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Expect dramatic storylines, thrilling competition, fierce rivalries and even world-record performances when the athletics holds at Paris 2024. The world’s greatest athletes will attempt to run, jump and throw themselves into the history books at Stade de France between August 1 and 11 in the French capital. With the opening ceremony now over, here are…
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• We’ll Prove Them Wrong, Athletes Vow Team Nigeria athletes have vowed to prove World Athletics wrong in its assessment, which seems to have ruled Nigeria out of making the podium in the men and women’s 100, 200m, 400, and the 4x100m, 4x400m and the mixed 4x400m relay events. The world governing body for the…
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I am in London, hopefully on my way, in the next few days, to Paris, the host city of the 2024 Olympiad. I am very excited about visiting Paris again after two previous experiences that are significant chapters in my life.
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Even before the official opening ceremony of Paris 2024 Olympics, the Main Media Centre was already filled beyond capacity, bustling with journalists and photographers. Since Wednesday, (July 24), the LOC Media Operations have had to create extra spaces by opening up new seating areas and making one of the press conference rooms available for journalists…
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International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach declared on Friday that he has “full confidence” in the French authorities after arson attacks on the train network delayed thousands of travellers just hours before the Games’ opening ceremony. A series of fires has badly affected several high-speed rail lines within Paris, with around 800,000 people expected to…