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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...
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“Every time I meet someone, they worry that I’m going to swim in the Seine,” says Léonie Périault, a French triathlete who won a bronze medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Paris has spent €1.4 billion trying to allay those fears, building a giant underground tub to store wastewater so that it doesn't run into the Seine. It has been illegal to swim in Paris' iconic river for more than a century due to the dirtiness of the water. With less than two weeks to go until the Paris Olympics and events scheduled to take place in the river, a question hangs over the Games: Will the Seine River be clean en...
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On Sunday, Paris welcomed a special guest for France’s national holiday - the Olympic flame illuminating the capital’s grand military parade for Bastille Day. Just 12 days before the French capital hosts the 2024 summer Olympic Games, the torch relay gathered thousands of soldiers, sailors, rescuers, and medics marching in Paris beneath the Patrouille de France flyover. The parade concluded with the arrival of the flame, escorted by horseback riders, 25 torchbearers, and cadets dressed in the five Olympic colours, forming the shapes of the five interlocking Olympic rings. The first torchbearer...
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Delta Airlines has recently revealed that it is expecting a $100 million (€91.85 million) loss in revenue due to the Paris Olympics, as most tourists and travellers choose to give the French capital a miss due to the excessive crowds and high prices that the event is likely to witness. Delta, which also has a joint venture with France’s national carrier Air France, is currently one of the major US airlines providing a regular service between the US and Paris. Apart from tourists and spectators actually going to Paris for the Olympics, most other travellers who are looking for a summer getaway ...
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Workers at Paris airports are threatening to go on strike ahead of the start of the Olympics. Unions which represent workers for the Aéroports de Paris (ADP) - including the airports of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle and Orly - are calling for strike action on Wednesday 17 July. The reason for the strike? A dispute over bonuses for staff. If the walkout by members of the CGT, CFDT, FO and UNSA unions does go ahead, it might cause disruption just nine days before the first day of the Games. Why are Paris airport workers potentially going on strike?Unions are not happy that ADP workers are not receivi...
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It was billed as the “greenest [Games] in Olympic history” \- but the sustainability dreams of Paris 2024 are melting away as organisers order 2,500 air-conditioning units. Originally designed without air-con, the eco-friendly Paris Olympic Village includes a geothermal cooling system that pumps cold water from deep beneath the ground to keep indoor temps at least 6°C lower than outside. “I want the Paris Games to be exemplary from an environmental point of view,” said Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo last year. But after pushback from Olympic delegations, Paris organisers are now allowing countries t...
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With the 2024 Olympics just weeks away, many of us are thinking a little more than usual about the host city, Paris. Ahead of the ever-popular sporting event though, there have been many criticisms of authorities and business owners putting prices up for the period, and of the French capital itself. Most first-timers in Paris arrive with an idealised view, expecting beauty at every turn, world class food and attractive people wearing perfect outfits. As a major city, this is not often the case and some tourists get a nasty shock when expectations don’t live up to the reality. There’s actually ...
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Paris 2024 is now only three weeks away - but some events and the Olympics opening ceremony remain in question thanks to ongoing sewage pollution in the River Seine. The river is due to host competitions including the 10km freestyle and the triathlon. Following the Games, there are plans to keep the Seine swimmable for the general public, overturning a 100-year ban. And the opening ceremony is due to feature international Olympic delegations cruising the river on boats - but yesterday’s rehearsal for the event was cancelled due to dangerous concentrations of faecal bacteria in the water. This ...
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Air France, France's national carrier is preparing itself for a €180 million blow as tourists avoid the French capital due to the Paris 2024 summer Olympics. The summer Olympics, the first Paris Olympics in 100 years, start on 26 July and end on 11 August. Air France is the official airline for the event. However, it has revealed airline bookings are down because non-Games enthusiasts have been put off from the idea of visiting Paris by the large crowds expected during the period, and the potentially raised prices for hotels, restaurants and other tourism activities. As a result, airline booki...
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US broadcaster NBC announced it will be offering daily "audio and video recaps" of the Paris Olympic events for subscribers of its Peacock streaming platform, all in the voice of veteran sports commentator Al Michaels... but entirely generated by artificial intelligence. The sportscaster will deliver personalized recaps of the media company’s coverage, all of it tailored to fans’ specific interests. Each morning, NBC’s Peacock streaming hub will deliver a video summary of the last day of coverage, built out of clips and a high-quality AI re-creation of Michaels’ voice. “When I was approached a...
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