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Paris Olympics 2024
You can find the essential facts and figures elsewhere. Here are some of the other stories about the big event.
UN expert on violence against women and girls takes shot at IOC over women's boxing — 17 October 2024 (LINK)
— Jordan's Reem Alsalem on 15 October: "At the 2024 Paris Olympics, female boxers had to compete against two boxers whose sex as females was seriously contested, but the International Olympic Committee refused to carry out a sex screening. Current technology enables a reliable sex screening procedure through a simple cheek swab that ensures non-invasiveness, confidentiality and dignity."
Jordan Chiles' attorneys file second appeal over loss of Olympic bronze with Swiss federal supreme court, say documentary footage proves decision to strip her bronze medal rests on a 'factual error' — 25 September 2024 (LINK)
Video from Simone Biles' Netflix documentary could help Jordan Chiles get her medal back: shows her coach, Cecile Landi, submitting an inquiry about her score 49 seconds after it was announced—well within the 60-second deadline — 19 September 2024 (LINK)
US gymnast Jordan Chiles says 'the person I am' was taken from her during Olympic medal controversy, and stripped of bronze medal — 12 September 2024 (LINK)
Jordan Chiles presents at MTV Video Music Awards, gets bronze clock necklace from Flavor Flav — (LINK)
Viral Olympic breaker Raygun now ranked No. 1 in the world according to the new rankings released by the World DanceSport Federation, the governing body for breakdancing, after failing in Paris — 10 September 2024 (LINK)<
Man accused of setting on fire a Ugandan Olympic athlete dies of burns in Kenya — 10 September 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 144 media reports (LINK)
— The woman and her former boyfriend were said to have quarreled over a piece of land that the athlete bought in Kenya, to be near Kenya's many athletic training centers.
Tom Cruise did his daring skydiving stunt at Olympics Closing ceremony for free — 10 September 2024 (LINK)
— "The original idea was a person in the stadium as a stunt double," Casey Wasserman, president and chairman of LA28, explained, per The Hollywood Reporter. "About five minutes into the presentation [Cruise] goes, 'I'm in. But I'm only doing it if I get to do everything.' "
— "He finished filming Mission: Impossible at 6 p.m. in London, got right on a plane. He landed in L.A. at 4 a.m., and filmed the scene where he pulls onto a military plane. In L.A., he does two jumps out of the thing," Wasserman recalled, revealing that Cruise "didn't like the first one, so he did a second jump. Then he helicoptered from Palmdale to the Hollywood sign, filmed from 1 until 5, helicoptered to Burbank Airport and flew back to London," the chairman continued.
Raygun apologizes to breakdance community for backlash to her Paris Olympic performance — 4 September 2024 (LINK)
Paris Paralympics make powerful start in journey from discord to concord — 28 August 2024 (LINK)
— In front of a crowd of 35,000 spectators at the Place de la Concorde, a parade of 128 often jubilant competing nations created a party atmosphere, and an image of a country still "en fete". As the head of the International Paralympic Committee, Andrew Parsons called for a "revolution of inclusion" in his speech.
Second Romanian gymnast continuing to fight for bronze medal in Olympic floor final — 26 August 2024 (LINK)
— Sabrina Maneca-Voinea and the Romanian Gymnastics Federation filed an appeal with the Swiss Federal Tribunal, the federation announced. They are challenging the Court of Arbitration for Sport's rejection earlier this month of Voinea's complaint that she was wrongly docked 0.10 points for going out of bounds during the floor final.
Jordan Chiles bronze medal controversy takes a new turn as latest evidence shows FIG at fault — 23 August 2024 (LINK)
IOC justifies decision to give medal To Ana Barbosu despite Jordan Chiles appeal — 18 August 2024 (LINK)
— USA Gymnastics plans to bring the issue to the Swiss Federal Tribunal, a court that can take appeals on rulings made by tribunals such as the CAS. Barbosu was awarded a bronze medal on 16 August in a ceremony in Bucharest. A new medal was apparently given to her, with Chiles still reportedly holding her own medal.
— "The [International Gymnastics Federation] FIG adjusted ranking is based on a final CAS award, which is binding on all the parties," the IOC told USA Today. "While a challenge in the Swiss Federal Supreme Court is still possible, the CAS Award is immediately enforceable and Ms. Barbosu is entitled to receive the bronze medal."
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu presented with Olympic bronze medal first awarded to American Jordan Chiles — 16 August 2024 (LINK)
Dispute over Jordan Chiles' Olympic floor routine rolls on as US claims CAS sent emails to the wrong addresses — 16 August 2024 (LINK)
Olympic athlete overweight by 3 ounces disqualified from gold medal match: 'Forgive me' — 16 August 2024 (LINK)
— Wrestler Vinesh Phogat of India was set to compete for a gold medal at the Paris Olympics when she was disqualified for weighing about 3 ounces more than the limit. The athlete appealed to get a shared silver medal, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed her request on 14 August.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) condemned an online petition calling for an investigation into Raygun's selection for the Paris Olympics, saying it contained falsehoods aimed at inciting hatred against her — 16 August 2024 (LINK)
— AOC chief executive Matt Carroll said the petition had "stirred up public hatred without any factual basis", adding that it was "vexatious, misleading and bullying".
Romanian proposal for Jordan Chiles to share bronze medal — 14 August 2024 (LINK)
Elon Musk and J.K. Rowling named in French harassment lawsuit by newly crowned Olympic champion and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif: maybe also Trump — 14 August 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 30 media reports (LINK)
Thousands of Australians reportedly sign petition to hold Raygun accountable for "unethical conduct" — 14 August 2024 (LINK)
— In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister of Australia and the Australian Olympic Committee, Raygun (aka Rachel Gunn) is accused by critics of manipulating the Olympic selection process to her "own advantage" by setting up her "own governing body for breakdancing" and overlooking other qualified breakdancers.
— Raygun defended her performance during a press conference on 10 August, saying, "I was never going to beat these girls on what they do best—their power moves. What I bring is creativity. All of my moves are original. Creativity is really important to me. I go out there, and I show my artistry. Sometimes it speaks to the judges, and sometimes it doesn't. I do my thing, and it represents art. That is what it is about."
USA Gymnastics says will still work "full-time" on Jordan Chiles medal controversy after Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced on Monday that the case cannot be reopened after a final decision has been made — 13 August 2024 (LINK)
— USA Gymnastics was recently advised by the CAS that "their rules do not allow for an arbitral award to be reconsidered even when conclusive new evidence is presented."
Olympics Committee's control over videos: Raygun's breakdancing video is getting erased from the Internet — 13 August 2024 (LINK)
— In breakdancing's Olympics debut, Australia's 36-year-old Rachael Gunn (aka Raygun) lost all three rounds and scored zero points in her breaking battles. However, it was her described "kangaroo" moves that captured internet gold thanks to memes and viral videos, the latter of which are continually being erased from the interwebs.
— The IOC has been aggressive in copyright-striking accounts that reposted videos and images from various Olympic events, ranging from Raygun's competitions to 2024's Opening Ceremony. According to the Olympics' website, no part of the site may be copied, republished, reproduced, or transmitted without actual written authorization of the IOC.
— Social media users who did share Olympic videos on their accounts later found their posts removed, accounts locked, and emails in their inboxes citing takedown requests from the IOC and the Olympics due to violations of the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act).
USA Gymnastics says video proof shows Jordan Chiles inquiry at center of controversy was made in time — 11 August 2024 (LINK)
Tom Cruise's death-defying stunt at the close of the 2024 Paris Olympics took over a year to put together — 11 August 2024 (LINK)
Paul Anka's 'My Way', sung by French artist Yseult. ending the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony, was his version of Claude François' "Comme d'habitude" — 11 August 2024 (LINK)
Jordan Chiles stripped of bronze medal in the floor exercise at the 2024 Paris Olympics due to a technicality — 10 August 2024 (LINK)
— The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued a ruling on Saturday, August 10, days after Chiles won the gold following an inquiry by the United States that added 0.1 to her final score and lifted her into the bronze medal spot.
— The CAS determined the inquiry was made after the one-minute deadline for requests. After the ruling, Chiles announced she is taking a break from social media to focus on her mental health.
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, at centre of Olympics gender row, files legal complaint over online harassment — 10 August 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 59 media reports (LINK)
Thomas Bach, Olympics Committee boss, will leave after 2025 — 10 August 2024 (LINK)
Controversies on penultimate day of Olympics — 10 August 2024 (LINK)
— The US will finish with the most medals overall for the eight-straight Olympics - dating back to Atlanta in 1996. But they're in danger of finishing second to China in terms of gold, which would mark the first time the Americans haven't won the most gold since 2008 in Beijing.
— It made the decision of high-jumper Shelby McEwen to chase individual gold instead of sharing it all the more controversial. Officials offered McEwen and New Zealander Hamish Kerr the chance to share the gold medal. The same situation occurred at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 when Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatra and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy agreed to take one gold medal each instead of continuing to jump in a sudden-death shootout.
— There were unsavoury scenes during the men's basketball medal presentation when Joel Embiid was loudly booed by the French crowd. The Philadelphia 76ers star had the opportunity to play for France at the Paris Games, but instead decided to represent the USA.
Imane Khelif: Algerian boxer at centre of gender row wins gold to become Olympic champion — 9 August 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 125 media reports (LINK)
Water quality was acceptable when Olympians swam in Seine River, data shows — 9 August 2024 (LINK)
Vinesh Phogat of India disqualified from Paris Olympics Final for being 100g overweight — 7 August 2024 (LINK)
19 Olympic athletes with random but impressive degrees — 7 August 2024 (LINK)
Simone Biles explains why world needed to see her, Jordan Chiles bow to rival: "It was very impactful for kids to see that. You win with grace, you lose with grace." — 6 August 2024 (LINK)
— Biles told reporters after that her and Chiles discussed bowing to Rebeca Andrade as a spur-of-the-moment decision when they stood on the medal podium.
Belgian Olympian who got sick after swim in Seine River says virus caused her illness, not E. coli — 7 August 2024 (LINK)
24 unbelievable facts about the 2024 Paris Olympics — 6 August 2024 (LINK)
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—The Great Britain skateboarding team is a bunch of teens and a 50-year-old man.
— The horses in dressage wear little caps. The plane they use to fly horses is called Air Horse One.
— The US gymnastics team has a therapy dog.
Olympics: Mondo Duplantis of Sweden polevaults to new 6.25m world record after winning gold — 5 August 2024 (LINK)
Tech that showed Noah Lyles winning gold: a camera from Omega that shoots 40,000 frames per second, aimed at the race's last 5 millimetres: the new cameras take four times as many pictures per second as before — 5 August 2024 (LINK)
— To measure all evenrs, Omega has 350 tons of gear spread out across France and Tahiti (the surfing venue). It also has 200 kilometres of cable and draws on the skills of 550 timekeepers. Of that, 55 people are devoted just to athletics, the most for any single event.
Olympics: Simone Biles And Suni Lee's 'Luminous Leotards': cost and manufacture — 5 August 2024 (LINK)
Djokovic wins first Olympics gold to complete Golden Slam — 4 August 2024 (LINK)
— The win sees Djokovic become just the fifth player in the history of tennis to complete the 'Golden Slam' of winning all four Grand Slam titles plus a gold medal. He joins Steffi Graff, Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams in accomplishing the feat.
Olympic boxing: Lin Yu-ting secures medal amid gender eligibility row — 4 August 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 33 media reports (LINK)
— Lin and Algeria's Imane Khelif have been at the centre of a social media storm at the Paris Games due to them being disqualified at the 2023 World Championships after falling foul of unspecified International Boxing Association's gender eligibility rules.
The 15 Russian 'neutrals' at the Paris Olympics are politically isolated and rarely in the spotlight — 4 August 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 14 media reports (LINK)
— In Russia, the Olympics are not broadcast, and some view competing athletes as traitors. The International Olympic Committee's restrictions exclude military-affiliated athletes and those supporting the invasion from participation.
Belgium withdraws from Olympic triathlon event after athlete who swam in Seine River gets sick> — 4 August 2024 (LINK)
'Can't even pay my rent': Many U.S. Olympic athletes earn less than $15k a year — 4 August 2024 (LINK)
Simone Biles wins seventh Olympic gold medal in stunning vault final — 3 August 2024 (LINK)
Katie Ledecky wins 9th gold medal, most by American female Olympian in history: 800-meter freestyle final, successfully defending her title for the third time — 3 August 2024 (LINK)
Meet the Ugandan rider who finished last in the Paris Olympics road race — 3 August 2024 (LINK)
Olympians' surprising day jobs, from birthday party clown to engineer — 3 August 2024 (LINK)
Vatican condemns Paris Olympics 'Last Supper' performance for 'ridiculing the religious convictions of many people' — 3 August 2024 (LINK)
Léon Marchand races to fourth Olympic gold — 2 August 2024 (LINK)
Olympics ceremony director threatened for sexual identity, false claim of Israeli roots — 2 August 2024 (LINK)
— Barbara Butch, a popular DJ and LGBTQ+ icon who performed in the show, also said she suffered a torrent of online threats. Butch has filed a complaint alleging online abuse and harassment, which police are also investigating.
Macron praises audacity of opening ceremony, defends artistic freedom — 2 August 2024 (LINK)
— "I am scandalised and sad about what [artistic director Thomas Jolly]'s been through," Macron told reporters in Paris, after returning from his summer retreat on the French Riviera to cheer French Olympic champions."The French and the whole world were very proud of this opening ceremony, it made us very proud," Macron said. "His audacity did a lot of good to a lot of people."
— The scene, which sparked fury among the Catholic Church, far right politicians in France and the religious right in the United States, featured drag queens, a transgender model and a naked singer made up as the Greek god of wine Dionysus. Paris 2024 organisers said they were sorry and had had no intention to show disrespect towards any religious group. Jolly also said that religious subversion had not been his intention and that the scene was supposed to depict a pagan feast linked to the gods of Olympus.
