Three drag queens were among the 10,000 torchbearers who had the opportunity to hold the Olympic flame as it started in Greece, passed through French territories and made its way to Paris. Minima Geste was the last of the three drag queens to hold the torch. Geste held it last week as the Paris Olympics...
Seeing sports as unifying is not a new concept. Earlier this week, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach spoke to an audience that included French President Emmanuel Macron and other officials, addressing the importance of promoting “Olympic values” during a period of overwhelming global conflict. IOC President Thomas Bach gestures during the Athletes’ Call for...
Many analysts assert that the rise of populist, right-wing movements are threatening democracy. But based on my recent travels overseas from the Middle East to western and central Europe, I believe that the election results reflect not so much a popular swing to the right, but rather, a growing frustration with incumbent governments. True, the...
The Summer Olympics in Paris begin this week with what will be a historic opening ceremony that takes center stage on the Seine River Friday. This year’s Games marks a return to normalcy after the 2020 Games in Tokyo were delayed a year after the COVID-19 pandemic. Some sports will be returning to Paris, while...
Many athletes get into competitive mode by listening to a pump-up playlist before they compete. Eminem’s “Till I Collapse” and “Lose Yourself,” “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor and “We Will Rock You” by Queen are among the classics for athletes to warm up to. On Friday, July 26, the 2024 Olympics will officially kick...
LONDON – Voters abandoned mainstream center-right parties for the populist right in the U.K. and French elections this month but failed to convert support to electoral gains amid a right-wing vote split and tactical voting by the left. Britain’s Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, won a landslide election victory, scoring 412 seats in the...
The 2024 Paris Olympics are just around the corner, and one superstar collegiate gymnast is giving some support to one of the most famous athletes in the sport and giving a warning to the rest of the world. LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne was on the red carpet ahead of the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles...
After months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the long-polluted Seine River on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise to show the river was clean enough to host open swimming competitions during the 2024 Olympics — and the opening ceremony on the river nine days away. Clad in a wetsuit and goggles, Hidalgo...
A French soldier was stabbed while on patrol outside the Gare de l’Est train station in eastern Paris on Monday, days before the 2024 Summer Olympics are set to begin with the opening ceremony next week. The soldier was hospitalized with a shoulder injury but was not considered to be in life-threatening condition, officials said...
A one-of-a-kind art collection has emerged for the first time ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Eight paintings of Olympic gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics are currently up for sale. The “Golden Eight” collection, signed by Phelps himself and created by nationally recognized artist Brian Fox, depicts iconic moments...
