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For most of the athletes at the Paris Olympics, the accommodations are to be endured, rather than enjoyed. In the name of sustainability, the beds at the Olympic Village feature cardboard frames and inflatable mattresses. To the horror of the French, the British have even complained about the food. They are spending the Games in a temperature-controlled, tastefully appointed housing complex set amid the ornate splendor of Versailles. Life, at the Olympics, should be good for the horses.

Persons: tastefully, Charlotte Dujardin Organizations: Paris Olympics, International Equestrian Federation Locations: Versailles

☆ Saturday’s Olympics schedule is epic. An expert guide to prepare for — and survive — your marathon watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Not to mention the third round of men’s golf, and men’s and women’s tennis medal matches earlier in the day. Saturday's 31 gold medal events Sport Event Time Archery Women's individual 8:46 a.m. Shooting Men's skeet 9:30 a.m. Surfing Men's final 4 p.m. Surfing Women's final 5:12 p.m. Swimming Mixed 4x100m medley relay 3:58 p.m. Table tennis Women's singles 8:30 a.m. Tennis Men's doubles 6 a.m. Tennis Women's singles Third on courtThere’s also the U.S. women’s soccer quarterfinal against Japan at 9 a.m. Added Tamayo: “You’ve gotta manage your brain, you can’t go too hard.”Step 3: Have a pick-me-upChina’s Zheng Qinwen goes against Croatia’s Donna Vekić in the women’s tennis gold medal match.

Persons: Scott Hanson, Hanson, ”, we’re, “ RedZone, Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, LeBron James, Sha’Carri Richardson, Léon Marchand, Stephen Nedoroscik, ” Hanson, it’s, Gabriel Bouys, Tom Harris, Year’s Eves, “, Harris, Biles, Nedoroscik, Ledecky, Richardson, Men's, Athletics Women's, There’s, Pace, Ryan Crouser, Ben Stansall, Jonathan Tamayo, Tamayo, —, ” Tamayo, ” Ashton Harrison, Zheng Qinwen, Croatia’s Donna Vekić, Harrison, Devin Altieri —, ” Altieri, you’ve, Altieri, carbo, “ Don’t, Pascal Guyot, Oside, Oluwole, . Hanson, “ I’ve, Peacock's, RedZone, Dan Goldfarb, Sean Reilly, Henry Browne, Hannah Peters, Jamie Squire, Jonathan Nackstrand Organizations: NFL, Paris, Olympic, Getty Images, Times Square Alliance, Stade de France, Athletics, Women's, Athletics Men's, Badminton, Dressage, Japan, U.S, Puerto Rico, Getty, Indy, Pepsi, rugby, USA, Paris Games Locations: U.S, AFP, New York, Florida, Paris, Sebring

☆ How to Teach a Horse to Dance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Alex Marshall | Photographs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Popularly known as “horse dancing,” dressage involves riders directing their horses to perform a series of moves, including pirouettes, that are thought to have military origins. This year the sport has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Last week, a video emerged of a star rider whipping a horse repeatedly during training. Dressage isn’t meant to be about forcing horses to perform; it should be a showcase for how riders and their steeds can come together. And despite requiring a huge amount of practice and strength, it’s meant to look effortless.

Organizations: Paris

☆ The Olympics Have Arrived
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Melissa Kirsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

It has been only three years since the last summer Olympics: the 2020 Tokyo Games, you’ll recall, were held in the summer of 2021. Now the Olympics return with untold opportunities to geek out on sports you haven’t thought about for several years, or ever. Broadcast coverage of the Olympics makes this transformation easy. I’m a total sucker for a hyperemotional documentary featurette on that gymnast whose family sacrificed everything for her Olympic dreams. “One of the strangest things I’ve ever seen an animal do,” Alex had told me, and I concurred.

Persons: Bruce Springsteen …, I’ve, Katie Ledecky’s, she’s, Alex Marshall, Jagerbomb, ” Alex, Tom Jones, Alex wasn’t Organizations: YouTube Locations: Tokyo, Paris

☆ ‘Scandals and secrets’: On board the world’s most exclusive private residential ship
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Welcome to The World, an exclusive private residential ship home to 165 superluxe apartments. Antonucci’s children were in their early 20s during his stint as a World resident, but they came and visited their parents on board from time to time. Unlike on an ordinary cruise ship, residents are able to make renovations and decorate according to personal tastes. Peter AntonucciFor many residents, the social life on board The World is also a big part of the appeal. The World’s owners also chose not to respond to Antonucci’s account of life on board.

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☆ Thailand win first esports medal as princess rides in
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Asian Games - Hangzhou 2022 - E-Sports - China Hangzhou Esports Centre, Hangzhou, China - September 26, 2023 Players from Team Thailand prepare before the Arena of Valor Asian Games Version Bronze Medal Match REUTERS/Ann Wang Acquire Licensing RightsHANGZHOU, China, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Thailand claimed the first esports medal awarded at the Asian Games on Tuesday in an event closely watched by Olympic officials as a princess of the kingdom made a royal entrance to the equestrian event. But an enthusiastic crowd of locals cheered on the Thais at the Hangzhou Esports Centre as they prevailed 2-0 in a best-of-three match for the popular mobile phone game developed by a Chinese tech firm. The players tapped their small screens furiously and communicated with team mates via headsets throughout a contest that stretched to nearly 40 minutes. If esports is the future of the Games, Thai Princess Sirivannavari Mahidol represented its past as she made a regal entrance on a horse named 'Es Fangar's Samba King' in the dressage team event. "Luckily our father is supporting us," said the princess, who represented Thailand in badminton at the 2006 Asian Games in Qatar and equestrian at Incheon in 2014.

Persons: Ann Wang, Sirivannavari Mahidol, King Vajiralongkorn, Zhang Boheng, Zhang, Takeru Kitazono, nation's, Lee Hye, kyeong, Kwon, Martin Quin Pollard, Peter Rutherford Organizations: China Hangzhou Esports, Team Thailand, of Valor, REUTERS, Rights, Asian Games, Olympic, Vietnam, esports, Jakarta Asian, Thais, Hangzhou Esports, Thailand, Games, South, Doping Agency, Olympic Council of Asia, OCA, Thomson Locations: Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China Hangzhou Esports Centre, China, Rights HANGZHOU, Thailand, Bangkok, Sorawat, India, Qatar, Incheon, North, Jakarta, Communist, Korean

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