Latest news as organisers break with tradition to stage opening ceremony outside of a closed stadium – instead holding it on the River Seine
NBC is taking the start of its 2024 Summer Olympics coverage to the big screen. On Friday, NBC announced its coverage of the Opening Ceremony from Paris on July 26 would be aired live in IMAX across the country. “We look forward to providing our Opening Ceremony coverage to audiences at IMAX locations across the
Six-time world boxing champion Mary Kom has been named as the Chef de Mission along with former Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan, as Deputy Chef de Mission.
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NBCUniversal plans to extend live coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony across over 150 IMAX screens. On July 26, the organizers are planning a four-mile-long flotilla of almost 100 boats along the River Seine, carrying all of the athletes from over 200 countries. NBCU stated that this is the first time the Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony has not been held in a stadium. NBC's coverage of the opening ceremony will be hosted by singer and presenter Kelly Clarkson, Pro...
French police tested their security plans for the Olympic torch relay on Friday, with a multi-layered ring of 100 officers set to be deployed to keep protesters at bay.
NBC's live coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July 26 will play on more than 150 IMAX screens in the U.S.
NBC’s coverage of the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics will air on more than 150 IMAX screens this summer.
Men’s national team to kick-off tournament against hostsUSWNT handed tough group featuring Australia and GermanyThe United States men’s team will face France at the Paris Games after being drawn in the same group as the host nation, while the US women face tough matchups against Australia and Germany.The USMNT are competing at the Olympics for the first time since Beijing in 2008 and were drawn on Wednesday alongside France, who will be coached by Thierry Henry, in Group A. Also in the group are...
The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday barred athletes from Russia and Belarus from participating in opening ceremonies in Paris as organizers target countries that are "responsible for the war" in Ukraine. Athletes from those nations, though no teams, would be allowed to compete in individual events as “Individual Neutral Athletes,” or "AINs." “AINs will not participate in the parade of delegations (teams) during the Opening Ceremony, since they are individual athletes,” according to...
Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday. The opening ceremony on July 26 will see thousands of athletes travel on boats down the River Seine for several miles (kilometers) toward
The IOC says Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics. The opening ceremony on July 26 will see thousands of athletes travel on boats down the River Seine for several miles toward the Eiffel Tower, instead of the normal parade of teams inside a stadium. The IOC said athletes from Russia and Belarus who are approved to compete at the Olympics as neutrals will have a chance only “to experience the...