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1 day ago · France at the2024 Summer Olympics. France is the host nation of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. French athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland.
1 day ago · The history of Olympic volleyball can be traced back to the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where it was an unofficial exhibition event. Its addition to the Olympic program, however, was given only after World War II, with the foundation of the FIVB and of some of the continental confederations. In 1957, a special tournament was held during the ...
1 day ago · The Spaniard is targeting an Olympic Games spot this summer, with the tennis event at Paris 2024 being held at the same venue where he holds a staggering 112-4 record. As he targets more Olympic success, we look back at Nadal’s extraordinary record at the Games.
1 day ago · The first women's Olympic field hockey competition was introduced by the IOC at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Olympic field hockey games were first played on artificial turf at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. Until the 1988 Olympics the tournament was invitational but FIH introduced a qualification system at the 1992 games.
4 days ago · More than 10,500 athletes from around the world will compete in the Paris Summer Olympic Games, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, between the opening ceremony on July 26 and the closing ...
2 days ago · The 2024 Olympics in Paris are on the horizon and the soccer tournaments are going to be incredible. We now know the group stage draw too as the path to Gold can now be plotted out. July 24 is when the men’s tournament kicks off with the final on August 9, while the women’s tournament begins a day later and the final is on August 10.
2 days ago · Medal table. Missy Franklin (pictured) tied with Michael Phelps for most gold medals won at the 2012 Summer Olympics at four apiece. Phelps led the overall medal count with six. China defended the men's team event title in table tennis. [13] Victoria Pendleton won the first ever gold medal in the women's Keirin event.
