Jul 24 French authorities detain Russian man accused of plotting to ‘destabilize’ Olympics By Barbara Surk, Angela Charlton, Associated Press French authorities say they have foiled several plots to disrupt the 2024 Olympics. Continue reading
Jul 24 Coco Gauff named female flag bearer for U.S. at Olympic opening ceremony By Associated Press Tennis star Coco Gauff will join LeBron James as a flag bearer for the U.S. Olympic team at Friday’s opening ceremony. Continue reading
Jul 18 Paris police seal off banks of Seine River ahead of Olympics By John Leicester, Tom Nouvian, Associated Press A special kind of iron curtain came down across central Paris on Thursday, with the beginning of an Olympic anti-terrorism perimeter along the banks of the River Seine sealing off a kilometers-long (miles-long) area. Continue reading
Jul 17 To showcase its improved cleanliness, Paris mayor dips into the Seine River before Olympic events By Tom Nouvian, Associated Press It’s part of a broader effort to showcase the river’s improved cleanliness ahead of the Summer Games which will kick off July 26 and host open-water swimming competitions. Daily water quality tests in early June indicated unsafe levels of E. Continue reading
Jul 16 The Paris Olympics are two weeks away, experts aren’t sure Seine River will be clean by then By Tom Nouvian, Suman Naishadham, Associated Press Triathlon and marathon swimming are scheduled to take place in the Seine, where has been illegal to swim for nearly a century due to pollution levels. Continue reading
Jun 18 Olympic games are a billion-dollar business and proxy for geopolitical influence By Stephen Wade, Associated Press The Olympics are a giant business generating billions and a proxy for geopolitical influence. Continue reading
Jun 14 Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Seine River less than 2 months before Paris Olympics By Tom Nouvian, Associated Press Contamination levels in the first eight days of June, after persistent heavy rain in Paris, showed bacteria such as E. coli and enterococci beyond limits judged safe for athletes. Continue reading
Jun 08 WATCH: Biden and French President Macron affirm close alliance during state visit in Paris By Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press President Joe Biden said France was America's “first friend” at its founding and is one of its closest allies more than two centuries later as he was honored with a state visit Saturday by French President Emmanuel Macron aimed at… Continue reading
May 09 Olympic flame’s journey across France kicks off with torchbearers in Marseille By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press The will be carried by about 10,000 bearers as it passes through more than 450 towns until the Games' opening ceremony in Paris on July 26. Former soccer player Basile Boli, who played with the Marseille team in the 1990s,… Continue reading
Apr 26 Paris names new king of the crusty baguette in its annual bread-baking prize By Associated Press Competing baguettes were evaluated for taste, look, texture, airiness and the quality of the baking. Continue reading