carried banners and slogans demanding "Justice for Amara." "Amara, a victim of serious employer onsite safety breaches," read another. The Confederation Generale du Travail (CGT), one of the biggest labor unions in France, organized a rally in honor of Amara Dioumassy, who was killed on June

FRANCE-France unveiled new laws in May 2023, purportedly to address security worries related to the Paris Olympics. Why are Calls for a Boycott growing amid France's crisis? In January 2023, French senators adopted laws enabling AI-powered video monitoring. The measure was approved by a large majority in March 2023 despite several objections and cries for its rejection. The law will enable real-time tracking of Olympic movements and events through experimental video surveillance. Cameras are now able to recognize suspicious activities, such stampedes or unattended bags, according

FRANCE-Several hundred pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered on Tuesday 28 May 2024 close to the headquarters of the Paris Olympics organizers, demanding that Israel's participation in the Summer Games in the French capital be restricted. How will protests affect the Paris Olympics? Around 300 protesters demonstrated against Israel's "institutional participation" in the Games due to the Gaza conflict in front of the Paris Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games headquarters in the suburb of Saint-Denis. They waved Palestinian flags and chanted anti-Israeli slogans.  Protesters argued the International

PAIRS-The original originator of the Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin, said that participation rather than victory is what matters most. The purpose of the Games is to unite people, not to separate them. Regrettably, politics has a tendency of interfering with athletic events, much like an annoying party guest, notwithstanding de Coubertin's great desires and the Olympic movement. Even high-profile quadrennial global festivals, and particularly those organized by international organizations inviting leaders of sovereign governments, are examples of athletic events with good goals.  Why Are Russian

PAIRS-Elizabeth Ramsey, executive director of Team USA Athletes' Commission, claims that because of Wada's handling of drug test failures in Chinese swimming, some athletes have lost faith in the global anti-doping organization. Ramsey demanded that more be done to guarantee complete openness and expressed worries over the impartiality of the inquiry into what had occurred. Erosion of trust in anti-doping efforts Since acknowledging media allegations that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for the prohibited drug trimetazidine (TMZ) before the Tokyo Games, Wada has been under fire.

PAIRS-Ashley Uhl-Leavitt was granted a chance that most athletes can only imagine: the ability to represent her country in the 2024 Olympic Games. This Florida-based marathon runner is taking part in her first Olympic marathon competition, despite having participated in some of the world's most renowned events, such as the New York City Marathon. Athletes and fans alike will gather in Paris, France, in less than a hundred days for an occasion that, throughout the contemporary Olympiad's history, has been associated with uniting the

FRANCE-The Olympic torch is passing through the departments of Aveyron and Herault on Monday after arriving in Marseille and traveling through the Cote d'Azur and Provence this past weekend. According to the Interior Minister, security has already stopped two dozen "actions" that could have interfered with the flame's path towards Paris. Majestic arrival of Olympics torch in marseille Thousands of people gathered to see the torch be carried across the highest bridge in the world on Monday morning. Members of the Sentinelle army unit were positioned

FRANCE-In front of 150,000 spectators, the Olympic torch landed in France on Wednesday in Marseille on a 19th-century ship for a ceremony that presented the organizers of the 2024 Paris Games with their first significant security test. Seventy-nine days before the start of the Olympics, the torch was transported from Greece to the port in southern France aboard the three-masted Belem. Symbolic Journey Begins: In France, hate crimes including offenses motivated by racism, xenophobia, and religion rose by 32% in 2023 over the previous year. 8,500

France-Raphael Varane, the center back for France, stated that taking a knee before a game can lead to "a lot of tension" and has lost part of its significance. Prior to the start of the European Championship, the anti-racism gesture caused a stir when Ireland was jeered in Hungary and some of England's supporters jeered the players during two friendlies. Prior to their 1-0 victory against Germany in their first game of the Euro 2020 campaign, world champions France did not take a knee,