Tag: 2024 Olympic Summer Games

World Triathlon

World Triathlon Announces 2024 Event Calendar

Three World Triathlon events will be held leading to the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris as part of the overall 2024 calendar approved at the international federation’s executive board meeting ahead of the 2023 Championship Finals in Pontevedra, Spain. The World Triathlon Championship Series leading to the Olympics will in Abu Dhabi from March […]

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UF Health

UF Health Joins U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Medical Network

UF Health, the University of Florida’s academic health center, will join the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic medical network, which provides care for Team USA athletes as they prepare for international competition, including the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris. The agreement between the USOPC and UF Health is for two years. UF Health […]

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Ignite the Spark

USA Triathlon Unveils Ignite the Spark Campaign

USA Triathlon and the USA Triathlon Foundation has unveiled its Ignite the Spark campaign, a marketing and fundraising initiative that celebrates the multisport community, with one year to go until the opening ceremonies for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris. The campaign serves to empower triathletes — from U.S. Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls to […]

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Tony Estanguet, a French slalom canoeist and a three-time Olympic champion (left) and Mathieu Lehanneur, the artist behind the Paris 2024 Torch, unveil the new design.

Paris 2024 Reveals Torch Design; Receives Positive Feedback on Games

With one year left before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, organizers have revealed the torch which will carry the Olympic and Paralympic Flames, bringing the Games to France 100 years after the last Olympic Summer Games were held in Paris. The Olympic Torch Relay will begin in Marseille on May 8, 2024, […]

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Paris 2024 Partners with Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton

Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has become a premium partner of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and will share in key moments during the Games, which start in one year. LVMH will design the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic medals, made by Paris jeweler Chaumet. Moët Hennessy wines and spirits Maisons will provide their […]

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The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower. (AP Photo//Michel Euler, File)

Bach Continues Defending IOC Position on Russian Athletes Ahead of Paris Olympics

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach continued to defend the organization’s position on eventually returning Russian and Belarusian athletes to competition, insisting “we have a mission to unite all the athletes of the world in a peaceful competition, we have the responsibility not to punish athletes for the acts of their government.” It is IOC […]

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IOC President Thomas Bach opens a recent meeting of the organization's executive board. Photograph: IOC/Greg Martin

IOC Tries to Continue Balancing Act Between Russia, Ukraine

The International Olympic Committee made like a gymnast trying to stay on a balance beam on Thursday, simultaneously saying that Russia and Belarus will not get formal invitations to the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris while at the same time criticizing not only Ukraine but other countries pushing for the total exclusion of Russian […]

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San Antonio Spurs draft pick Victor Wembanyama handles the ball following an introductory news conference on June 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Victor Wembanyama, Kylian Mbappé Big Draws as Olympic Ticket Sales Resume

Fans hoping to watch major French stars Victor Wembanyama and Kylian Mbappé at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games will face heavy demand when more tickets go on sale Wednesday worldwide on a first-come, first-served basis for soccer, basketball, handball and sailing, which are all held at regional venues. Wembanyama, the NBA’s recent No. 1 draft […]

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USOPC Board Gives Updates on Several Olympic Topics

The International Olympic Committee’s deferral on a final decision about the eligibility for Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games leaves international federations like the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee watching and waiting to see on developments like everybody else. “The decision [the IOC have] made is really a recommendation to […]

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