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Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Closing Ceremony
Watch: Tom Cruise brings Hollywood magic to Paris Olympics closing ceremony
Cruise descended into the stadium from a rope in true Mission: Impossible fashion

Mon, 12 Aug, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day Fourteen
Snoop Dogg opens Olympic breakdancing with Drop It Like It’s Hot
Snoop Dogg officially opened the Olympic breakdancing competition to his hit song Drop It Like It’s Hot.

Fri, 09 Aug, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day Eight
Gold medal success was my redemption story – McClenaghan
McClenaghan, who has already won world, European and Commonwealth titles, described his Olympic medal as his “favourite one so far”.

Sun, 04 Aug, 2024

No ‘tangible’ terror threat detected since the start of Olympics, minister says
No ‘tangible’ terror threat detected since the start of Olympics, minister says
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said that authorities have not detected any “tangible” terror threats during the first week of the Olympic Games. In the same week, around 200 people have been arrested by security forces for various crimes.

Fri, 02 Aug, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day Three
‘Everyone is going to want to be a Daniel Wiffen’ – Swim Ulster chief
Wiffen, 23, from Magheralin close to Lurgan in Co Armagh, won gold in the men’s 800m freestyle event competing for Team Ireland, while McMillan from Belfast won gold as part of the Team GB men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team at the La Defense Arena

Wed, 31 Jul, 2024

Attitude Pride Awards 2023 - London
French DJ files complaint over Paris Olympics opening ceremony abuse
A French DJ who performed during the Paris Olympics opening ceremony has filed a legal complaint after becoming the target of online abuse.

Tue, 30 Jul, 2024

British Academy Film Awards 2022 - Arrivals - London
Lady Gaga appears to reveal she's engaged at Paris Olympics
The American star appeared to confirm her engagement to her long-time partner Michael Polansky at a swimming finals 

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day Two
Tom Cruise and Ariana Grande watch Simone Biles compete at Paris Olympics
Hollywood stars Tom Cruise and Ariana Grande have been watching US gymnast Simone Biles compete on the second day of the Paris Olympics.

Sun, 28 Jul, 2024

Disney's The Lion King European Premiere - London
Beyonce sings version of Cowboy Carter track for US Olympics team introduction
Beyonce has introduced Team USA as the Paris Olympics kicked off this weekend. In an NBC video, the megastar had the US athletes clap as she performed a new version of Ya Ya from her chart-topping country music album Act II: Cowboy Carter.

Sat, 27 Jul, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Opening Ceremony
Lady Gaga: Performance at Olympics opening ceremony was ‘supreme honour’
American singer Lady Gaga has said it was her “supreme honour” to perform at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Opening Ceremony
Lady Gaga sings in French during performance at Paris Olympics opening ceremony
American singer Lady Gaga sang in French during her performance at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

FIANNA FAIL ARD FHEIS
Fit for anything — the medical team keeping Ireland's Olympians at peak health
“The athletes have put in phenomenal efforts to get to these games. Our job is to prevent them from picking up any knocks, blows or viruses that might take from their ability to perform at their best.”

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Mick Jagger and Charlize Theron go chic at Paris Olympics fashion event
Mick Jagger and Charlize Theron go chic at Paris Olympics fashion event
Hollywood actresses Elizabeth Banks and Charlize Theron and the Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger have arrived in Paris on the eve of the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

French authorities foil several plots to ‘destabilise’ the Paris Olympics
French authorities foil several plots to ‘destabilise’ the Paris Olympics
French authorities have foiled several plots to disrupt the 2024 Olympics, officials have said, just days before the opening ceremony of the Summer Games in Paris.

Wed, 24 Jul, 2024

Wounded Lebanese photojournalist carries Olympic torch to honour journalists
Wounded Lebanese photojournalist carries Olympic torch to honour journalists
A Lebanese photojournalist who was severely wounded during an Israeli strike on south Lebanon carried the Olympic torch in Paris on Sunday to honour journalists wounded and killed in the field.

Sun, 21 Jul, 2024

Police officer wounded in Paris knife attack
Police officer wounded in Paris knife attack
A police officer was wounded in a knife attack in Paris on Thursday in the Champs-Elysees neighbourhood, and the attacker was immediately “neutralised”, authorities said, just days before the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics.

Thu, 18 Jul, 2024

Paris police seal off River Seine ahead of Olympics opening ceremony
Paris police seal off River Seine ahead of Olympics opening ceremony
A special kind of iron curtain came down across central Paris on Thursday, with the beginning of an Olympic anti-terrorism perimeter along the banks of the River Seine sealing off a miles-long area to Parisians and tourists who had not applied in ...

Thu, 18 Jul, 2024

French sports minister takes dip in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics
French sports minister takes dip in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics
French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera has taken a symbolic dip in the Seine in a bid to ease concerns about water quality before the start of the Paris Olympics.

Sat, 13 Jul, 2024

Andy Murray and Dan Evans confirmed for Paris 2024 doubles
Andy Murray and Dan Evans confirmed for Paris 2024 doubles
The Scot’s singles spot for what is set to be the final tournament of his career was announced a couple of weeks ago.

Mon, 01 Jul, 2024

IOC gives 14 Russians and 11 Belarusians neutral status for Paris Olympics
IOC gives 14 Russians and 11 Belarusians neutral status for Paris Olympics
The IOC approved 14 athletes from Russia and 11 Belarusians with neutral status to compete at the Paris Olympics, in a first list from some sports published Saturday.

Sat, 15 Jun, 2024

Paris organisers unveil five Olympic rings mounted on Eiffel Tower
Paris organisers unveil five Olympic rings mounted on Eiffel Tower
Paris Olympics organisers have unveiled a display of the five Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower as the French capital marks 50 days until the start of the Summer Games.

Fri, 07 Jun, 2024

Preliminary terrorism charges filed against man accused of Olympics attack plan
Preliminary terrorism charges filed against man accused of Olympics attack plan
French authorities on Friday raised preliminary terrorism charges against an 18-year-old accused of a plot targeting spectators attending football games at the forthcoming Paris Olympics.

Fri, 31 May, 2024

Security authorities foil plan to attack football events during Paris Olympics
Security authorities foil plan to attack football events during Paris Olympics
Security authorities have foiled a plan to attack football events during the Paris Olympics, the French interior minister said on Friday.

Fri, 31 May, 2024

Torchbearers in Marseille kick off Olympic flame’s journey across France
Torchbearers in Marseille kick off Olympic flame’s journey across France
Joyful crowds gathered along the streets of France’s southern port city of Marseille on Thursday to see torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame, a day after it arrived on a majestic three-mast ship for a welcoming ceremony.

Thu, 09 May, 2024

Ship carrying Olympic torch arrives in Marseille amid fanfare and high security
Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the southern French city of Marseille to welcome the Olympic torch and mark another milestone in the lead-up to the Summer Games in Paris.

Wed, 08 May, 2024

Paris organisers receive Olympic flame at Greek venue of first modern Games
Paris organisers receive Olympic flame at Greek venue of first modern Games
Greek water polo player Ioannis Fountoulis, the last in a long line of torchbearers, used the flame to light a cauldron at the Panathenaic Stadium.

Fri, 26 Apr, 2024

Paris Olympics flame to be lit at Greek cradle of ancient games
Paris Olympics flame to be lit at Greek cradle of ancient games
The flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics will be kindled on Tuesday at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece.

Tue, 16 Apr, 2024

Macron says Olympic ceremony on Seine could be scrapped if security risk is high
Macron says Olympic ceremony on Seine could be scrapped if security risk is high
French President Emmanuel Macron has said the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine could be shifted instead to the Stade de France if the security threat is deemed too high.

Mon, 15 Apr, 2024

Olympic rings for the Paris Games will be displayed on the Eiffel Tower
Olympic rings for the Paris Games will be displayed on the Eiffel Tower
The Olympic rings will be displayed on the Eiffel Tower, organisers have said in a statement, as the French capital prepares to mark 100 days until the start of the Paris Games.

Tue, 09 Apr, 2024

Police remove migrants from central Paris square ahead of the Olympics
Police remove migrants from central Paris square ahead of the Olympics
French police have removed dozens of migrants, including families with young children, from the forecourt of Paris City Hall as the capital prepares to mark 100 days to the start of the Olympic Games.

Wed, 03 Apr, 2024

France asks for foreign help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge
France asks for foreign help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge
France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer.

Fri, 29 Mar, 2024

Tourists will not have free access to Olympics opening ceremony along Seine
Tourists will not have free access to Olympics opening ceremony along Seine
Tourists will not be allowed to watch the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics for free as initially promised, the French government has announced, as it grapples with security concerns about the unprecedented open-air event along the River Seine.

Tue, 05 Mar, 2024

Medals for Paris 2024 Olympics embedded with pieces of Eiffel Tower
Medals for Paris 2024 Olympics embedded with pieces of Eiffel Tower
Medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics will be inlaid with pieces of the Eiffel Tower.

Thu, 08 Feb, 2024

French president Macron takes part in G7 Leaders visioconference
Macron says a security crisis could force rethink of Paris Olympic opening show
The giant opening ceremony extravaganza that Paris is planning to hold on the River Seine to launch next year’s Olympic Games could be moved if France is hit again in the run-up by extremist attacks, French President Emmanuel Macron said.

Thu, 21 Dec, 2023

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Day Fifteen
French police searching headquarters of Paris 2024 organising committee
Organisers for Paris 2024 confirmed on Tuesday an investigation was being carried out and said they were co-operating fully.

Tue, 20 Jun, 2023

2024 Paris Olympics HQ searched in corruption probe
2024 Paris Olympics HQ searched in corruption probe
French investigators are searching the headquarters of the 2024 Paris Olympics organisers in a probe into suspected corruption, according to the national financial prosecutor’s office.

Tue, 20 Jun, 2023

Germany sets up panel to review 1972 Munich Olympics attack
Germany sets up panel to review 1972 Munich Olympics attack
The panel was part of an agreement reached last year with relatives of the 11 Israeli team members killed by Palestinian militants

Fri, 21 Apr, 2023

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Postponed
Olympic sponsors urged to back continued ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes
Olympic sponsors have been urged by the British Government to support a continued ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes for next year’s Games in Paris

Sat, 11 Mar, 2023

Japanese advertising giant Dentsu charged over Olympic bid-rigging scandal
Japanese advertising giant Dentsu charged over Olympic bid-rigging scandal
The Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal has widened, with Japanese advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies charged by prosecutors.

Tue, 28 Feb, 2023

Publishing executive charged in Tokyo Olympics bribes scandal
Publishing executive charged in Tokyo Olympics bribes scandal
A top executive at a major Japanese publishing company has been charged with bribing a former Tokyo Olympics organising committee member.

Tue, 04 Oct, 2022

Tokyo 2020 Olympics File Photo
IOC questions veracity of corruption claims from ‘persona non grata’ ex-official
The International Olympic Committee has questioned the veracity of claims by a former high-level boxing and taekwondo official of widespread bribery and corruption within the movement

Wed, 21 Sep, 2022

Germany Israel Olympics Attack
Germany confirms €28m settlement with Munich attack families
The families of 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian militants at the 1972 Munich Olympics will receive a total of €28m in compensation, the German government has confirmed.

Fri, 02 Sep, 2022

Germany Israel Olympics Attack
Olympics attack victims’ families agree deal with Germany
The families of 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian attackers at the 1972 Munich Olympics have reached a deal with Germany over a long-disputed compensation claim, the German government has said.

Wed, 31 Aug, 2022

Germany Israel Olympics Attack
1972 Olympics attack victims’ families close to deal with Germany
The families of 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian attackers at the 1972 Munich Olympics are close to reaching a deal with the German government over a long-disputed compensation claim, according to reports.

Wed, 31 Aug, 2022

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