ATHENS, April 27 (Reuters) – The Paris 2024 Olympic flame sailed for France on Saturday on board a three-masted ship to mark the final sprint of preparations ahead of the Olympic Games
The Olympic flame set sail on Saturday on its voyage to France on board the Belem, the Torch Relay reaching its climax at the revolutionary Paris Games opening ceremony along the river Seine on July 26.
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Greece on Friday handed over the Olympic flame of the 2024 Games to Paris organisers in a ceremony at the Athens marble stadium where the competition was revived nearly 130 years ago.
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...
The flame that will burn at the Paris Olympics has been formally handed over to French organizers.
The flame that will burn at the Paris Olympics has been formally handed over to French organizers.
Augustin de Romanet, chairman of Aéroports de Paris, said airlines are being warned in advance about the closure and told they will have to fly around the restricted airspace.
Traditional labor rights marches melded with pro-Palestinian protests and anti-Olympics demonstrations. Paris 2024 organizers fear disruptions to the Games.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Christian Orthodox worshippers in Jerusalem have thronged the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in one of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar. Cheers and prayers rang out as candles one by one were lit after reaching through a small opening into Jesus’ tomb. Soon, the dim chamber was lit by
Some of the events could be perfect bookends to a trip to see the Games.
South Africa achieved an Olympic qualification in the men's 4x400m at the