French Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou became the first Olympic torch carrier in France after the Olympic flame arrived in Marseille’s Old Port Wednesday on a majestic three-mast ship from Greece for the welcoming ceremony at sunset in the city’s Old Port.
The Olympic torch will finally enter France when it reaches the southern seaport of Marseille on Wednesday. And it’s already been quite a journey.
The Olympic torch will finally enter France when it reaches the southern seaport of Marseille on Wednesday. And it's already been quite a journey. After being lit by the sun’s rays on April 16 in Ancient Olympia, the torch was carried around Greece before leaving Athens aboard a three-mast ship
Sports stars, survivors of terror attacks and a 102-year-old French Resistance veteran among 10,000 set to carry flameIt will be one of the longest Olympic torch relays in history. For 10 weeks, about 10,000 people ranging from sports stars to survivors of terrorist attacks and a 102-year-old veteran of the French Resistance will take turns to carry the symbolic flame.The torch will travel through more than 400 French towns and territories including Guadeloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia and...
Ukrainian gymnast Mariia Vysochanska led a group of European athletes carrying the torch for the Paris Olympics through the Mediterranean city of Marseille on Thursday, in an important symbolic moment for her war-ravaged country. The torch relay in Marseille marked the start of an 11-week journey across France ahead of
South Africa achieved an Olympic qualification in the men's 4x400m at the
Zharnel Hughes promised “fireworks” at Paris 2024 after Team GB's clean sweep of Olympic qualifications at the World Athletics Relays.
The Nigerian mixed 4x400m relay team sealed their automatic ticket to the Paris Olympic Games after an impressive run to finish second in their qualifying round at the World Relays in Bahamas. University of Alabama's Samuel Ogazi led the charge for the quartet as Ella Onojuvwevwo, Chidi Okezie, and Esther Joseph finished the job in a time of 3:13.79 to punch their ticket to Paris. Their split times were impressive as Ogazi clocked 45.69s, Onojuvwevwo in 50.45s, Okezie an outstanding 44.78s, and...
African Games 400m champion Chidi Okezie led an iconic charge for Team Nigeria as the men's 4x400m squad secured an automatic Paris Olympics qualifying spot at the World Relays in the Bahamas. The quartet of Dubem Nwachukwu, Dubem Amene, Sikiru Adewale, and Okezie all ran the race of their lives to finish second in a Season's Best (SB) of 3:01.70 - Nigeria's fastest time in twenty years. Belgium won the heat conveniently also in an SB of 3:00.09 and Jamaica were third in an SB of 3:02.46. More...
India now has 19 track and field athletes who have qualified for the 2024 Olympics.
It was an anxious wait for Rachael Darragh to see if she had achieved her
Thirty-six athletes from 11 different countries, hosted by 15 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and competing across 12 sports were named today as members of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Paris 2024. The announcement was made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, Thomas Bach, during a live-streamed ceremony from Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland. Appearing at the Olympic Games for the third time, the IOC Refugee Olympic Team will represent the many millions of...