Author: rokur
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Paris Olympic ‘Flame’ Actually A Light And Water Display | CBC News
The Olympics cauldron for Paris 2024 is carried aloft every night by a hot-air balloon, a nod to the pioneering Montgolfier brothers. But the flame itself is something of an illusion, created by LED lights and sprays of water.
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Paris Olympics 2024: Tom Daley And Noah Williams On Securing ‘Surreal’ Olympic Silver | Sky News
Tom Daley and Noah Williams have told Sky News it felt “amazing” and “surreal” to win a silver medal in the men’s 10m synchro final. The Team GB pair were level with Canada after two dives, but solidified second place as their own after an excellent third dive that scored them 83.52 points. Daley had…
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Ryan Lochte On Why He Doesn’t Display Medals, Post-Retirement Depression And His Olympic Scandal | First Coast News
The multi-Olympic gold medalist talked to First Coast News about his passion, his past and his climb out of depression.
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Heat Warning Hits Paris Amid Olympic Games As Temperature Soars | France 24 English
France’s meteorological agency has issued a weather warning for Paris and the surrounding areas with storms and highs of 35 degrees Celsius expected on Tuesday as it hosts the Olympic Games. The agency put in place a “yellow alert” — the second of four levels — for the capital as a heatwave brings searing temperatures…
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Day In The Life Of An Elite Swimmer | Loughborough University
Loughborough and Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen breaks down his typical day as a student athlete.
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Mona McSharry’s Coach Grace Meade | Dream Of A Podium Finish | Paris Plan | Off The Ball Breakfast
Grace Meade, hometown coach of Olympic medalist Mona McSharry, joins live from Paris to look back on Mona’s incredible journey from Grange in Sligo to the Paris La Défense Arena. Off the Ball Breakfast
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How Mollie O’Callaghan Beat Ariarne Titmus | Propulsion Swimming
We take a look through the iconic womens 200m freestyle race at the Paris 2024 Olympic Swimming program, a fantastic head to head between Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan
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French Fiber Optic Cables Cut in Latest Olympic Attack | Bloomberg Television
A number of fiber optic cables carrying broadband service across France were cut overnight in the latest attack on the country’s infrastructure during the Olympic Games. Officials says the Games weren’t impacted. Bloomberg’s Benoit Berthelot reports.