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France waves farewell to its sporting summer at the Paralympics closing ceremony
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — This time, it really is au revoir. A summer sporting bonanza which started under pouring rain on July 26 with a remarkable opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on the Seine River ended Sunday with the Paralympics closing ceremony at a rain-soaked...
2024 Paralympics schedule Sept. 8: Last medals up for grabs before closing party
PARIS (AP) — La fin. The 2024 Paralympic Games end on Sunday bringing the curtain down on a summer celebration of outstanding sporting achievements in Paris. The French capital will bid adieu with what promises to be another spectacle for the closing ceremony after...
Punching well above their weight, New Zealand Olympians celebrate outstanding medal count in Paris
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The omission of New Zealand from the world map which was a centerpiece of the Paris Olympics closing ceremony might have seemed a particular snub to the nation of 5 million which finished 11th on the medal table with 10 golds and 20 medals overall. It...
Allyson Felix wins athlete election at Paris Olympics to join the IOC
PARIS (AP) — Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix won an election Thursday to represent athletes at the IOC for the next eight years. Three of the four newly elected athlete members are women, including Australian canoeist Jessica Fox, a double Olympic medalist in Paris,...
Contact kayaking? New Olympic event includes 15-foot drop, Eskimo moves and bumper-car like contact
VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) — This is not what kayak fans are used to seeing at the Olympics. Competitors dropping their contacts into the water from a 15-foot-high platform as three other paddlers work furiously to gain traction. Then, in bumper-car like fashion,...
Oklahoma City Mayor Holt visits Paris Olympics as prep for his city hosting canoe, softball in '28
VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) — Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt is more excited than ever to bring Olympic canoe slalom and softball to his hometown. Holt’s behind-the-scenes work since 2018 played a pivotal role in the IOC executive committee’s decision to approve moving those...
Evy Leibfarth of United States claims bronze in women's canoe slalom with father as coach
VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) — Evy Leibfarth was sitting in third place in the women’s canoe slalom final with just one competitor standing between the American and a first Olympic medal. Gabriela Satkova of the Czech Republic, the fastest finisher in the semifinals, could have...
A French canoe-kayak coach allegedly hit police who had stopped him for public urination in Paris
PARIS (AP) — A French canoe and kayak coach working at the Paris Olympics was detained after allegedly hitting police officers who had stopped him for urinating in the street, prosecutors said. The French canoe and kayak federation said the coach, Guillaume Berge, was suspended...
Cuban Olympic Committee demands the immediate exclusion of an athlete from refugee team
HAVANA (AP) — The Cuban Olympic Committee demanded on Tuesday the “immediate exclusion” of an island athlete who was included by the organizers as part of a refugee team that will participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Last May, the International Olympic Committee...
They fled from their home countries. Now, they'll compete in Paris for the Refugee Olympic Team
They compete under the same flag but speak different languages and come from different parts of the world. After fleeing war and persecution at home, 37 athletes from 11 countries will compete in the Paris Games as part of the Refugee Olympic Team. The team was created for the Rio...
