French star #TeddyRiner’s quest for a record-tying third consecutive #Olympic gold medal ended in the quarterfinals with a narrow loss to Russian athlete Tamerlan Bashaev, who then lost a spectacularly…
Continue ReadingFrench heavyweight #judoka #TeddyRiner suffered a shock defeat on Friday, losing to Tamerlan Bashaev of the Russian #Olympic Committee (ROC) team in the men’s judo +100 kg division and bowing…
Continue ReadingFrench heavyweight #TeddyRiner lost his quest for a record-tying third consecutive #Olympic gold medal in #judo on Friday when he lost to Russian athlete Tamerlan Bashaev in the quarterfinals. FRANCE 24’s…
Continue ReadingA #British team spearheaded by Tom Dean and Duncan Scott stormed to victory in the men’s #Olympic 4x200m relay on Wednesday, narrowly missing the world record. And Ariarne #Titmus admitted…
Continue ReadingMomiji Nishiya of #Japan has won the first ever #Olympic #skateboard competition for women. The 13-year-old gave the host nation a sweep of golds in the street event a day…
Continue Reading#Japanese fans are enjoying the #Tokyo #Olympic Games as Japan is now second in the ranking, behind China, with five gold medals. Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24…
Continue ReadingIn an #opening #ceremony marked by simplicity, one tradition held on Friday as athletes paraded into the #Olympic stadium by national groups, waving but with smiles hidden behind masks, and…
Continue ReadingEmpty airports, quarantining, and the ‘Olympic bubble’ – Tokyo 2020 will be unlike any other Olympics in history. Here’s what happened when the BBC’s Mariko Oi travelled from Singapore back…
Continue ReadingThe most troubled #Olympics in modern history finally open in #Tokyo on Friday, struggling to shake off lingering virus fears after a one-year postponement and a build-up marred by #scandal…
Continue ReadingTokyo reported 1,359 #Covid-19 cases on Friday, part of a wave of infection in the capital as the #Olympic #Games kick off. FRANCE 24’s International Affairs Editor Douglas Herbert tells…
Continue ReadingThe #Tokyo #Olympics opens on Friday with a #ceremony reflecting a Games like no other, walking a fine line between celebrating the feats of the world’s best athletes while acknowledging…
Continue ReadingThe most troubled Olympics in recent history will formally open in a few hours time in Tokyo – as the Japanese capital records its highest number of new daily Covid…
Continue ReadingFrench president Macron is expected in #Tokyo on Friday for a 36-hour visit during which he will attend the opening of the Summer Olympics and meet Japanese leaders. He also…
Continue ReadingTwo South African soccer players became the first athletes inside the #Olympic #Village to test positive for #Covid-19, and other cases connected to the Tokyo Games were also confirmed Sunday,…
Continue ReadingSeveral countries promised to help Tunisia fight the coronavirus on Friday July 9th as the north African country recorded its highest daily death toll since the pandemic began, putting its…
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