THE OLYMPIC MINUTE
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Keep up with news, events and culture surrounding the Paris Olympics with Yannick Champion-Osselin during the 2024 Summer Games.
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A daily overview of Olympic news and upcoming events.
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Live from Paris, frequent updates on Olympic and Paralympic news, events and culture.
Hosted and produced by Yannick Champion-Osselin.
France excelled in the final week of the Paris 2024 Olympics, with historic wins across various sports, including Félix Lebrun’s table tennis bronze, Kauli Vaast’s first French gold in surfing, and record-setting turnouts for women’s handball. As the Games conclude, marathon events and the final gold medals become the focus.
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As we reach the midpoint of these Summer Olympics, France has won over 40 medals, with Léon Marchand breaking Michael Phelps’ record and Cassandre Beaugrand taking France’s first triathlon gold.
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Trials and tribulations of the Paris 2024 opening ceremony, rugby sevens begin, the start of gold medal events and a case of SNCF sabotage.
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Special Olympics lanes for accredited vehicles will begin Monday 15 July, Covid-19 cases concern organisers, opening ceremony rehearsals are underway and the Paris 2024 Olympics have sold a record 8.6 million tickets.
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The 2024 Games have conceded to air conditioners, DJ David Guetta reacts to not being selected for the opening ceremony, the IOC deny cancellation rumours, and the Russian Judo Federation boycott the Games.
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The IOC expanded its list of neutral athletes, metro Line 14’s extension has been inaugurated, the Olympics arrive at the Centre Pompidou, and an NGO warns that the Games’ carbon footprint might exceed estimates.
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Flying taxis will be tested over the summer, Place de la Concorde renewal plans are unveiled and Île-de-France president Valérie Pécresse pleads for National Unity…
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The Olympic Flame travelled to the French overseas territories for the first time, the French Open reached its summit, and Anne Hidalgo pushes back her swim in the Seine.
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Will metro line 13 be finished in time for the games? Meanwhile, football coach Thierry Henri gets rejected and the collective ‘Revers du Médaille’ protest the Olympic’s consequences.
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Why are there so many helicopters over Paris? Politicians worry over the Olympic flame in Deux-Sèvres, and cyclists kick off in Saint-Denis.
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The mayor of Paris calls her critics ‘killjoys’, a three time Olympian avoids doping sanctions, and the 3×3 French basketball team make history.
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Parisians surprised by an unusual FR-Alert, the Olympic Qualifier Series begins in Shanghai, and Spot24 showcases Paris 2024’s six urban sports.
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The Olympic musical theme revealed, the QR code pass opens, and France face the USA in men’s handball.
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The Olympic Torch makes landfall in France, Hidalgo is committed to swimming in the seine, and Olympic security plans may have been stolen.