Olympics

For Olympic fans, watch the pole vault. Mondo Duplantis Achieving his goal of winning the gold medal — and setting a world record — was one of the most exciting events of the 2024 Olympics. But that six-second moment came after countless…

While the IOC does not award cash prizes to winners at Paris 2024, many countries and territories offer incentives for their athletes to take home gold, silver or bronze medals. Many rewards are financial, but bonuses can be more…

Paris won the 2024 Olympic Games with the promise of hosting the most economical and sustainable Games in modern history. By leveraging existing infrastructure for 95% of events, complying with the Paris Agreement on climate change, and…

Even if it would be nice to be offered something at no cost, the staff at the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, can no longer accept it - whether it's Olympic tickets or concert tickets. The commission reportedly told its…

Simone Biles has dominated gymnastics for nearly a decade, but she hasn't won an Olympic gold medal since Rio 2016. That could end Tuesday when Biles and the U.S. women's team enter the artistic gymnastics finals. Biles’s final and the…

Written by Sheila Dang PARIS (Reuters) - The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games drew 28.6 million U.S. viewers, according to preliminary data from Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal on Saturday, making it the most-watched opening of a…

By Helen Reid, Lily Forodi, and Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) - At the tourist flea market in Saint-Ouen, not far from the Stade de France where athletes will compete at this summer's Paris Olympics, police stormed in at dawn on April 3…

Breadcrumbs Path LinksPMN BusinessArticle author:Associated PressJonathan Landrum Jr.Posted on July 03, 2024 • Read for 4 minutes You can save this article by registering for free here. Or log in if you have an account.Article…

About an hour outside of Vienna, the Benny Market in Krems an der Donau prides itself on two things: low prices, and the freshest source of meat and produce. But on a balmy August day last year, shoppers looking for a locally sourced…

Marking the celebration of World Music Day on Friday, the musical synergy between Kenya and France will be unveiled in Nairobi tonight (21 June 2024). Singer, songwriter and guitarist Shepton Winyo and Edward Kamau, a Kenyan-born,…