Sinner-Alcaraz, the duel that came to succeed the three phenomenons
Beyond the final result, Roland Garros left the feeling that the Italian and the Spaniard will shape the great duel that came to help us through the duel for the end of the Federer-Nadal-Djokovic era.
Table tennis: Brazil’s Bruna Costa Alexandre will be Olympic and Paralympic in Paris 2024
She is the third in her sport and the seventh athlete to achieve it in the same edition; in Santiago 2023 she was the first athlete with disabilities to compete at the Pan American level and won a medal.
Rugby 7s: the best player of 2023 would only play the medal match in Paris
Argentinian Rodrigo Isgró received a five-game suspension for an indiscipline in the circuit’s decisive clash that would exclude him until the final or the bronze match; the Federation will seek to make the appeal successful.
Rhonex Kipruto, owner of the world record for the 10000 meters on the road, was suspended for six years
The Kenyan received the maximum sanction for irregularities in his biological passport and the Court considered that he was part of a system of “deliberate and sophisticated doping” to improve his performance. He will lose his record and the bronze medal at the Doha World Cup.
Katie Ledecky spoke about doping Chinese swimmers: “It’s difficult to go to Paris knowing that we’re going to compete with some of these athletes”
The American, a seven-time Olympic champion, referred to the case of the 23 positive controls before the Tokyo Games that were announced a few weeks ago and shook the swimming world. “I think our faith in some of the systems is at an all-time low,” he said.
The Eiffel Tower dresses up as an Olympic
The iconic monument of France will show the Olympic rings starting tomorrow, Friday, June 7, marking 50 days before the start of the competition.
Without Russia, what is the gymnastics scenario in Paris 2024?
The absence of figures such as Angelina Melnikova, Nikita Nagorny or the Averina sisters frees up places on the 16 podiums involving artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics in the Olympic program. A historic power in the discipline that will not be at the next Games and will open up the chances of medals to other countries.
Djokovic went through the operating room, his presence at Wimbledon is in danger and aims for the Olympic Games
The Serbian decided to have surgery to accelerate his recovery due to the torn medial meniscus of his right knee that forced him to leave Roland Garros and would not reach the London Grand Slam in good condition, which will begin on July 1. The goal is to reach Paris 2024, in search of the missing gold medal.
Novak Djokovic retired from Roland Garros and Jannik Sinner will be No. 1 in the world
The Serbian dropped out due to a knee injury before playing the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam, he will not be able to defend the title won last year and so the young Italian will enter his name in the great history of tennis: “This is a special moment for me, for my team, for Italy, I am proud”.
Rugby Sevens has finished its circuit and promises an open and exciting Paris 2024
With Australia, in women, and France, in men, champions in the final tournament in Madrid, this game promises a powerful presence in the coming games. The men’s competition has at least five candidates for the three steps of the podium.
Rugby Sevens: France and Australia to arrive in Paris as World Series champions
The first edition of the Grand Final, in Madrid, saw the French men’s team raise their first trophy with Antoine Dupont as “Rookie of the Season” and the Australian women’s team impose the high level maintained during the regular phase; are they the big favorites for the gold medal?
Road cycling: Jonas Vengenaard will be absent from Paris 2024
The 27-year-old rider regretted a serious accident in April that also puts him in doubt for the Tour de France, which starts at the end of the month; the Danish coach had not assured him of the call.
Richard Carapaz will not defend the Olympic title in the midst of a controversy: “Never stop raising your voice for a fair sport”
The champion in Tokyo 2020 expressed his discomfort with the system used to choose the cyclist in Paris 2024 and defined it as “clearly biased”. Jhonatan Narvaez will be the representative of Ecuador.
The awards for the medalists in Paris sparked a new round between the IBA and the IOC
The body chaired by Umar Kremlev announced that it will financially recognize the best at the next Olympic Games and will guarantee them future title fights, prompting a strong warning from the IOC ahead of Los Angeles 2028. Boxing today is out of the Olympic program.
There will be no Gabby Douglas in Paris 2024
The London 2012 all-around champion, Gabby Douglas, will not participate in the next Olympic Games. This weekend will be the United States National Championship and the gymnast is short, so she cannot be selected for the June trials.
Doha seeks the event it is missing: organizing the 2036 Olympic Games
The capital of Qatar is playing hard to win the votes within the International Olympic Committee and be the next chosen city to host the post-Brisbane 2032 multi-sport competition.
Nicolás Otamendi and Julián Alvarez, the world champions with Argentina who will be at the Olympic Games
Javier Mascherano, coach of Argentina and double gold medal as a soccer player, received the approval of Benfica and Manchester City to have the defender and the forward in Paris 2024. Who will be the third oldest over 23?
Issamade Asinga was suspended for four years and was left without the junior world record
The sprinter, who had set 9.89 in the 100 meters of the South American Championship in São Paulo last year, failed an anti-doping test that had been done days before the record and was sanctioned until August 9, 2027. “I know I didn’t do anything wrong and I’m not going to give up on my dream,” said the American-born who is competing for Suriname.
Olympism: That phenomenon that navigates between modernization and traditions
With the appearance of the Paris 2024 podium, it may be a good time to refresh the struggle of Olympism to seduce new audiences and, at the same time, not to detach from traditions that, in some cases, are less old than they seem.
A key step? : Muay Thai will have its parallel program in Paris 2024
Two days of pure combat will be the highlight of a demonstration that will also propose workshops for the public; the president of the Federation labeled it a “monumental step” to become officially Olympic.
Surfing: without conflict, the controversial control tower in Tahiti was officially launched
With Paris 2024 two months away, the new aluminum structure is used in the World League stage; The works had ended prematurely after several protests and negotiations over the environmental impact.
World Athletics ratified Tigist Assefa’s world record
The Ethiopian woman, a big favorite to win the gold medal in Paris 2024, set a new record last year by winning the Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:11:53. Amane Beriso and Megerte Alemu will accompany her at the Olympic Games.
Nadal and Roland Garros, together again: the bad move of the draw and the hope of seeing him again in Paris at the Olympic Games
The Spaniard will debut against German Alexander Zverev, number four in the world, in what could be his farewell to the Grand Slam that he won 14 times. Will he play doubles with Carlos Alcaraz at the Olympics?
Paris 2024 introduced reusable podiums
Following the concept of reducing the carbon footprint of each object that will be used during the Olympic Games, the Organizing Committee announced the modules where athletes will be awarded.
Chusovitina dropped out of the Asian Championship and will not be in Paris 2024
The 48-year-old Uzbek woman aspired to qualify for her ninth Olympic Games. He only had the chance left for the continental championship that starts tomorrow in Tashkent, but today he announced that he will not be able to compete because he suffered a training injury.
