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☆ At the first Olympic Village 100 years ago, athletes slept in wooden huts and drank wine twice a day. See what it was like to stay there.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Lydia Warren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

When Paris hosted the Olympics in 1924, it was the first time athletes stayed together in a village. The Olympic Village made its debut at the 1924 Paris Olympics. Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesBefore 1924, delegations stayed in hotels, military buildings, or with local families in host cities, according to the Olympics Studies Centre. "A contract has to be formed and charges have to be fixed each time," the IOC said. The organizers of the 1924 Paris Olympics also believed housing athletes together had benefits beyond logistics and cost.

Persons: Frantz Reichel Organizations: Paris, Hulton, Olympics Studies, International Olympic Committee, Asian Social, Canadian Center of Science, IOC, Paris Games

☆ The IOC says the Olympic Games has reached gender parity, but historic gender inequality still lingers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Katrina Adams was honored as the IOC’s Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champion for 2023. ‘Only just now getting here’Getting closer to this landmark of gender equality is “incredibly important,” Olympic weightlifter Jourdan Delacruz told CNN. “Just seeing all the love pour into women’s sport, it just opens up all these avenues. “If you don’t have female decision makers in the room that understand female athletes, it’s very hard to make decisions,” she said. And we know that without conscious, intentional action, to move towards gender equality, we consistently see regression.”

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“This will be the first Olympics, since Sydney, where the total costs are coming in under $10 billion,” said Victor Matheson, a College of the Holy Cross professor of economics who has researched the financial costs of the Olympics. Workmen adjust banners on the 3x3 basketball venue located at La Concorde, in Paris, ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games. Additionally, the Paris Olympic Village will be converted into offices and housing in a historically impoverished neighborhood. Still, economists say, it may take more drastic moves in the future for the Olympics to be truly sustainable and economically sound. “I love the Olympics, and I love sporting events, but I just really do not think that the way the Olympics works now is a viable business model,” Phalin said.

Persons: ”, Victor Matheson, “, “ It’s, David Gray, Andrew Zimbalist, ” Zimbalist, Michael Kappeler, it’ll, Fabrice Coffrini, Zimbalist, ‘, Amanda Phalin, Christian Petersen, I’m, ” Phalin, you’ve, it’s, Andrew Medichini, shuttlecocks, Matheson, Phalin Organizations: CNN, Olympic, Paralympic Games, Paris Games, of, IOC, La Concorde, Getty, Mexico City Games, Montreal Games, Smith College, Olympics, Oxford University, Audit Board, Tokyo, Eiffel, Paris, University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business, Games, of Investment, Development Authority, French, ” Workers, Palais, AP Paris Locations: Paris, Sydney, La, AFP, Mexico, Munich, ” Los Angeles, Tehran, Beijing, Sochi, France, “, Lake Placid , New York, Lake Placid, ”, Los Angeles, Oklahoma

☆ Why the Paris Olympics cost so much less than in Rio, London or Tokyo
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Darren Geeter | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

About 10,000 athletes, a record 8.6 million tickets sold and billions of television viewers worldwide: That's the Olympics, and they are set to start on Friday in Paris. Since the 1960s, every city hosting the Olympics exceeded its initial budget by a large margin, according to an Oxford University study. Spending at the 2024 Paris Olympics is expected to come in at under $10 billion — only about 25% over the initial budget, according to an S&P Global Ratings report. About 95% of the venues slated for use during the Paris Olympics existed prior to the city's winning bid to host the Games, according to the S&P Global Ratings report. Watch the video to learn more about how Paris is poised to pull off one of the cheapest Olympics in modern history.

Organizations: Oxford University, Aquatics Locations: Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo

☆ Grindr is limiting location services at the Olympics to protect LGBTQ+ athletes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —People looking for love with an Olympic athlete could have a difficult time this year: Grindr, the LGBTQ+ dating app, has disabled some of its location-sharing features to protect athletes from harassment or prosecution. Some users noticed this week that they can’t use the “Explore” feature on the app at the Olympic Village in Paris, which lets people change their location and look at profiles. Roughly 155 LGBTQ+ athletes are attending the Olympics in Paris, according to OutSports, which is a small fraction of the more than 10,000 attending the games. The company is making other changes for the Olympic Village: For example, profiles default to revealing how far away someone is with the “show distance” feature. Grindr started clamping down on its features during the Olympics after 2016, when a heterosexual Daily Beast writer reported on using Grindr to meet athletes in the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro.

Persons: Grindr, ” Grindr Organizations: New, New York CNN, Olympics Locations: New York, Paris, Rio de Janeiro

☆ What to expect from Paris during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Paris CNN —The 2024 Summer Olympic Games formally get underway on Friday with an incredibly unique Opening Ceremony aimed at putting one of the world’s most famous cities on display. PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 24: A view of Trocadero Square, the venue for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, with the Eiffel Tower in the background, on July 24, 2024 in Paris, France. The 2024 Summer Games were organized with a mind to put the entire French nation on display, including its more tropical territories. A Games focused on sustainabilityPARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 14: The Paris 2024 logo, representing the Olympic and Paralympic Games four months prior to the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games is displayed on the facade of Paris town hall on March 14, 2024 in Paris, France. The Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games takes place on Friday 26th July, along the River Seine.

Persons: Paris won’t, Pont Alexandre III, Sheng Jiapeng, they’re, It’s, Pascal Le Segretain, ”, Georgina Grenon, Paris ’, Laurent Michaud, Martin Rickett, –, Alexandre III Organizations: Paris CNN, Games, Eiffel, Concorde, Paris, China News Service, Getty, Covid, Paris Olympics, Chateauroux, Olympic, Paralympic Games, Paralympic, CNN Locations: Paris, France, of, Versailles, PARIS, FRANCE, Tokyo, China, Nice, Marseille, Bordeaux, Nantes, Lyon, Tahiti, Seine

☆ Australian Field Hockey Player Amputates Finger to Play in the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Yan Zhuang | John Yoon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Getting to the Olympics, the greatest sporting event in the world, often takes years of training and major sacrifices: of academics, social life, maybe postponement of career goals. Then there is Matthew Dawson, an Australian field hockey player, who chose to amputate the top joint of his right ring finger rather than miss the Paris Olympics. Dawson, 30, who also was on Australia’s Olympic team in Rio and in Tokyo, where the team won silver, seriously injured the fingertip two weeks ago. During a practice match in Perth, Australia, on the morning of July 11, another player’s hockey stick accidentally hit the finger, leaving it bleeding and partly detached, Dawson said. “The first thought: OK, that’s it,” he said in a phone interview from the Olympic Village in Paris.

Persons: Matthew Dawson, Dawson, “, ” Organizations: Paris Locations: Australian, Dawson, Rio, Tokyo, Perth, Australia, Paris

☆ Why athletes at Olympic Village are finding some Grindr features disabled
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Grindr will disable location features within the Olympic Village to protect LGBTQ+ athletes' safety. Past incidents at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics exposed LGBTQ+ athletes to potential harm. Grindr adds privacy features like unlimited disappearing messages for extra security. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Coco Gauff still can’t wrap her head around the honor of being Team USA’s flagbearer
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Gauff will serve as flag bearer alongside basketball superstar LeBron James – a role she has yet to truly wrap her mind around. “I don’t know when I’m going to meet him, but I’m already stressed about it really,” Gauff told CNN’s Coy Wire. She’s one of the faces of Team USA in Paris and says she’s finding the experience a little bizarre. “It took a while for it to sink in, (it still hasn’t really) sunken in,” Gauff told Wire just hours ahead of her big moment. “So many people are coming up to say congratulations, not just from Team USA but from other sports and countries as well.

Persons: Paris CNN — Coco Gauff, LeBron James –, ” Gauff, CNN’s Coy, “ I’ve, There’s, Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, she’s, Wire, Gauff, “ Organizations: Paris CNN, Summer, Paris Games, Tokyo Games, Team USA, USA Locations: USA, Paris, “

☆ Vintage photos show how the 1924 Paris Olympics compare to this year's games, from the Olympic Village to the venues
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The 1924 Summer Olympics were held in Paris, the second time the city ever played host. The Olympics will be held in Paris again this year, and the facilities have gotten quite an upgrade. Photos show how different the Olympics look this year compared to 100 years ago. AdvertisementThe last time Paris hosted the Olympics was 100 years ago, in 1924 — and the games looked drastically different. Ahead of this year's Summer Olympics, we looked at how Paris is paying homage to the 1924 Games and how the city has changed its approach since it last hosted 100 years ago.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHere's why Paris is one of the cheapest OlympicsWhile the Olympics are arguably the biggest event in global sports, they come with a hefty price tag. Since 1960, every host city for the Games overspent their budget by building new venues like Olympic villages and public infrastructure. In contrast, the 2024 Paris Summer Games are set to become one of the cheapest in modern history. The total budget for the 2024 Olympics is an estimated $9.7 billion, with 95 percent of the necessary venues already built.

Organizations: Games Locations: Paris

☆ Covid-19 is an unwelcome attendee at the Paris Olympic Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —After a handful of Australian water polo players tested positive for Covid-19 this week, questions have emerged around how the spread of the disease will be mitigated at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Five players on Australia’s women’s water polo team have tested positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday. Although the world is no longer under a public health emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Olympic Games come as a wave of Covid-19 infections has hit the United States. The French capital is expected to welcome about 15 million tourists while it hosts the Olympic Games. “Attending a mass gathering event increases your chances of being exposed to respiratory diseases, including whooping cough and COVID-19.

Persons: “, Lucia Mullen, ” Mullen, Anna Meares, ” Meares, “ We’re, ”, Joe Biden, Dr, Sanjay Gupta Organizations: CNN, Olympic, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Australian Olympic, US Centers for Disease Control, Paris, CNN Health, Paralympic, WHO, French Ministry of Health, European Centre for Disease Prevention Locations: Paris, ”, France, Australian, Tokyo, United States, Europe

☆ 2024 Paris Olympics viewer’s guide: NBC’s plans, Snoop Dogg, and the big ratings question
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Richard Deitsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +18 min

Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. The Paris Games will have more programming hours on the NBC broadcast network than any previous Olympics. NBC is upping its celebrity presence for its Olympic coverage in Paris, headlined by Snoop Dogg. “Research shows that it is a challenge to keep viewers after 10 p.m. ET,” NBC Olympics producer Rob Hyland said. NBCUniversal owns the U.S. media rights to the Olympic Games through 2032, so Paris (2024), Milan-Cortina (2026), Los Angeles (2028) and Brisbane (2032).

Persons: Peacock, Molly Solomon, NBC’s, “, ” Solomon, Solomon, Snoop, Snoop Dogg, Christian Petersen, Kelly Clarkson, Peyton Manning, Mike Tirico, Alex Cooper, Leslie Jones, Kevin Hart, Kenan Thompson, Colin Jost, Cooper, Simone Biles, Manning, Ryan Crouser, Jones, Katie Ledecky, Sha’Carri Richardson, Lily Collins, Anna Hall, Ledecky, LeBron James, Sydney McLaughlin, Kelly Campbell, Peacock’s, Scott Hanson, Andrew Siciliano, Jac Collinsworth, Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbajabiamila, ”, Al Michaels, Mark Lazarus, Sanya Richards, Ross, Rowdy Gaines, Tim Daggett, Laurie Hernandez, Samantha Peszek, Misty, Julie Foudy, Dwyane Wade, LaChina Robinson, Michael Phelps, Dan Hicks, Gaines, Maddie Meyer, they’ll, Rob Hyland, Andres Cantor, Rebecca Lowe, Craig Melvin, Ahmed Fareed, Damon Hack, Maria Taylor, Cara Banks, Laura Britt, Trenni Casey, Lindsay Czarniak, Carolyn Manno, Kathryn Tappen, John Roethlisberger, “ John, He’s, …, breaststroker Lilly King wagged, Ryan Murphy, Sunny Choi, Victor Montalvo, Joe Gesue, Ron Vaccaro, NBCU, it’s, NBCUniversal, Rick Cordella, Dan Goldfarb, Stuart Franklin Organizations: Paris, NBC, Paris Games, U.S, Tokyo Olympics, Olympics, NBC Olympics, NBC’s, Getty, NBC Sports, Tokyo Games, Beijing, Games, USA, CNBC, Golf Channel, Telemundo, Universo, NBCOlympics.com, “, ”, NFL, NBCUniversal Media, Paris La Défense, Research, Olympic, Grand Palais, Concorde, NBC Sports ’, Olympic Games, Cortina Locations: Paris, Beijing, Pyeongchang, South Korea, Central, Pacific, U.S, Paris ”, Teahupo’o, Tahiti, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, China, Rio, Tokyo, Peacock, United States, Versailles, Grand, London, Russian, Norway, South Carolina, Milan, Los Angeles, Brisbane, French

☆ How Coca-Cola is using the Olympics to reach Gen Z as the beverage giant nears 100 years of sponsoring the Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Tiara White | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe Coca-Cola Company is leveraging the 2024 Paris Olympics to connect with Gen Z as it approaches 100 years of sponsoring the Games. In Paris, Coca-Cola organized six free concerts to appeal to younger audiences during the 2024 Olympic Games and Paralympic torch relays. Though the company said it considers Gen Z when creating campaigns, its Olympics marketing caters to all audiences. The Coca-Cola CompanyCola-Cola chose the athletes it's working with based on whether they share the same values as its campaign, "Celebrating Everyday Greatness." As such, Ross said an athlete doesn't have to be a gold medalist or have a huge social-media reach.

Persons: —, Powerade, Brad Ross, Ross, Brooke Raboutou, Jordyn Barratt, Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, Bianca Costa, Angela Ruggiero, Sarah Rice, Athing Mu, Alex Morgan, doesn't, Manolo Arroyo Organizations: Service, Cola Company, Games, Business, Cola, Paris Games, International Olympic Committee, North America, Olympics, Olympic Games, US Olympic, Coca, Olympic, Paralympic Games Locations: Costa Coffee, Paris, North, Lujipeka, Costa, South Africa, New Zealand, France, India, US

☆ Opinion: Why you should pay attention to the role of race in sport during this summer’s Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Opinion Keith Magee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —For many nations — not least the US — the upcoming Paris Olympics will take place against a background of deep political and social division. If you saw any of the European Athletics Championships events last month, you may well have been struck, as I was, by just how many Black athletes featured on podiums. At the Summer Olympics, the USA team will also feature numerous Black athletes, including gymnast Simone Biles, sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson and the (current) fastest man on earth, Noah Lyles. As you watch the Olympics this summer, take note of the sports in which Black people represent the USA and European countries. So no, Black athletes are not naturally better at some sports — they take the narrower opportunities open to them and work incredibly hard on their self-belief to make it to that podium.

Persons: Keith Magee, Keith Magee Arron Dunworth Terry Shoemaker, Emmanuel Karalis, Malaika Mihambo, Nikolas Liepins, Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson, Noah Lyles, Mujinga Kambundji, Italy's Zaynab, Ewa Swoboda, Artur Widak, Zaynab Dosso, Ana Peleteiro, Owen Ansah, Paola Egonu, Le, Aya Nakamura, Edith Piaf, disheartening misogynoir, Lewis Hamilton, Tiger Woods, Venus Williams, you’ll, —, laud Organizations: University College London Institute for Innovation, Newcastle University Law School, CNN, Arizona State University, European Athletics, women's U.S, Getty, Summer, USA, Trump, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Paris Olympics, Franco, United Nations, Serena Locations: Swiss, women's, Anadolu, Europe, Italy, Poland, Paris, France, Spanish, Italian, Nigerian, Malian

☆ Caroline Marks, U.S. prodigy, has reached surfing’s peak — is Olympic gold next?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Marks describes it as “painting a picture.”“When you’re on the wave, you’re very free,” Marks said. Marks is on the U.S. Olympic surfing team for the 2024 Paris Games. This earned Marks a spot on the inaugural U.S. Olympic surfing team in Tokyo. She arrives in Tahiti 10 days before the Olympic surfing competition begins. (Top illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; photos: Ed Sloane, Thiago Diz / World Surf League via Getty Images)

Persons: Caroline Marks, Marks, ” Marks, “, There’s, Caroline, Caity Simmers, Luke, Marks ’ ascendence, Carissa Moore, Bianca Buitendag, Japan’s Amuro Tsuzuki, ” Caroline Marks, Sean M, ”, Joy, don’t, you’re, Moore, Tara Davis, Caitlin Simmers, Tyler Wright, Marks didn’t, It’s, She’ll, she’s, Dan Goldfarb, Ed Sloane, Thiago Diz Organizations: Paris Games, Nature . Board, Surf League, U.S, Olympic, Eiffel, Calif, America Prime, South, Olympic Games, El, El Salvador Surf City, Tahiti Pro, Getty Locations: Tahiti, Tokyo, Melbourne Beach, Fla, San Clemente, South African, El Salvador, Lower Trestles, Calif, California, Florida

☆ Paris 2024 venues: Where every sport is being held at the Olympic Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The Olympic Games are coming to the French capital and homes have been found for all 32 sporting disciplines. Breaking, the newest Olympic sport, will take place at La Concorde and will share the area with 3x3 basketball, skateboarding and freestyle BMX. It will become the Olympic Stadium for the duration of the Games, welcoming track and field (athletics) and rugby sevens. Olympic tennis will naturally take place here, but its centerpiece – Court Philippe Chatrier – will also play host to boxing bouts. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty ImagesSoccer will cover the most ground of any sport at the Games, with matches being held in seven different stadiums across the country.

Persons: CNN —, Catherine Steenkeste, de Mars, Sarah Meyssonnier, Napoleon Bonaparte, Stade Roland Garros, Philippe Chatrier –, Philippe, Chatrier, Emmanuel Dunand, Germain, Sean M, Blanc Marina, Pierre Mauroy, Pont Alexandre III, Anne, Christine Poujoulat, Yves du, de, Boris Horvat, Geoffroy, Guichard, Stade, Pascal Le Segretain Organizations: CNN, Olympic Games, Aquatics Center, Nations, Eiffel, Reuters, des, Concorde, La Concorde, Chesnot, Getty, Stade de France, UEFA Champions League, Games, Southwest, Stade, Parc des Princes, Paris Saint, Paris, Marseille, Stade Vélodrome, Princes, Aquatics, Chapelle, North Paris Arena, Stade Roland, Palais, Yves du Manoir, South Paris, de Mars, La Chapelle, Nautical, Rugby, Marseille Marina Sailors, Concorde Soccer, Bordeaux, Nice, Parc de Princes Sport, Le, La, Tennis, Garros, Pont Alexandre III Volleyball, Water, Paris La Défense, Wrestling Locations: Paris, France, – Paris, Seine, Versailles, des Invalides, ”, Light, AFP, Parc des, Tahiti, Polynesia, Marseille, Blanc, Bordeaux, Saint, Lyon, Nantes, Nice, Lille, Yvelines, de Versailles, Parc, Le Bourget

☆ How to Feed 15,000 Olympians in Paris? Start With Baguettes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Priya Krishna | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The unforgettable moment when a competing athlete first enters the Olympic Village in Paris may be defined not by the complex’s impressive size and sweep, but by a smell: the scent of freshly baked baguettes. This is by design. “Every French village has a bakery,” said Guillaume Thomas, who works in communications for the Paris Olympics. For the 15,000 Olympic athletes competing this summer, food is vital for optimizing performance. The French would like to sprinkle in some delight.

Persons: ”, Guillaume Thomas Organizations: Paris Locations: Paris

☆ Giant air purifiers in the Olympic Village are helping athletes to breathe easier
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Max Burnell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The Olympics have long promoted safe sex. Now it wants to focus on pleasure.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Jessie Gretener | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Rather, when it comes to sex, pleasure takes first place. They will also have numerous sexual health testing centers on site for athletes, in addition to the sexual health awareness messaging. Rather, she says the most productive way to encourage safe sex is to flip the script from the beginning by focusing on why people have sex. Philpott told CNN that the need to shift the narrative in safe sex conversations is as urgent as ever. The scheme to which he contributes, known as “Moving The Goalposts,” works directly with community leaders, fathers, and young boys to provide resources on sexual health, sexual rights, gender, and positive masculinity.

Persons: Ed, Buda Mendes, Terrence Higgins, Anne Philpott, ” Philpott, Philpott, “ There’s, it’s, Deogratia Okoko, ”, ” Okoko, “ Organizations: CNN, Paris, Olympic, World Health Organization, Olympics, Seoul Games, International Olympic, Paralympic Village, Getty, Terrence Higgins Trust, Wellcome Locations: Love, United States, COVID, Kilifi, Kenya

☆ France Is Busing Homeless Immigrants Out of Paris Before the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Sarah Hurtes | Ségolène Le Stradic | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The French government has put thousands of homeless immigrants on buses and sent them out of Paris ahead of the Olympics. The immigrants said they were promised housing elsewhere, only to end up living on unfamiliar streets far from home or flagged for deportation. President Emmanuel Macron of France has promised that the Olympic Games will showcase the country’s grandeur. But the Olympic Village was built in one of Paris’s poorest suburbs, where thousands of people live in street encampments, shelters or abandoned buildings. City officials encourage them to board buses to cities like Lyon or Marseille.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Christophe Noël du Organizations: Olympics, Olympic Locations: Paris, France, Lyon, Marseille

☆ All the beauty products 'TikTok Olympian' Ilona Maher is packing in her bag for Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Mykenna Maniece | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

US rugby player Ilona Maher is headed to her second Olympics. Maher told BI she's packing sunscreen, lipstick, mascara, and products from her own brand, Medalist. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTikTok's favorite Olympian, Ilona Maher, is ready to return to the Olympic stage with USA Rugby in just a few short weeks. One of Maher's most prominent messages is that girls and women in physical sports like rugby don't need to sacrifice their femininity or beauty.

Persons: Ilona Maher, Maher, — Organizations: BI, Service, USA Rugby, Business Locations: Paris, Tokyo

☆ Paris Olympics 2024: Inside the landmark Olympic Village
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Joshua Berlinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Paris CNN —When Paris last hosted the Summer Olympics 100 years ago, organizers were so keen to bring athletes under the same roof that they built the first-ever Olympic Village. Athletes sitting in front of a cabin in the Olympic Village at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The site for the Olympic Village was chosen in the hopes it would revitalize some of the city’s historically impoverished northern suburbs. A stool made from recyclable cardboard on display in the athletes' accommodation in the Olympic Village in Saint Denis, France. Nathan Laine/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesA cardboard bed inside an athletes' room at the Olympic Village in Saint Denis, France.

Persons: ”, Georgina Grenon, Denis, Saint, ‘, Nathan Laine, Grenon, Joshua Berlinger, ” Grenon, Jerome Giacomoni, Giacomoni, ” Sebastian Coe, Laurent Michaud, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, “, ” Hidalgo, Vandoorne, Derek Van Dam Organizations: Paris CNN —, Paris, Topical, Hulton, Olympic, Organizers, Games, BBC, Bloomberg, Getty, CNN, World, Paralympic, International Energy Agency, Reuters, Paris Mayor Locations: City, Paris, France, Saint, Ile, London, Seine, Tokyo, Saint Denis, Europe

☆ Sodexo Live CEO: We will serve Olympians 40,000 meals a day for 70 days
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSodexo Live CEO: We will serve Olympians 40,000 meals a day for 70 daysNathalie Bellon-Szabo, CEO of Sodexo Live, discusses the company's plans for providing catering to the Paris 2024 Olympic village and explains why sustainability is at the heart of the company's strategy.

Persons: Nathalie Bellon, Szabo Organizations: Sodexo, Paris

☆ Hold the French Fries! Paris Olympics Chart a New Gastronomic Course.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Roger Cohen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There will be no French fries for the 15,000 athletes at the Olympic Games that open in France in July. Yes, you read that right. In what is being called the biggest restaurant in the world — a 700-foot-long former electrical power plant at the heart of the Olympic Village — there will be no foie gras, either, but vegetarian hot dogs and quinoa muesli will abound. This is a far cry from the classic French cuisine of elaborate sauces and “enough melted butter to thrombose a regiment,” as A.J. Liebling once described a dish.

Persons: Stéphane Chicheri, Charles Guilloy, Liebling Organizations: Olympic Games, Olympics Locations: France

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