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Russian and Belarusian athletes barred from participating in opening ceremonies of Paris Olympics

The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday barred athletes from Russia and Belarus from participating in opening ceremonies in Paris as organizers target countries that were “responsible for the war” in Ukraine.

Athletes from those nations, though no teams, would be allowed to compete in individual events as “Individual Neutral Athletes,” or “AINs.”

“AINs will not participate in the parade of delegations (teams) during the Opening Ceremony, since they are individual athletes,” according to an IOC statement.

But any Russian or Belarusian athlete associated with “military and national security agencies will not be eligible to enter or to compete,” the IOC

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Olympic Village will forgo having air conditioning this summer due to climate concerns

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Paris Olympians will officially be without air conditioning at the Olympic Village this summer.

Yann Krysinski, who was in charge of the delivery of venues and infrastructure

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Discover the new features and history of this legendary Olympic venue and schedule of events

From Paris 1924 to Paris 2024, a century of sporting events

Over the course of a century, Yves-du-Manoir Stadium has hosted more than 200 sporting events, including the 1938 football World Cup final and numerous finals of the French rugby union championship.

Originally built as a racecourse in 1883, the Yves-du-Manoir actually made a name for itself during the 1924 Olympic Games, which established the venue as a monument to world sports.

The stadium was the center of attention as the venue for the VIII Olympiad Opening Ceremony; it was also the venue for Olympic athletic events, including rugby and

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Deanna Stellato-Dudek reacts to becoming oldest woman to win a world figure skating title

When Deanna Stellato-Dudek reflects on what her teenaged self would think about winning a first world title at age 40, the Canadian pair skater can’t help but be honest.

“She would say, ‘Why did we stop?’” laughs Stellato-Dudek, who on Thursday night (21 March) became the oldest woman to win a figure skating world title in the sport’s history alongside partner Maxime Deschamps.

“I’m still skating 25 years later?!” Deanna says her 15-year-old self would admit.

But for 16 of those years Deanna stepped away from the sport. After a silver medal in singles at the World Junior Championships

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Olympic medals hid troubles in my personal life

“The back end of 2021, after the Olympics, was really hard. I was celebrating this amazing success but Josh was going through a really hard time. I wanted him to be proud and celebrate with me but he wasn’t able to,” she says.

“Then 2022 got really bad. On the morning of most races, I would just be in my room crying. I would leave my room, put on a smile and go do my job – and I was still racing well – but it took a lot out of me trying to hide all that.”

It was an

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Griffin Yow puts on passing clinic as US Men’s Olympic Team beats Guinea 3-0

GIRONA, Spain – The US Men’s Olympic Soccer Team took down Guinea 3-0 in its first match of the March international window as it continued preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Forward Griffin Yow set up the first two goals and sparked the third as defender Nathan Harriel, midfielder Gianluca Busio and forward Johan Gomez all tallied for the USA.

It was the first match for the US since the draw was held for the 2024 Men’s Olympic Soccer Tournament on March 20. This Olympics will mark the first appearance for the US Men’s U-23 National Team at the Games

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