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Olympic Laurel for United Nations High Commissioner Filippo Grandi
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, will become the third recipient of the Olympic Laurel. This was...
Jul 23, 20244 min read


Cindy Ngamba and Yahya Al-Ghotany will be the flagbearers of the Refugee Olympic Team
Ngamba, who lives and trains in the United Kingdom, is one of two refugee athlete scholarship-holders who made history and qualified for...
Jul 23, 20242 min read


Stage 64 – Olympic Torch Relay – Starting the week with pomp and circumstance in Essonne!
On Monday, 22 July, the Olympic torch began the final week of its journey, setting the Essonne department ablaze with excitement. Almost...
Jul 22, 20244 min read


280,000 reserved tickets on sale for people with disabilities: innovative solutions to ensure accessibility at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
At Paris 2024, the concept of accessibility translates into providing the best conditions for people with disabilities to move around...
Jul 22, 20245 min read


Stage 63 – Olympic Torch Relay – The Val-de-Marne was thrilled to host the Olympic Relay!
This especially thrilling week for the Olympic Torch Relay came to a close on Sunday 21st July in the Val-de-Marne. In this area...
Jul 21, 20246 min read


Paris 2024: Setting New Standards in Sustainable and Inclusive Sport Events
The Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 have established new, and elevated existing, international standards in economic, social and...
Jul 21, 20244 min read


Stage 60 — Olympic Torch Relay — The Olympic Torch explores the wonders of the Oise cultural heritage!
The Oise department hosted the sixtieth stage of the Olympic Torch Relay. Treasures ranging from châteaux and cathedrals to bodies of...
Jul 18, 20244 min read


World Athletics launches Athletics Rush
World Athletics, in collaboration with TapNation, launches Athletics Rush – the ultimate runner-style game that offers players the chance...
Jul 18, 20241 min read


Refugee Olympic Team arrives in France and gathers in Bayeux ahead of Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The IOC Refugee Olympic Team , including athletes, coaches and operational staff, have all arrived in France and gathered in the historic...
Jul 18, 20242 min read


Hull breaks world 2000m record with 5:19.70 in Monaco
Five days after becoming the fifth-fastest women’s 1500m runner in history, Australia’s Jessica Hull became the quickest 2000m runner of...
Jul 12, 20242 min read


Entry lists published for Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The entry lists for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been published, featuring the names of athletes who intend to compete in the French...
Jul 12, 20241 min read


IOC announces Olympic Esports Games to be hosted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it has partnered with the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Saudi Arabia...
Jul 12, 20244 min read


Lawrence Cherono Banned for 7 years!
Former marathon world No.1, Lawrence Cherono, has been banned for seven years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), after admitting to...
Jul 10, 20243 min read


Kipyegon breaks world 1500m record in Paris
Returning to the scene of her record-breaking mark over 5000m last year, Faith Kipyegon broke her own world 1500m record* at the Meeting...
Jul 7, 20241 min read


Mahuchikh and Kipyegon break world records in Paris
World champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh produced a flawless clearance of 2.10m to break the long-standing world high jump record* at the...
Jul 7, 20241 min read


Ratified: world records for Charlton and Jepchirchir
Women’s world indoor 60m hurdles record 7.65 Devynne Charlton (BAH) Glasgow, 3 March 2024 Women’s world marathon record (women-only)...
Jul 3, 20242 min read


Athletics hits Netflix with release of new series SPRINT
After months of anticipation, the full first series of SPRINT hits screens around the globe today (2 July) as the six-part docuseries...
Jul 2, 20243 min read


President Coe’s meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe travelled to Ukraine this past weekend and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine in...
Jul 1, 20242 min read


McLaughlin-Levrone breaks world 400m hurdles record at US Trials
Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone took 0.03 off her own world 400m hurdles record* at the US Trials in Eugene on Sunday (30),...
Jul 1, 20241 min read


Stage 45 – Olympic Torch Relay – The Olympic Torch sparkles in the Marne!
This Sunday, the Olympic Torch Relay made its way through Champagne country, from the prestigious vineyards in Reims, along the cobbled...
Jun 30, 20244 min read
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