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2024 Paris Olympics: The countdown begins
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoIt is the first time since the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics that athletes and spectators will have a relatively normal experience as ...
Brazilian dance craze created by young people in Rio’s favelas is declared cultural heritage
U-T San Diego· 15 hours agoIt all started with nifty leg movements, strong steps backwards and forwards, paced to Brazilian funk music. The passinho, a dance style created in the 2000s by kids in Rio
Leslie Jones rejoins NBC for Paris 2024 in 'chief super fan commentator role'
The US Sun· 6 days agoNBC is bringing back comedian Leslie Jones for its coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics. As part of...
Lowe, Tirico among NBC daytime hosts for Paris Olympics
New York Times· 7 hours agoThe majority of Olympic viewers, even in an age of cord-cutting and cord-nevers, will experience the...
Olympic torch begins journey across France after festive welcome in Marseille before Summer Games
FOX30 / CBS47 Jacksonville· 7 days agoFrench Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou became the first torch carrier in France after the Olympic...
Paris Organizing Committee CEO sees Paris Games on pace for small profit
Sports Business Journal· 12 hours agoThe past two Olympic Games suffered “significant financial losses.” This summer's Games are “expected to cost around” $9.7B and, with just 72 days to go until the
Paris Olympics 'on budget,' expecting small profit
ESPN· 1 day agoThe past two Olympic Games made significant financial losses. This summer's Games are expected to cost around €9bn ($9.7bn) and, with just 73 days to go...
Olympic flame arrives in Marseille amid 'unprecedented security'
BBC via Yahoo Sports· 7 days agoAfter a 12-day trip from Greece...ship Belem, the torch was carried on to land by France's 2012 ...
Olympic flame arrives on French soil for Paris Games
AFP via Yahoo Sports· 7 days agoThe Olympic flame arrived in France at Marseille on Wednesday on board a 19th century ship in front of 150,000 spectators for a ceremony that posed a...
Flame arrives in Marseille amid tight security
Reuters· 7 days agoThe torch was brought to land by Florent Manaudou, France's 2012Olympic men's 50 metres freestyle swimming champion, who handed it to Paralympic athlete...