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Paralympic Games end with a Parisian electro-dance party after 2 world records on final day
PARIS (AP) — The Paralympic Games ended Sunday with two world records and a spectacular light show during a closing ceremony dominated by French electronic music Jean-Michel Jarre got the party underway at the Stade de France, coaxing dance moves from athletes, volunteers and...
Paris wants to honor late Ugandan Olympian Cheptegei by naming sports venue after her
PARIS (AP) — The city of Paris wants to honor the late Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei by naming a sports venue after her. The proposal was announced by city mayor Anne Hidalgo on Friday and will be discussed by city officials in October. Cheptegei died on...
Olympics closing ceremony latest: Paris Games close at Stade de France
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The 2024 Olympics closed Sunday with an elaborate closing ceremony at the Stade de France just north of Paris. It’s not a closing ceremony without one last fireworks display Fireworks are going off atop the stadium to give the Paris...
Olympic marathon swim test run is canceled over water quality concerns for Seine River
PARIS (AP) — A test run meant to allow Olympic athletes to familiarize themselves with the marathon swimming course in the Seine River was canceled Tuesday over concerns about water quality in the Paris waterway. World Aquatics made the decision to cancel the exercise at an early...
Sick triathlete after Paris Olympics race pushes Switzerland to change team for mixed relay
PARIS (AP) — Three days after the men’s triathlon at the Paris Olympics, the Swiss team said Saturday one of its athletes has a stomach infection and will not compete in the mixed relay event. It was “impossible to say” if Adrien Briffod’s gastrointestinal infection is...
Police investigating hate speech targeting Olympics opening ceremony artistic director Thomas Jolly
PARIS (AP) — Paris prosecutors said Friday that police have opened a hate speech investigation following a complaint by Olympics opening ceremony artistic director Thomas Jolly over death threats. The Paris prosecutors' office said in a statement that Jolly filed a police complaint...
Paris mayor honors Ukrainian Olympic athletes in solidarity during war
PARIS (AP) — Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo awarded Ukrainian athletes on Thursday with the Grand Vermeil Medal, the French capital’s highest distinction, as a move of solidarity during the 2024 Olympics. “I can imagine today both your sadness and your pride,” Hidalgo said. “The...
Olympic triathletes swim in Seine River after days of concerns about water quality
PARIS (AP) — Olympic triathletes dove into the Seine River on Wednesday after organizers declared the water in Paris safe for swimming following days of concerns about elevated bacteria levels caused by heavy rains last week. The women jumped into the river near the majestic Pont...
Olympic triathletes hope the Seine River is clean enough for swimming after recent rains
PARIS (AP) — Days before they're set to plunge into the Seine River during the Paris Olympics, triathletes held out hope Saturday that the famous waterway's bacteria levels would be safe enough for swimming. The swimming portion of the triathlon and the marathon swimming event are...
Latest tests show Seine water quality was substandard when Paris mayor took a dip
Tests results released Friday showed the water quality in the River Seine was slightly below the standards needed to authorize swimming — just as the Paris Olympics start. Heavy rain during the opening ceremony revived concerns over whether the long-polluted waterway will be clean...
