The Paris Olympics displaced nearly 20,000 people, local associations say
A coalition of over 100 organizations has reported that nearly 20,000 individuals were displaced from informal housing in ...
Standout boxing nation at Paris Olympics joins new body aiming to keep the sport at 2028 Games
The most successful boxing nation at the Paris Olympics has joined the new governing body that aims to keep the sport in the 2028 Los Angeles Games after years of turmoil outside the ring ...
Spaniards Rodri, Bonmati win Ballon d'Or awards, Yamal named best young player
The annual Ballon dOr ceremony took place on Monday at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris with Spain emerging as the biggest winner of the night Rodri and ...
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“They were not at the scene"- Pan Zhanle opens up on sad reality of Paris Olympics despite record-breaking win
He later reset his own record on his way to gold at the Paris Olympics. Now, competing at the Swimming World Cup in Shanghai, the youngster revealed that his family was in the audience and could ...
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That day belonged to Arshad Nadeem: Neeraj Chopra on Paris Olympics javelin final
Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra says nothing went wrong in his silver-winning performance in the Paris Olympics final earlier this year and Pakistani Arshad Nadeem emerged champion as ...
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Ex-Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding charged with ordering killings in cocaine trafficking ring
An ex-Olympic snowboarder who remains a fugitive is facing federal charges alleging he ordered killings as part of a cocaine trafficking ring that ran stash houses in Los Angeles and trafficked ...
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Former Olympic Snowboarder Wanted by F.B.I. on Murder and Drug Charges
He is believed to be living in Mexico. By Hank Sanders A Canadian snowboarder who competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics is wanted by the F.B.I. on charges of conspiring to ship hundreds of ...
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Who is Ryan Wedding? Former Olympic snowboarder accused of running transnational drug ring
The FBI dubbed their efforts to bring down an international drug ring allegedly moving cocaine from Colombia through Mexico and California into Canada as “Operation Giant Slalom.” It’s not ...
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Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn honoured with a statue in Melbourne
The statue is based on Raygun’s famous routine at the Paris Olympics. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) “Following on from her huge success of breakdancing in Paris, Raygun is now dancing in t ...
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Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder charged with running drug trafficking organization, ordering killings
It was a career pivot to say the least. Ryan James Wedding, 43, was once an aspiring snowboarder who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He came in 24th for Canada in the men ...
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USWNT squad: Thompson returns in first roster since Olympics
Six uncapped players will join head coach Emma Hayes' 26-player roster for the United States women's national team's first matches since winning the Olympic ... Eva Gaetino (Paris Saint-Germain ...
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The Putin-backed strongman who threw the Paris Games into chaos
Those antics have been ignored by most sports fans. That changed at the Paris Olympics, where an IBA campaign to discredit two female boxers raised questions, without evidence, about their gender.