Brisbane Olympics organizers have scrapped plans to demolish and rebuild an iconic cricket ground as the centerpiece of the 2032 Games while also rejecting a review panel’s recommendation for a new stadium in city parklands. Queensland state’s Premier Steven Miles instead announced
The large deployment of police officers in central France for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games has sparked concerns the number of small boat crossings may spike this summer. The summer months normally see an increase in the number of crossings of
One village, thousands of super fit people and a lot of spare time. This summer, thousands of athletes from around the world will stay in an Olympic Village for the duration of the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics. In preparation for the
The official Paris Olympics poster has come under fire from French conservatives for omitting a cross from the iconic site of Napoleon’s tomb. Critics on the Right have labelled the designs as “woke” and accused organisers of erasing a symbol deeply embedded
A crisis has erupted in Paris as the French capital gears up for the 2024 Olympics, causing more trouble for Emmanuel Macron. The popular European city will be hosting the Olympic Games this year which is scheduled to start in July. However,
Paris City Hall confirmed on Wednesday that no security plans for the upcoming Olympic Games were compromised in the reported theft of computer gear. Security is the primary challenge for organizers of the Paris Games due to the city’s history of extremist
Two friends in western France have built a 52-foot high replica of the Eiffel Tower from recycled wood, which they hope to display along the path of the Summer 2024 Olympic torch relay and on Olympic sites. Frederic Malmezac, a 38-year-old carpenter,
Kelvin Kiptum, a marathon world record-holder, and his coach, Gervais Hakizimana, were killed in a car crash in Kenya on Sunday. The crash occurred near Kaptagat, Kenya, a renowned training area for elite distance runners, where Kiptum was born and raised. A
Police forces from the United States and Canada have been scolded after competing against police units that are involved in the invasion of Ukraine at the Swat Challenge Games in the UAE. Police units from Chechnya and Belarus appeared at the Swat
An Olympic medal inlaid with a piece of the Eiffel Tower. How’s that for a monumental prize? A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung