International Olympic Committee

Paris 2024 torch lit in ancient Olympia [PHOTOS+VIDEO]

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Paris 2024 torch lit in ancient Olympia [PHOTOS+VIDEO]

The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony. The torch was lit by Greek actress Mary Mina using a backup flame due to cloudy skies. The torch relay will culminate with the lighting of the Olympic flame in Paris at the opening ceremony. Russian and Belarusian athletes will compete as neutral athletes with no national flag or anthem. The torch relay began with Greece’s Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos passing the flame to France’s three-time Olympic medallist in swimming, Laure Manaudou. The French torch relay will last 68 days and end in Paris on July 26.

Puma hones focus on speed in Olympic battle with Adidas and Nike

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Puma hones focus on speed in Olympic battle with Adidas and Nike

Puma is focusing on speed at the Olympic Games and partnering with Jamaica’s sprint champions to boost sales of performance products like running shoes and soccer cleats.

Russia says Olympic parade ban destroys the ideal of the Games

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Russia says Olympic parade ban destroys the ideal of the Games

Russia criticized the International Olympic Committee’s decision to ban its athletes from the opening parade of the Paris Olympics, describing it as a violation of the Olympic ideal. The Kremlin argued that this decision undermines the interests of Olympic athletes and contradicts the ideology of the Olympic movement. The IOC’s decision was based on the fact that Russian athletes will compete as neutral individuals, not as a team, due to sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Belarusian athletes face the same restrictions because Belarus allowed its territory to be used for Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.