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No men will compete in synchronised swimming at the Olympics, despite Paris 2024 vowing to be the first gender-equal edition in the history of the Games. The 96 athletes picked by 18 different nations for the Olympics were all women. In 2022, World Aquatics changed the rules, allowing up to two men to be selected in an eight-athlete synchronised swimming squad. The world governing body of water sports said they were "very disappointed that no male artistic swimmers have been selected for Paris 2024." "This should have been a landmark moment for the sport", they added. With no men picked for Pa...
Euronews (English)
By Amanda Langell The youngest USMNT player is one of two teenagers that made Marko Mitrovic's 18-player roster for Paris Olympics 2024 this summer. For the first time since 2008, the U.S. Men's National Team will compete in the Olympic Games. Although the U.S. Women's National Team has a storied history of success at the Olympics, winning four gold medals, the USMNT has never even brought home a medal. So far, this summer has not been kind to the USMNT. The Stars and Stripes made a disappointing group stage exit at Copa America 2024, and their manager, Gregg Berhalter, was fired in the follow...
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Dan Olaru at London 2012. Image “Bubmin Kim Dan Olaru” by Andy Rogers via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0. The flag of Moldova at the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris will be carried by archers Dan Olaru and Alexandra Mîrca, who are part of Moldovan national team. According to NewsMaker, this was announced by the National Olympic Committee on July 16, 2024. The same two sportsmen were already flag bearers for the Moldovan team at the Tokyo Olympics, the committee said. In addition, Dan Olaru carried the flag of Moldova at the 2012 London Olympics when he was only 15 years old. NewsMaker reports that...
Global Voices
From the Louvre Museum to the Eiffel Tower, from Paris' poshest districts to its most working-class neighbourhoods, hundreds of people have carried the Olympic torch through the French capital for two days of celebrations before the Summer Games kick off at the end of the month. Around 11,000 people were chosen to carry the flame across France from the southern city port of Marseille, where it arrived on 8 May, to the opening ceremony on 26 July. Every Olympics, the list of people who carry the torch range from superstar athletes, national treasure celebrities, and lesser-known people who have...
Euronews (English)
A Finnish cybersecurity firm expects the Paris Olympics to become the target of an increasing number of cyberattacks, especially by Russian actors, according to a new study released on Monday. Experts at Finland's cybersecurity firm WithSecure said the organizers of this year's Summer Olympics held in Paris should brace for a higher risk of cyberattacks compared to previous editions "due to geopolitical turbulence." In their report, WithSecure point to Russia as the most likely source of cyberattacks, with the experts saying they have identified three groups intent on disrupting the Games: sta...
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A Finnish cybersecurity firm expects the Paris Olympics to become the target of an increasing number of cyberattacks, especially by Russian actors, according to a new study released on Monday. Experts at Finland's cybersecurity firm WithSecure said the organizers of this year's Summer Olympics held in Paris should brace for a higher risk of cyberattacks compared to previous editions "due to geopolitical turbulence." In their report, WithSecure point to Russia as the most likely source of cyberattacks, with the experts saying they have identified three groups intent on disrupting the Games: sta...
DPA
A Finnish cybersecurity firm expects the Paris Olympics to become the target of an increasing number of cyberattacks, especially by Russian actors, according to a new study released on Monday. Experts at Finland's cybersecurity firm WithSecure said the organizers of this year's Summer Olympics held in Paris should brace for a higher risk of cyberattacks compared to previous editions "due to geopolitical turbulence." In their report, WithSecure point to Russia as the most likely source of cyberattacks, with the experts saying they have identified three groups intent on disrupting the Games: sta...
DPA International
Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast Taisiia Onofriichuk won a gold medal at the World Challenge Cup in Romania on July 14, the Ukrainian Gymnastic Federation announced. "Our Ukrainian gymnast won gold in the ribbon final, receiving a score of 32.900," the federation wrote in a Facebook post. The World Challenge Cup was held on July 12-14 in Cluj-Napoca, and it was the "last chance" for gymnasts to "test routines in front of the judges," according to the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Sixteen-year-old Onofriichuk is a 2024 European hoop bronze medalist. She will be among the athletes represe...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast Taisiia Onofriichuk won a gold medal at the World Challenge Cup in Romania on July 14, the Ukrainian Gymnastic Federation announced. "Our Ukrainian gymnast won gold in the ribbon final, receiving a score of 32.900," the federation wrote in a Facebook post. The World Challenge Cup was held on July 12-14 in Cluj-Napoca, and it was the "last chance" for gymnasts to "test routines in front of the judges," according to the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Sixteen-year-old Onofriichuk is a 2024 European hoop bronze medalist. She will be among the athletes represe...
Kyiv Independent
Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast Taisiia Onofriichuk won a gold medal at the World Challenge Cup in Romania on July 14, the Ukrainian Gymnastic Federation announced. "Our Ukrainian gymnast won gold in the ribbon final, receiving a score of 32.900," the federation wrote in a Facebook post. The World Challenge Cup was held on July 12-14 in Cluj-Napoca, and it was the "last chance" for gymnasts to "test routines in front of the judges," according to the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Sixteen-year-old Onofriichuk is a 2024 European hoop bronze medalist. She will be among the athletes represe...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
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