Athletes struggle to keep cool in extreme heat
Britain’s Jack Draper cools himself with a bag of ice during a break in play against US’ Taylor Fritz during their men’s singles second round tennis match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen …
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Here’s how much athletes at the Paris Olympics earn for winning medals
Olympic and Paralympic medals are shown during the unveiling of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Medals on February 1, 2024 in Paris, France. Pascal Le Segretain | Getty …
Right-Wing Figures Schooled Over ‘Satanic’ Olympics Opening Ceremony
A scene from Friday’s Paris Olympics opening ceremony continued to generate online buzz all weekend, after conservatives slammed it as a blasphemous mockery of “The Last Supper” — and the …
Travel to Paris dropped because of the Summer Olympic Games
Was it the Parisians who bluntly told travelers “do not come” to Paris during the Summer Games? Or did sky-high prices for hotel rooms, house rentals and event tickets turn …
Olympics Opening Was An Ode To Greek Mythology: Director Says
Conservatives angered by the Paris Olympics might need to pivot their criticism of Friday’s opening ceremony. Some were incensed over a vignette that appeared to resemble a drag-infused interpretation of …
The Best Shopping in Paris, According to Locals
Never mind the Olympics, shopping in Paris is both a sport and a pastime in itself—you will definitely get a workout traversing the cobblestone streets to find all the hidden …
Celine Dion Gives Spectacular Performance On Eiffel Tower
Celine Dion brought the Paris Olympics opening ceremony to a magnificent end with her first performance since announcing her diagnosis of a rare neurological disorder in 2022. Dressed in a …
Dengue Fever Threatens to Gate-Crash the 2024 Summer Olympics
Every time the Olympics come around, it seems there’s a different disease stalking the event. At Rio 2016 it was Zika. At the postponed Tokyo games it was Covid. And …
‘I’m a pest expert – this is how holidaymakers should pack clothes to avoid bed bug hell’
A pest expert has revealed an ingenious tip for keeping holidaymakers’ clothes free of bed bugs, amid fears the UK could be hit with another invasion of the parasitic insects. …
LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault: Olympics sponsorship honors France
For the first time a luxury brand is an Olympic sponsor. And it’s not just one brand, it’s the empire of LVMH. “We tried to find a way with the …