Interview: Denis Fontes, travel manager, International Olympic Committee

[ad_1] Denis Fontes, travel manager, International Olympic Committee One travel professional guaranteed a busy 2024 is International Olympic Committee travel manager Denis Fontes. The XXXIII Summer Olympics take place in…

Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton opens up about illness: ‘They were about to put me on life support’

[ad_1] Olympic gold medal gymnast Mary Lou Retton said she faced “death in the eyes” while in intensive care, her first first time discussing her life-threatening battle with pneumonia since…

Australian Olympic track cyclist Melissa Hoskins dies at 32

[ad_1] Australian Olympic track cyclist Melissa Hoskins has died following reports that she was hit by a car. Police said that a 32-year-old woman was taken to Royal Adelaide Hospital with…

Russia threatens Olympic boycott over ‘neutral’ athlete decision

[ad_1] Vladimir Putin has condemned the IOC’s decision to let Russian and Belarusian athletes take part in the 2024 Paris Games under a neutral flag – a move that’s been…

Olympic security: opening ceremony on the Seine raises questions again

[ad_1] French authorities insist that they do not plan to move the event and security measures will be put in place following Saturdays fatal attack near the Eiffel Tower. ADVERTISEMENT…

Olympic Highlights 04-12-2023

[ad_1] On arrival in Paris, the President visited the headquarters of the ‘Service des Compagnies Motocyclistes’, ‘La Caserne des motards’, which will be a part of the security forces during…

Olympic gold medal winner talks at sporting lunch organised by Rugby World Cup winner

[ad_1] Britain’s most decorated female Olympian, Dame Katherine Grainger, captivated the audience at the Southern Sporting Clubs’ lunch in Cambridge. The London 2012 Olympic gold medal-winning rower spoke at The…

Olympic champion Semenya ‘not ashamed’ to be different

[ad_1] London (AFP) – Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya said she is “not going to be ashamed because I am different” as she focuses on her long-running dispute with athletics…

France Sees Olympic Spotlight as Opportunity to Showcase Growing Film Biz

[ad_1] The push for greater studio capacity and more ambitious large-scale facilities — both in the Paris region and throughout the country — is a key element of the France…

Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton is improving and responding to pneumonia treatment, daughter says

[ad_1] Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton remains in intensive care battling severe pneumonia, but she is improving and responding to treatment, her daughter said Saturday, calling her progress “truly…