France coach Thierry Henry described his team’s Olympic performance as “magical” despite their agonising extra-time defeat against Spain in the men’s football final on Friday.
Month: August 2024
Tahitian surfing champion Kauli Vaast takes victory lap along the Seine
After winning the gold medal in surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kauli Vaast thrilled fans again by surfing along France’s iconic River Seine. […]
Urban sport of breakdancing makes high-energy Olympic debut in Paris
Breaking, also known as breakdancing, made its debut at the Paris Olympics on Friday with the women’s competition, featuring 17 dancers known as B-Girls laying […]
Destination Paris: Memorable moments of 2024, from Paris to Los Angeles, cauldron fate up in the air
The finale of Paris Destination features plenty of finals. François Picard’s panel reviews iconic moments from the past fortnight. The swimming marathons again showcasing the River […]
Tahitian surfing champion Kauli Vaast takes victory lap along the Seine
After winning the gold medal in surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kauli Vaast thrilled fans again by surfing along France’s iconic River Seine. […]
Paris 2024: breaking makes both Olympic debut and final bow
The journey of Olympic breaking was a long one that began with a vision — one that early pioneers of the art form in the […]
Letsile Tebogo makes a case for African sprinters with thrilling Olympic victory in the 200 meters
The 21-year-old Letsile Tebogo from Botswana pulled off a stunner in the men’s 200 meters at the Paris Olympics on Thursday night, producing the first-ever […]
2024 Paralympics: powerlifter Hellen Wawira’s hopes for a medal
With just a few weeks to go until the Paralympic Games in Paris, athletes are finishing up their training. Among the 14 athletes in the […]
French Olympians to be celebrated on the Champs-Élysées in September
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that France would celebrate its Olympians on September 14 on the Champs-Élysées, situated within walking distance of five […]
Paris Olympics: Tebogo and McLaughlin-Levrone break records, USA basketball survive Serbia on Day 16
Letsile Tebogo’s 200m gold made history, Stephen Curry helped steer the USA basketball clear of a massive upset to Serbia, and Sharon van Rouwendaal dedicated her […]