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Destination Paris: Mondo mania, Olympics pins worth gold, Tahiti local wins surfing

Mondo mania grips the Paris Olympics. After smashing his own world record, Selina Sykes tell us just how high Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis can go. Also, it's the 1980s craze that never went away. We tell you how much pins at these Olympics are w

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Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez wins record fifth straight Olympic gold, immediately retires

Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler Mijain Lopez made Olympic history Tuesday when he became the first athlete to win five consecutive individual gold medals in the same event. In a symbolic gesture, Lopez placed his shoes in the center of the mat after the match

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Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer in gender row, punches ticket to Paris Olympics final

After defeating Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng by unanimous victory in front of a booming, near capacity crowd on Tuesday, controversial Algerian boxer Imane Khelif will fight China's Yang Liu for a chance at gold at the Paris Olympics.

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Paris Olympics: Thomas sprints to gold, embattled Khelif into boxing final

The 11th day of the Paris Olympic Games saw USA's Gabby Thomas capture gold in the 200 metres sprint, Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez set a new Olympic record for a single event, and embattled Algerian boxer Imane Khelif reach the final.

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Yesterday

US breezes past Brazil in basketball quarterfinals to set up clash against Serbia

Devin Booker and Anthony Edwards led Team USA's quarterfinal steamrolling of Brazil on a night when legendary scorer Kevin Durant broke USA's Olympics basketball scoring record and Lebron James suffered an inadvertent elbow to the face.

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France power past Canada in Olympic men's basketball quarter-finals

France put in their best performance of the tournament, beating Canada in the men's basketball quarter-finals. Meanwhile, 14-year-old Arisa Trew wins a gold medal in skateboarding. We discuss the atmosphere in Paris since the start of the Games, and our

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France defeats Canada to set up Olympic basketball semi-final rematch with Germany

France secured a spot in the men's Olympic basketball semi-finals with an 82-73 victory over previously unbeaten Canada on Tuesday. Guerschon Yabusele and Isaia Cordinier led the charge, helping France build an early lead that they maintained, setting up

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Fans gather at the Club de France to celebrate Olympic athletes

As we enter the second week of the Paris Olympics, it's time to take stock of how the millions of visitors to the French capital have been enjoying themselves. Our reporters James André and Lou Hupel went to meet them.

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From cash prizes to goats: what rewards do Olympic Medalists win depending on their country?

The summer Olympics is now in its second week, with the closing ceremony scheduled for this Sunday. The US has the most number of medals, but it's tied with China for the most number of Golds. In addition to the glory of winning, athletes also bag cash a

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Whale breaches during Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti

A whale jumped out of the water during the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Teahupo'o, Tahiti on Monday, offering spectators a moment of enchantment.

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2024 Olympics: Kauli Vaast takes gold for France and Tahiti in men's surfing

Tahitian Kauli Vaast surfed a near perfect final to claim the gold medal for France in the men's event at Teahupo'o on Monday, leaving Australian tube-riding maestro Jack Robinson with silver.

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Local hero Kauli Vaast wins Olympic surfing gold in French Polynesia

Tahitian Kauli Vaast dominated to claim gold for France in the men's surfing event at Teahupo'o on Monday, leaving Australia's Jack Robinson with silver. Caroline Marks of the United States added Olympic gold to her 2023 world title with a tight victory

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Paris Olympics: Duplantis sets pole vault world record, Biles exits with silver

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis claimed a new pole vault record at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday, after star US gymnast Simone Biles made two landing hiccups but still won silver in her last event at the Games.

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Monday, august 5, 2024

Swimming: Adam Peaty slams World Anti-Doping Agency over 'lack of transparency'

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Great Britain's two-time gold medallist Adam Peaty slams the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) over its "lack of transparency", following accusations of doping against certain Chinese swimmers.

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Destination Paris: Peaty raises doping concerns, greener Games, the joy of wrestling

With a bitter taste in his mouth, British breaststroke legend Adam Peaty calls China's swimming performances "very suspicious" and blasts WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency, for a "lack of transparency." Meanwhile, the French organisers have eased off ca

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Belarus's Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who fled Tokyo, runs for Poland at Paris Olympics

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya fled the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in dramatic fashion after threats from her country’s authorities. Now a Polish citizen, she is finally fulfilling her dream of taking part in the Paris Olympics.

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Léon Marchand expected at Club France for celebrations after making history at Paris Olympics

Now that the Paris 2024 Olympics swimming events are over, a party for athletes and fans is taking place at Club France, where star swimmer Léon Marchand is expected. FRANCE 24 journalist Clovis Casali reports.

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Simone Biles finishes off her return to the Olympics with a silver on floor exercise

Brazil's Rebeca Andrade beat Simone Biles to floor gold on the final day of the Olympic gymnastics competition on Monday, ending the US gymnastic great's bid for a fourth title at the Paris Games. More information with FRANCE 24 sports journalist Selina

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Biles wins silver in final Olympics competition after beam fall

Narrowly missing her chance to get a record-setting tally of five gold medals in one Games, star US gymnast Simone Biles on Monday capped her glittering campaign with a floor exercise silver. After falling from the beam in the first major hiccup of her t

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UK swimming legend Adam Peaty calls out 'lack of transparency' amid China doping row

Pan Zhanle and stalwart Zhang Yufei spearheaded China to 12 Olympic medals in the Paris pool, shrugging off intense scrutiny over a doping controversy that engulfed the team ahead of the Games. Britain's three-time Olympic champion Adam Peaty found China

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Germany wins Olympic mixed team relay triathlon amid water quality concerns

Germany won gold in the mixed triathlon relay on Monday at the Paris Olympics, with the event disrupted by illnesses that saw at least three teams report sick team members who swam in the River Seine last week. More information with FRANCE 24 sports jour

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Lyles wins Olympic 100m gold in closest finish in modern history

World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79sec to claim gold in a dramatic men's Olympic 100m final in Paris on Sunday.

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Germany beat US and Britain to win Olympic gold in thrilling mixed triathlon

Germany won gold in the mixed triathlon relay on Monday at the Paris Olympics, with the build-up to the event marred by news that a Belgian athlete had fallen sick after swimming in the Seine last week.

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UK swimming legend Peaty laments ‘lack of transparency’ amid China doping row

Britain's triple Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty called for stricter testing for doping after China won the final men's swimming race of the Paris Olympics, telling FRANCE 24 that the lack of transparency was undermining faith in the sport.

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Sunday, august 4, 2024

Photo finish: US sprinter Noah Lyles clinches Olympic gold in men's 100m final

US sprinter Noah Lyles Sunday took gold in the closest 100m final in modern Olympic history, becoming the first American to win the event since the 2004 Athens Games.

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Paris Olympics: Ngamba guarantees Refugee Team their first ever medal

In a historic first, Cindy Ngamba has guaranteed herself at least a bronze medal in boxing. She hails from Cameroon, but because of discrimination against LGBT people in the central African nation, she's competing under the banner of the Olympic Refugee

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2024 Olympics: Algeria's Nemour makes history for Africa with gold on asymmetric bars

Algeria's Kaylia Nemour became the first African gymnast to win an Olympic medal when she secured the gold with a breathtaking routine on the asymmetric bars at the Paris Games on Sunday that wowed the crowd in Bercy Arena. More information with FRANCE 2

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Djokovic wins his first Olympic gold after beating Alcaraz in men's singles final

Serbia's Novak Djokovic scored his first Olympic gold on Sunday after beating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in a stunning men’s tennis singles final. Djokovic, who claims a men's-record 24 Grand Slam titles, previously won a bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Fans get a taste of Olympic action at the 'India house' in Paris

A host of fan zones have been set up around Paris, with houses representing different countries. They're filled with plenty of activities and screenings of the matches taking place for the country. More information with FRANCE 24's Jean-Emile Jammine.

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Olympic fervour in pictures: 'My friends who left Paris now regret it'

After weeks of grumbling, Parisians have finally embraced the carnival spirit of the Olympic Games. From café terraces to fan zones, residents of the French capital are joining thousands of visitors from abroad for a celebratory weekend, marked by a cycl

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Are the 2024 Paris Olympic Games economically viable?

For years, the Olympic Games have been organized by overspending massively. The Paris Olympics are the Games that have overspent the least since 2000. Would there be ways to make the Olympic Games economically more viable? For more information, FRANCE 24

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France's gymnastics captain explains the difficulty of the balance beam final to come

The world's best gymnasts are to compete for a medal on the balance beam, including Simone Biles who has already got 3 golds this Olympics. French gymnastics team captain Marine Boyer fell just short of qualifying for that final - she gives us the low do

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2024 Paris Olympics: sprint, tennis, judo... what you need to know right now

The "middle" Sunday of the Games sees the final day of the swimming, a hotly-anticipated men's 100 metres final in the athletics, and Novak Djokovic trying for an Olympic gold to fill the one gap in his trophy cabinet. More information with FRANCE 24's S

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Apartments, cows, free travel: How Olympic athletes can win more than medals

From apartments and cows to free business class travel for a year, many countries and territories around the world give a host of prizes to their athletes if they come home with gold, silver or bronze medals.

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Half a million spectators line the streets of Paris to watch Olympics cycling race

About half a million supporters gathered along the streets of Paris to watch the Olympics cycling road race this weekend, according to organisers. "I don't know if it is an Olympic record but there were 500,000 people along the route," Paris 2024 spokesw

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Saturday, august 3, 2024

Teddy Riner defends France's Olympic title in mixed team judo against Japan

French star Teddy Riner Saturday helped his country defend its Olympic title in mixed team judo, after he beat Japan's Tatsuru Saito in the final for the second straight Games. Riner became the most decorated athlete Friday at the Olympics in judo by win

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Olympics: Men's road cycling shows Paris is a moveable feast

Staging the opening ceremonies on the Seine wasn't the only bold move by the Paris 2024 organisers. Famous Paris landmarks have hosted or acted as a backdrop for many events. In the case of cycling, it's both. The men's road race went three times up the

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US superstar Simone Biles claims seventh Olympic gold in vault final

US gymnastics star Simone Biles claimed her seventh Olympic gold medal on Saturday by winning the women's vault final at the Paris Summer Games. Biles will go on to compete in the balance beam and floor exercise finals on Monday.

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American rapper Snoop Dogg steals the show at the Paris Olympics

Since the start of the Paris Olympics, rapper Snoop Dogg has been everywhere. A special correspondent for NBC, he has delighted Olympic audiences and internet users alike with his offbeat videos – in which he tries out different sports – as well as his n

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Olympics chief slams ‘unacceptable’ hate speech against boxers in gender row

International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach condemned the "hate speech" targeting Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-Ting, saying that a wider, Russia-led "defamation campaign" against the IOC and the Paris Games was fueling the

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Afghan sister cyclists fly the flag of a fallen country at the Paris Olympics

Fariba and Yulduz Hashimi fled Kabul after the city once again fell to the Taliban in 2021. Three years later, the sister cyclists are riding alongside one another in the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s road race on Sunday, proudly bearing the black, red and

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Nigerian national champion not entered for Olympic 100, blames country's track federation for mix-up

Nigeria's national champion in the women's 100-meter sprint won't run the race at the Paris Olympics because she says her country's track federation didn't enter her into the field in time. More information with Mbuelo Thinta sports journalist in Johanne

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Judo, swimming, BMX racing... France's night of olympic success

As the first week of the Paris Olympic Games comes to an end, France has been fully engulfed by the Olympic spirit. Across Paris, scenes of unprecedented enthusiasm from French spectators, ignited by the successful performances of French athletes in thei

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French judo titan Teddy Riner collects 4th gold medal after defeating South Korea's Kim Min-Jong

Teddy Riner became the first judoka to win four Olympic gold medals after the Frenchman defeated South Korea's Kim Min-jong in the heavyweight final on Friday. Story by Jean-Emile Jammine.

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'Perfect' Leon Marchand emulates Phelps with 4th Olympic swimming gold

Leon Marchand called it a "perfect week" after winning his fourth gold of the Paris Olympics with an emphatic victory in the 200m individual medley on Friday in front of an ecstatic home crowd.

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French sweep Olympic podium in men's BMX racing

Joris Daudet led a French sweep of the Olympic podium in BMX racing on Friday night, chased across the finish line by teammates Sylvain Andre and Romain Mahieu. It marked the first podium sweep for France at the Summer Olympics in a century.

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Will boxer Cindy Ngamba win the Refugee Team's first Olympic medal in Paris?

By winning her first fight at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, Cindy Ngamba is one victory away from clinching the Refugee Team’ s first Olympic medal. After a grueling bout against 2022 world champion Tammara Thibeault of Canada, the possibility of a me

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2024 Olympics: how to prevent use of performance-enhancing drugs?

On Friday, the Afghan judoka Mohammad Samim Faizad was provisionally suspended after failing a doping test for a banned steroid. On the Chinese team, 23 swimmers tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. Recent media reports rev

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France hoping for more gold medals as cycling takes place in Montmartre district of Paris

The road races in cycling at the Olympics are an opportunity for the host city to shine. The routes that the men and women traverse over several grueling hours and hundreds of kilometers of racing typically pass some of its most iconic historical and cul

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Paris Olympics: Gender row in female boxing

A scandal has engulfed the boxing at the Paris Olympics, after an Algerian female boxer who previously failed a gender eligibility test for last year's World Boxing Championships stopped her opponent after 46 seconds. Italian boxer Angela Carini abruptly

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Friday, august 2, 2024

France's Teddy Riner wins gold and delights home crowd at Paris Olympics

French judo star Teddy Riner wins his fourth Olympic gold medal. Meanwhile, it's also a good day for Great Britain as they win golds in rowing, equestrian and trampolining. We ask if the Games are economically beneficial for Paris. Plus, US athlete Sha'C

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French swimming star Marchand secures fourth gold medal at Paris Olympics

French swimming sensation Léon Marchand capped off his remarkable run at the Paris Olympics by winning his fourth swimming gold medal with a dominant performance in the 200-metre individual medley on Friday night. The 22-year-old French star set an Olymp

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Frenchman Teddy Riner becomes judo's most decorated athlete at the Olympics

Frenchman Teddy Riner won the gold in the +100kg division on Friday, making history as the first athlete to win four gold medals at the Olympics in judo. South Korea's Kim Minjong took silver while Tajikistan's Temur Rakhimov and Alisher Yusupov of Uzbek

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Algerian boxer faces gender outcry over testosterone tests

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has landed in the middle of a divide about gender in sports after her Italian competitor, Angela Carini, pulled out seconds into their bout at the Paris Olympics. Despite being disqualified from the 2023 world championships af

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France victory over Argentina sparks ugly scenes at Olympic grudge match

An early goal was enough for France to beat Argentina 1-0 and reach the Olympic semi-finals on Friday in a match where fighting broke out between players immediately after the final whistle. It was the first time the sides met since Argentina players wer

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Paris Olympics: Lebron James eyes third gold medal

American basketball superstar Lebron James and his US teammates are eyeing a third gold medal in the Olympics after securing their place in the quarterfinals. The US team is scheduled to play against Puerto Rico Saturday.

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Paris Olympics: French judoka Teddy Riner seeks fourth gold medal

French judoka Teddy Riner, who lit the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony with Marie-Jose Perec, will take to the mat Friday in his bid for a fourth Olympic gold medal. Meanwhile French fans were disappointed as teenage star Felix Lebrun lost to hi

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Tennis legend Andy Murray retires 'proud' after Paris Olympics defeat

After three Grand Slam titles, UK tennis legend Andy Murray, 37, officially retired from the sport on Thursday after losing in the Paris Olympics, closing the door on a stellar yet injury-laden career.

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Thursday, august 1, 2024

Brilliant Biles claims her sixth gold medal on day 6 of Olympics

US gymnast Simone Biles wins the all-around gymnastics gold, becoming the oldest Olympic women's champion since 1952. Meanwhile in Marseille, the sailing is postponed due to a lack of wind. Back in Paris, French table tennis star Felix Lebrun is into the

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Simone Biles reclaims gymnastics all-around crown for sixth Olympic gold

American gymnast Simone Biles reclaimed the Olympic all-around title on Thursday, securing her sixth Olympic gold medal by outscoring Brazil's Rebeca Andrade. Biles, who had previously withdrawn from several events in Tokyo due to the "twisties", also he

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