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News briefsUkraine could boycott Paris 2024 if Russia and Belarus are allowed to compete
The Ukrainian sports minister, Vadym Guttsait, has warned that the country could boycott the 2024 Paris Olympics if athletes from Russia and Belarus are allowed to compete. The announcement comes on the heels of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Jan. 25, saying it was favoring “a pathway for athletes’ ...
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News briefsNBA and French government collaborate to promote basketball in France and Africa
NBA commissioner Adam Silver and French president Emmanuel Macron have unveiled a plan to collaborate on various initiatives meant to elevate basketball in France and Africa at all levels. Silver, Macron as well as NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum, NBA head of basketball operations Joe Dumars and French Basketball Federation ...
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News briefsParis 2024 reveals its mascots
The president of the Games’ organizing committee, Tony Estanguet, has unveiled the identity of the Paris 2024 official mascots for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games, “The Phryges,” named after the iconic French cap, the “Phrygian” (pronounced fri-jee-uhn). Their anthropomorphic design is an evolution of this piece of France’s cultural ...
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News briefsi-Run raises €100 million from group of investors
i-Run, a French online and offline retailer specializing in running apparel and shoes, has reached an agreement with a group of long-term investors led by Geneo Capital Entrepreneur in a deal worth a total of around €100 million. This equity investment is meant to allow i-Run to enter a new ...
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News briefsDecathlon becomes official partner of Paris 2024
Decathlon has become an official partner of the Paris edition of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, scheduled for 2024. The company will be supplying the games’ 45,000 volunteers with a variety of products, holding a number of related events at its 300-odd stores in France, introducing a capsule collection with ...
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Geopolitical challenges affecting preparations for 2024 Paris Games
Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee, called for additional sponsors to keep the momentum going. Speaking at a plenary session of the coordinating commission, also attended by the IOC, Estanguet pointed out that the current global geopolitical and economic problems are impacting preparations ...
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News briefsParis 2024 combines art and sport in its Cultural Olympiad
The Paris 2024 Organising Committee has launched its Cultural Olympiad, a program in which art and sport enrich each other and interact with the Paris 2024 Games. The Cultural Olympiad explores the connections between art and athletics and the values they share of excellence, inclusion, cultural diversity and universalism, among ...
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IOC announces new four-sport Olympic qualifier series for Paris 2024
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a new four-sport Olympic qualifier series for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The new qualifier series will include four sports – BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding, and sport climbing. Three festival-style events will gather the best athletes from each of the four sports. These ...
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Paris 2024 announces departure of its chief commercial officer
Marlène Masure will be leaving her position as director of partnership and business development (chief commercial officer) on the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee (COJO) in March “to pursue a new professional opportunity.” Her role, which she had taken over in April 2019, has now been split ...
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