Tennis players and the Olympic dream

Representing Poland has always held a special place in the heart and mind of Iga Swiatek. That’s because in 1987, her father, Tomasz, was a gold medalist in the quadruple sculls at the World University Games in Zagreb. A year later, he rowed to a seventh-place finish at the Seoul Olympic Games. Over time, that indescribable thrill of playing for …

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‘It’s a very strange feeling’: can the man who won Olympic gold bring glory to the Paris Games? | Paris Olympic Games 2024

It has to feel pretty weird. You’re in charge of the biggest event your country’s ever organised. You have worked on it to the exclusion, basically, of everything else in your life, for very nearly a decade. And now – it’s a week away. “It’s a very strange feeling,” confirms Tony Estanguet, head of the 2024 Olympic Games organising committee. …

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ENG v WI 2024, ENG vs WI 3rd Test Match Report, July 26 – 30, 2024

England 38 for 3 (Crawley 18, Seales 2-19) trail West Indies 282 (Brathwaite 61, Holder 59, Atkinson 4-67, Woakes 3-69) by 244 runs Flashes of West Indies fight saw them end the opening day of the third Test at Edgbaston just about even with England, but the tourists’ challenge is to turn the glimmers of hope they’ve shown since the …

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Celine Dion and Lady Gaga Perform At 2024 Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony

Bienvenue à Paris, Celine Dion and Lady Gaga! Dion took center stage at a rainy Olympic opening ceremony in Paris on July 26 with a powerful performance to close the event. It marked the first time she has performed in public in years following her stiff person syndrome diagnosis. She sang “Hymne à l’amour” after the cauldron was lit. Earlier, …

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Meet the Journalist Who Lost Her Leg in Israeli Strike & Carried Olympic Torch for Slain Colleagues

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, “War, Peace and the Presidency.” I’m Amy Goodman. The opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics is happening today in Paris. We begin our coverage with Lebanese photojournalist Christina Assi of Agence France-Presse. She carried the Olympic torch in Paris Sunday …

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Which countries are in the 2024 Olympics, and which countries aren’t?

The 2024 Summer Olympic Games have begun in Paris, where hundreds of thousands of spectators are expected to gather in person as millions more tune in from home as the Opening Ceremony gets underway. This year’s events invite many of the world’s top athletes to compete in a range of different sporting events that will continue through next Sunday, Aug. …

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Why Katy Perry is waiting until she’s 40 to get married to Orlando Bloom

26 July 2024, 08:20 | Updated: 26 July 2024, 08:39 Katy Perry discusses motherhood, wedding plans, new music, and more! Katy Perry has revealed why she’s put her wedding plans to Orlando Bloom on hold until after she’s 40. Katy Perry has revealed she’s waiting until she turns 40-years-old to get married to her long-time partner Orlando Bloom. The Woman’s …

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