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‘Can we show an act of violence on TV?’ New thriller tells story of Munich hostage massacre

Venice film festival docudrama September 5 about TV crew that covered the 1972 Olympics crisis has lessons for the smartphone era, says its director

The Guardian - UK

Australia's Olympians savour golden French feast

Australia's Olympic boss Anna Meares is basking in the glory of the nation's record-breaking Paris Games, but warns there's no guarantee of a repeat in future.

AAP

What's going on: Italian track cyclists emerge triumphant from the Madison relay maelstrom

Italian track cyclists Chiara Consonni and Vittoria Guazzini won a gruelling victory in the women's Madison relay at the National Velodrome west of Paris Friday night, stealing a lap late in the race and leaving the reigning British champions in second place. It was only the second time the event…

France 24

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Noah Lyles decided to race with COVID-19. The USOPC's CEO is '100% comfortable' with that decision

The head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says she is “100% comfortable” with Noah Lyles' decision to run in the 200 meters after testing positive for COVID-19 two days before the event

The Independent UK

Why was Noah Lyles allowed to run with Covid at the Olympics and will he race again?

The American tested positive for Covid on Tuesday but kept the news ‘close to the chest’ ahead of his 200m final at the Olympics

The Independent UK

Paris Olympics: Velodrome rings out with 'Allez Les Bleus' as France's Benjamin Thomas wins men's Omnium

Gold for France as Leitao wins silver, Van Den Bossche bronze

Cycling News

Queen Mary’s polka dot midi skirt is the perfect piece to transition your wardrobe into autumn

The royal looked effortlessly elegant at the Paris Olympics this week

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Afghanistan 100m runner Kimia Yousofi sends Olympic message to the Taliban

Kimia Yousofi, part of the six-person Afghan team competing in Paris, had a message for the Taliban after her 100m heat

The Guardian - AU

Four Olympic sports I could win right now with no training and no experience

Put me in the game, coach, I'm ready.

Newcastle Herald

Paris 2024 organisers deny claims of two-tier Games in searing Olympic Village rooms

Organisers in Paris are facing accusations of creating a two-tier Olympic Games, with some athletes equipped with air-conditioning and others struggling with the heat

The Guardian - UK

Olympics Fans in Awe of Katie Ledecky's Massive Lead in 1500m Swimming Race

Team USA and Olympics fans were in awe of Katie Ledecky when she won her 1500m heat swimming race on Tuesday after building up a massive lead.

Sports Illustrated

From Joe Biden advisor to Olympics debut – the Anna Hursey adventure continues

The 18-year-old became Wales’ youngest senior international athlete in any sport at the age of 10.

The Independent UK

'My back is about to fall off' — why everyone's talking about the cardboard beds at the Olympics

Cardboard bases, rock hard mattresses and anti-sex beds? We explore just what athletes are sleeping on at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Tom’s Guide

Adidas removes Bella Hadid from ad campaign after criticism from Israel

Company says it is ‘revising’ work for shoe designed for 1972 Munich Olympics, where 11 Israelis were killed by Palestinian terrorists

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The Independent UK

From Noah Lyles to Antoine Dupont – seven superstars to watch at Paris Olympics

A plethora of global stars will descend on the French capital this summer.

France 24

A survival guide to Paris transport closures for the 2024 Olympics

Paris will be in the throes of Olympic fever from July 26 to August 11 for the 2024 Summer Games. Public transport routes will be revised and vehicle access will be restricted just as millions of visitors are expected in the city. Both residents and tourists are urged to review…

Radio France Internationale

Charities slam 'social cleansing' ahead of 2024 Paris Olympic Games

A collective of French charities that has been a persistent critic of the 2024 Paris Olympics have accused organisers of carrying out a 'year of social cleansing' across the capital ahead of the start of the Games.

Motorsport

Line-up announced for More than Equal’s new female driver development programme

The group includes six promising 13-14-year-olds from Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Malaysia, Slovakia and the UK, who will all now follow a technical and tactical coaching and development programme that aims to accelerate at least one of them onto the Grand Prix grid. A further four drivers under the age…

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International Business Times

S.Africa's Pistorius To Be Released From Prison

South Africa's ex-Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison on parole Friday, almost 11 years after he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a crime that gripped the world.

Evening Standard

‘School street’ traffic restrictions in Olympic park credited for 45 per cent reduction in soot pollution

Banning parents from dropping off their children by car resulted in a big drop in toxic particulates at a primary school in the Olympic park, according to new research.

Evening Standard

How AI tools like ChatGPT are causing water usage to skyrocket

Microsoft’s water usage for cooling tech has shot up over a third and could fill 2,500 Olympic-sized pools

The Conversation

As Alberta’s oilsands continue leaking toxic wastewater, aquatic wildlife face new risks

Three months ago, 5.3 million litres of industrial wastewater was reported to have overflowed from an Imperial Oil storage pond into a muskeg and forested area. This industrial wastewater could have filled more than two Olympic-sized swimming pools, and is now one of the largest known spills of its kind…

AFP

Munich's Olympic village not 'haunted' 50 years after attack

Munich (Germany) (AFP) - Connollystrasse 31 may be seared in most people's memories as the address where Palestinian gunmen took Israeli athletes hostage during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.But for Mechthild Foerster, it is her home.

Manchester Evening News

United Utilities will spend £122m to reduce 'more than 10 million tonnes' of sewage going into Greater Manchester rivers

United Utilities say that 4,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools could be filled with the amount of waste that the scheme will prevent from entering the region's waterways

Evening Standard

East London residents launch bid to turn concrete ex-water depot into wild swimming oasis

A group of volunteers want to buy a government-owned site in the Lea Valley and turn it into a new park with ‘olympic sized’ swimming ponds

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