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Olympic organisers apologise for introducing South Korean athletes as North Korea
9news· 6 hours agoAs the South Korean athletes waved their nation's flag on a boat floating down the Seine River on Friday evening, they were announced in both French and English as the Democratic People's Republic ...
WNBA star Brittney Griner’s journey from Russian prison to Paris Games applauded by U.S. teammate
The Globe and Mail· 21 hours agoTwice gold medalist Griner was released from one of Russia’s most notorious penal colonies in a...
In Paris, defending gold-medalist Maggie Mac Neil will attempt the hardest feat in Canadian swimming
The Globe and Mail· 5 days agoWhen Maggie Mac Neil was little, her parents put her in soccer and thought she might take to it....
Paris charity workers decry police operations clearing out encampments ahead of the Olympic opening...
The Globe and Mail· 3 days agoWith well-practised precision they sealed off the street and began rounding up nearly 300 homeless...
Here’s how Jill Biden thinks the U.S. can match the French pizzazz at the Los Angeles Olympics
The Globe and Mail· 17 hours agoFirst lady Jill Biden praised Paris’ “spectacular” Olympics opening ceremony and looked ahead...
‘Sorry my love.’ Italy’s Olympic flag bearer Tamberi loses his wedding ring in the Seine River
The Globe and Mail· 18 hours agoDrama is never far from the surface when it comes to flamboyant high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi and...
Athletes are as excited as regular visitors to be tourists in Paris during the Olympic Games
The Globe and Mail· 5 days ago“I’m excited to just explore and just take in everything Paris has to offer, because me and my...
FIFA strips Canada of six points in Olympic soccer, bans coaches for one year in drone spying...
The Globe and Mail· 17 hours agoFIFA deducted six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women’s soccer tournament and banned...
I watched every Olympic opening ceremony I could find. Here’s what makes for the grandest spectacle...
The Globe and Mail· 3 days agoIn order to get the opening ceremony at Paris 2024 just right, organizers hired a playwright, a...
Ottawa cyclist Derek Gee finishes 20th in men’s time trial
The Globe and Mail· 16 hours agoAfter racing through the slippery rain-drenched streets of Paris in Saturday’s Olympic men’s time...