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2024 PARIS OLYMPICS

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Sep 13, 2022
Resilient Uta Abe thriving in pursuit of more Olympic gold
After undergoing surgery on both shoulders, the 22-year-old is eager to contest next month's world championships as she prepares to defend her title at Paris 2024.
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Sep 7, 2022
Dutch track star Sifan Hassan mulling marathon switch
The Ethiopian-born runner, who took gold at 5,000 and 10,000 meters in Tokyo, suggested that track's longest distance could be her next challenge.
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Aug 30, 2022
Badminton's 'Race to Paris' Olympic qualification to begin in China
Most international sporting events in China have been canceled since the pandemic, but at least three tournaments are scheduled there in 2023, the BWF said.
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Aug 6, 2022
Australian swimmers keep focus on 2024 Paris Olympics
Australian swimmers celebrated their dominating performance at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday but only for a moment.
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SOCCER
Jul 19, 2022
U.S. women's soccer team qualifies for 2024 Olympics with win over Canada
Each team entered the final with four wins, all by shutouts, and there was no separation in the first half on the scoreboard despite the U.S. leading in shots and shots on target.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 12, 2022
IOC official: Russia and Belarus athletes may face Paris 2024 ban
Craig Reedie, the former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, said it would be unrealistic to allow currently banned athletes to enter qualifying competitions once they have begun.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 4, 2022
IOC President Thomas Bach says Ukrainian 'flag will fly high' at upcoming Olympics
Speaking during a visit to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Bach pledged to increase the amount of IOC funding for athletes from the war-torn nation.
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Jul 3, 2022
Yuto Horigome reaches final of first Paris 2024 qualifier
The Tokyo Olympic gold medalist, who finished the quarterfinals in 11th place, scored 87.39 with the second of his two runs followed by solid scores from the first two of his five tricks.
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OLYMPICS
Mar 22, 2022
Paris 2024 hopes to sell 13.4 million tickets for Games
Organizers will make 10 million tickets available for the next Summer Olympics, a figure that could potentially surpass the record 8.2 million sold for London 2012.
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Feb 23, 2022
Ryota Yamagata, Japan's fastest man, eyeing Paris after surgery
The sprinter, who captained Japan's delegation at the Tokyo Games, said his decision to have the knee operation was driven by a desire to make a 'big leap' in his career.
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Dec 29, 2021
Japanese breakdancers look ahead to Paris Olympic debut
About five decades after it developed in the nascent New York City hip-hop scene, the 2024 Paris Olympics will feature 32 breakdancers competing over two medal events.
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Dec 20, 2021
Four-time Olympic gold medalist Kaori Icho to assist national team as coach
Icho currently trains female wrestlers at Nippon Sport Science University. It appears likely that she will participate in national team training camps in her new capacity.
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OLYMPICS
Dec 14, 2021
Paris 2024 floats openness after two closed-door Olympics
The organizing committee said it planned to send more than 10,000 Olympians down the Seine in a parade of some 160 boats instead of having a traditional march into the Olympic Stadium.
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OLYMPICS
Sep 15, 2021
Uniqlo and Sweden keen on podium return after extending partnership
The Nordic nation's Olympic and Paralympic teams became the first outside Japan to be supplied by the fast fashion retailer during the Tokyo Games.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 10, 2021
Flying the Olympic flag, Paris looks beyond COVID-19 for 2024 Games
Officials are hoping to make the sporting spectacle open to the masses after the pandemic-hit Tokyo Games was held behind closed doors.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2021
Paris 2024 presses on with Plan A, but studies Tokyo’s Plan B
The next Summer Olympics are less than three years away. Paris says it's prepared, but so was Tokyo.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021
Japan's new gymnastics star Daiki Hashimoto already focused on Paris 2024
The university student improved during the one-year postponement of the Tokyo Games, and booked his Olympic ticket after winning both the national championships and NHK Cup this spring.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 3, 2021
Paris Games will have COVID-19 contingency plans in place if pandemic extends into 2024
Organizing committee president Tony Estanguet said Paris 2024 is preparing for any eventuality.
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OLYMPICS
Jan 30, 2021
Afghanistan's first female breakdancer sets sights on Paris Olympics
Many conservative Afghans frown on dancing of any description, and even more vehemently object to a woman's public participation — some of them violently.
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OLYMPICS
Dec 18, 2020
Paris 2024 chief says breakdancing included to reach out to youth
The inclusion of breakdancing at the 2024 Olympics may been surprising but organizers were drawn to the sport's potential to attract a younger fan base and grow the Olympic audience in the internet age, Paris Games chief Tony Estanguet said.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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