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Torchbearers in Marseille kick off the Olympic flame's journey across France
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Joyful crowds gathered along the streets of France’s southern port of Marseille on Thursday to see torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame through the city's most emblematic sites, a day after it arrived on a majestic three-mast ship for a welcoming ceremony. ...
A Ukrainian gymnast carried the Paris Olympic torch with an EU team, in a sign of support
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — 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...
Olympic torch begins journey across France after festive welcome in Marseille before Summer Games
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Tens of thousands of people welcomed the Olympic torch Wednesday in the southern French city of Marseille, marking another milestone in the lead-up to the Summer Games in Paris. French Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou became the first torch carrier in...
USA Badminton leader's 5-year ban upheld for interfering in reporting of sex-abuse case
DENVER (AP) — An arbitrator upheld the five-year suspension of USA Badminton's CEO for interfering in the reporting of misconduct in a long-running case about a coach accused of sexually abusing a teenager nearly a decade before the episode was reported. The Associated Press...
From Marseille to Mont-Blanc: What to know about the journey of the Olympic torch to Paris
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 on April 16 in Ancient Olympia, the torch was carried around Greece before leaving Athens aboard a three-mast ship named...
Double European weightlifting champion Pielieshenko killed in Ukraine war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two-time European weightlifting champion Oleksandr Pielieshenko died on the front line in the war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee said on Monday. Pielieshenko "died in the war with the enemy" on Sunday, the committee posted on Telegram. He was 30. ...
French cyberwarriors ready to test their defense against hackers and malware during the Olympics
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Just like the Olympic athletes, the cyberwarriors that will be crucial for the success of the Paris Games are deep into training for the big event. They have turned to friendly hackers to probe their cyberdefenses, like boxers who use sparring partners to...
Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming
PARIS (AP) — French officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge water storage basin meant to help clean up the River Seine, set to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons. Sports minister Amélie...
Iraq qualifies for Paris Olympics men’s soccer tournament with win over Indonesia at U23 Asian Cup
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Iraq qualified for the men’s soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics with a 2-1 win over Indonesia in the third-place playoff at the Under-23 Asian Cup on Thursday. Ali Jasim's extra-time winner means Iraq takes Asia’s third automatic place at the Olympics....
Refugee Team for Paris Olympics has 36 athletes from 11 countries across 12 sports
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Refugee Team for the Paris Olympics will feature 36 athletes from 11 countries in 12 sports. They were picked from more than 70 scholarships, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said at the team announcement on Thursday. ...
