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July 27, 2024
On a wet first day of the Olympics, the first golds from Paris 2024 were won. China also took the early lead on the medal table. France's rail network is slowly recovering from Friday's sabotage attack that caused travel chaos. However, authorities still do not know who was to blame.
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July 27, 2024
China has taken the lead in the medals table with its first golds from Paris 2024. France's rail network is slowly recovering from Friday's sabotage attack that caused travel chaos. However, authorities still do not know who was to blame. France…
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July 27, 2024
The men's and woman's lightweight double-sculls event will begin on Sunday, marking the beginning of a new era. Weight classes are scheduled to disappear from Olympic rowing after the Paris Games. The discipline was introduced in 1996 and has…
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July 27, 2024
China has taken the lead in the medals table with its first gold medals from Paris 2024. France's rail network is slowly recovering from Friday's sabotage attack that caused travel chaos. However, authorities still do not know who was to blame.
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July 27, 2024
The skiffs, with their giant spinnakers and black sails towering over other boats as they speed along at full throttle, are the big beasts of Olympic sailing. The 49er men's boat and the smaller 49erFX sail used by women are both flighty crafts…
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July 27, 2024
China has taken the lead in the medals table with its first gold medal. The travel industry is slowly recovering from Friday's sabotage attack that caused chaos. However, authorities still do not know who was behind the attacks. China won the first two gold medals, as well as the bronze.
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July 27, 2024
Paris 2024 organizers are confident that the triathlon event will be held as planned on Tuesday, despite recent rains which could lead to Sunday's session being cancelled because of concerns about the water quality in Seine. It is possible to…
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July 27, 2024
The rowers of the Paris Games will have to deal with the elements, from the relentless rain to the blistering heat to win Olympic gold. The athletes fought on, despite the rain. It started as a misty drizzle and then became a downpour. After finishing third in the women's single sculls…
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July 27, 2024
The Olympic cauldron has been lit, and the sporting competitions will begin on Saturday. 13 gold medals are up for grabs, including in rugby sevens, judo, and shooting. Due to rain, the men's street skating competition has been postponed. It will now take place on July 29.
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July 27, 2024
Aleksandra 'Ola' Melzacka, a Polish sailor and Sandra Jankowiak, her crew member, have had to weather both physical and psychological storms in order to chart their course towards the Olympics. After a series of intense training sessions in the Mediterranean Sea…
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July 27, 2024
Fans flocked to the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Vaires-sur-Marne on Saturday, still soaked from the rain that had soaked the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Friday. The first heats of the single sculls for men and women were completed under calm, but damp conditions.
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July 26, 2024
Under a torrential downpour, thousands of athletes took to the Seine River in a ceremony that merged French history, music and fashion. The Games opened with a four-hour ceremony along the Seine, featuring Celine Dion, Lady Gaga and performances that spanned French history and culture.
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July 26, 2024
The Olympic Games will begin in earnest Saturday, after a spectacular opening ceremony that was both dazzling and rain-swept. After a turbulent Friday that began with an attack by saboteurs on France's high speed train network in the early morning hours…
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July 26, 2024
Traders said that European wheat futures declined in the late trading on Friday due to poor export prospects and low prices in the Black Sea region, which overshadowed new data showing France’s harvest was damaged by rain this summer. The European…
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July 26, 2024
Bart Lambriex did not wait for the Olympics to end before proposing to his longtime girlfriend Odile van Anholt. He asked her to marry him less that a month earlier. Van Aanholt, after training on her 49erFX, told how Lambriex, 25, had a ring…
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July 26, 2024
Canoeists from Hungary have been winning Olympic medals for years and will be starting their quest to win more this Saturday. Hungarians sent an impressive 16-member team, including Olympic sprinter Tamara Csipes twice and gold medalist Balint Kopasz from Tokyo.
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July 26, 2024
Mark Robinson, the leader of Britain's sailing squad, said that new events will be introduced in 2024 and present a new challenge to defend their Olympic crown. The British team has won more medals than any other nation since 1900, when sailing made its debut at the Olympic Games.
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July 26, 2024
The companies announced on Friday that Leonardo, a defence group, and Immsi’s Intermarine naval unit had signed a contract worth up to 2.6 Billion Euros ($2.82 Billion) for the supply of 5 minehunters to Italy's Navy. The contract includes logistic…
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July 25, 2024
Luca Chiumento, an Italian rower, is currently in Paris preparing to compete in the quadruple sculls event at the Olympic Games. His father, who arrived by bike from Italy on Thursday and raised money for charity, has also been training. After 12 days…
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July 25, 2024
In a Thursday televised address, the leader of the Iran-backed Houthi group said that a response to Israeli airstrikes in Yemen's Hodeidah was coming. A drone fired on a crowd near Yemen's Hodeidah port, killing nine and injuring 87 people, just a day after the Houthi attacked Tel Aviv…
