Paris 2024 Olympics
Summoning golden Olympic memories, Paris parties like it’s still 2024
The Games provided 15 days of distraction last summer; however, athletes and grassroots sports organisations in France lament the lack of a more tangible ‘legacy’
Tourists return to post-Olympic Paris for holiday magic
Holidaymakers are returning to Paris for winter holiday magic as the tourism industry rebounds, inspired by the successful Olympic Games and the re-opening of Notre Dame cathedral.
Paris Games come to a close with rainy electro party
The city passes the baton to Los Angeles for the next Summer Olympics
Plan to keep Olympic rings on Eiffel Tower sparks criticism
PLANS by Paris’s mayor to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower have been condemned by designer Gustave Eiffel’s descendants and provoked a backlash from some Parisians.
Eurozone business activity gets boost from Olympics, PMI shows
EUROZONE business activity showed surprising strength in August despite firms raising prices, a survey showed, potentially weakening expectations for two more rate cuts from the European Central Bank ...
When Olympic sponsors go rogue
WHEN French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH agreed to pay about US$175 million to underwrite the organising committee for the Paris Olympics, the company, owned by France’s richest person, Bernard Arna...
Paris Olympics average 30.6 million viewers, 82% bump from Tokyo
ABOUT 30.6 million people on average watched the Paris Olympics on Comcast’s US media outlets each day, an 82 per cent increase from the Tokyo Olympics.
What exactly were we cheering for at the Olympics?
It’s great to root for Biles, Marchand and Lyles, but let’s be clear about what we’re celebrating
Paris, uncharacteristically giddy, bids au revoir to the Olympics
The city’s residents are unwilling to let go of the magic, but are hopeful that the legacy of the Games will live on
Olympics equipment heads for ‘second life’ post-Games
THE stands have fallen quiet and the Athletes’ Village is emptying. What happens to all the equipment now the 2024 Paris Olympics are over? Organisers have plans for it.
