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Two weeks to save the Games – can Paris 2024 restore the dream factory?

On Friday the Olympics swing into full action, but can the spectacle still drown the detail, cost, greed and waste?

The Guardian - UK

What is WADA, why is the FBI investigating it and why is it feuding with US anti-doping officials?

The feuding this week among officials in the Olympics, the anti-doping world and the United States government over eradicating drugs from sports is hardly new

The Independent UK

Workers go on strike at five-star Paris hotel where IOC members are staying for Olympics

Workers have gone on strike at the five-star hotel in Paris where members of the International Olympic Committee are staying

The Independent UK

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"Everyone wants pictures in the blink of an eye," laments Getty sports photographer Laurence Griffiths

With so much sporting action this summer, Laurence Griffiths of Getty Images talks about capturing every goal at the Euros, Getty Images’ 24/7 Olympics coverage, and why he always has a wide-angle ready…

Digital Camera World

AI goes to the Olympics

Some uses of AI—such as providing automated, personalized summaries of event results—may enhance enjoyment. Others, such as mass surveillance, may be an unwelcome legacy of the Paris Games.

Fortune

Salt Lake City wins 2034 Winter Olympics – at the cost of a major FBI investigation

The FBI is investigating 23 Chinese swimmers who competed in the 2021 Tokyo Games after failing doping tests

The Independent UK

Olympic breakfast off the menu? Staff at IOC’s luxury Paris hotel go on strike

The IOC was embarrassed on Thursday morning when workers from the luxury hotel occupied by its delegation at Paris 2024 went on strike

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IOC faces calls for investigation into inclusion of child rapist at Olympics

The IOC is facing calls for an investigation into how a convicted child rapist has been allowed to compete at Paris 2024

The Guardian - UK

Are the Olympic Games politically neutral?

In the early 20th century, the father of the modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin, wrote that the competition ought to be “free from political interference”. Yet it’s often hard for champions to escape world affairs. Take the example of Algerian judoka, Fethi Nourine, who withdrew in from the Tokyo…

The Conversation

'We see war everywhere, people are losing their dreams': Olympic cyclist who fled Afghanistan aims to inspire hope

Aged just 16, Amir Ansari fled his home and embarked on a 3,000-mile journey in search of safety. Eight years on, he’s about to become an Olympian. Dan Challis hears his story

Cycling Weekly

France has banned its athletes from wearing Hijabs at the Paris Olympics

Amnesty International has called it “racist gender discrimination”

Marie Claire

This year marks the first ever gender-equal Olympics – 14 milestones that highlight how far the Games have come

Inspiration at its finest.

Marie Claire

Emerging Talents Primed For Paris But Olympic Boxing On The Ropes

Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather and Lennox Lewis are among the boxing greats who have cut their teeth at the Olympics, with a new generation of fighters eager to follow in their footsteps in Paris.

International Business Times

Salt Lake City Announced As The Official Host Of The 2034 Winter Olympic Games

RECEIPTS! PROOF! TIMELINE! GOLD MEDALS!

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S&P: Olympic Organizers, Media Partners Look for Revenue Growth with Paris Games

Since 2004, revenue from global broadcasting rights to the Summer Olympics has increased 108%, with NBCU paying $1.48B for the 2024 games

The Conversation

Paris 2024 reaches gender parity among athletes, but sport has always policed women’s bodies

The 2024 Paris Olympics will be the first to achieve total gender parity. From 26 July to 11 August, 5,250 male and 5,250 female athletes will compete in the 33rd edition of the modern Games.

The Independent UK

Princess Anne visits Paris on 12-day Olympic trip as she returns to the spotlight after horse accident

Anne has slowly been returning to royal duties after she was rushed to hospital following a horse accident in June

PC Gamer

It's official: International Olympic Committee votes to confirm the first Olympic Esports Games will happen in 2025, even if they don't know the games yet

Everything about the event is yet to be decided, including the games, but it's happening.

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France receives conditional approval to host 2030 Winter Olympics

France has received conditional approval to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee gave the green light on Wednesday, stipulating that the country's next prime minister must provide a financial "guarantee" to host the Games in the French Alps.

International Business Times

Jill Biden, Royalty But No Putin: Top Guests At The Paris Olympics

France is preparing to welcome over a hundred heads of state and government, royalty and US First Lady Jill Biden for the Summer Olympics which begin with a dazzling ceremony on the river Seine on Friday.

AAP

Australia's Olympics boss Chesterman gets IOC nod

AOC president Ian Chesterman has been voted onto the IOC at a meeting before the Paris Games opening ceremony.

Fortune

Esports are coming to the Olympics

Inaugural competition will take place in Saudi Arabia.

The Independent UK

The Charlotte Dujardin horse-whipping scandal puts dressage’s Olympic future at risk

A video of six-time Olympic medallist Dujardin whipping a horse at least 24 times in a minute was leaked ahead of the Paris Olympics leaving the future of equestrian sports at the Games under threat

Inverse

Olympic Surfing Requires a Perfect Wave — This 58-Year-Old Tech Can Bring It

Want better surfing for the Olympics? Get off Teahupo'o, away from the shore all together, and onto a wave machine. Really.

Evening Standard

The eSports Olympics is officially happening in Saudi Arabia next year

After dabbling in competitive gaming for years with smaller scale events, the Olympics is set to host its first standalone eSports competition

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