Tag: Paris 2024
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5 On Your Health: Doctor Explains Medical Response To Olympic Swimmer’s Asthma Attack | WCVB Channel 5 Boston
When 21-year-old Slovakian swimmer Tamara Potocka finished her race, she suddenly collapsed on the deck. She had suffered an asthma attack with no access to her inhaler. Dr. Scott Hadland, chief of adolescent and young adult medicine at Mass General for Children, explains the medical response to athsma attacks and how a bystander might be…
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Olympic Swimming Hasn’t Had Any New World Records. Is It The Pool? | WCNC
The atmosphere for Olympic swimming is electrifying. The times? Not so much. Through the first four days of competition in the portable pool at La Defense Arena, no world records were set. That finally changed in the final race Wednesday night when Pan Zhanle of China broke his own mark in the men’s 100-meter freestyle.…
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‘Perfect’ Leon Marchand Emulates Phelps With 4th Olympic Swimming Gold | France 24 English
Leon Marchand called it a “perfect week” after winning his fourth gold of the Paris Olympics with an emphatic victory in the 200m individual medley on Friday in front of an ecstatic home crowd.
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Paris Olympics See Tourism Rise In French Capital | France 24 English
Tourists are flocking to the French capital this summer as it hosts the much-anticipated Summer Games. Paris saw double digit increases in foreign and French tourists in July while hotel occupancy peaked at 90 percent on the opening weekend of the Olympics.
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Chinese Swimmer Pan Zhanle’s Record-breaking Gold Mired In Controversy | South China Morning Post
Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle’s 100-metre freestyle gold finish was marred by controversy after Australian commentator and coach Brett Hawke said his record-breaking victory was “not humanly possible”. Meanwhile, Chinese athletes racked up more medals in swimming and shooting and looked set to clinch more in tennis and table tennis. Post sports reporter Paul McNamara shares…
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Ledecky Adds To Own Olympic Swimming Record | CBS News
Team USA swimmer Katie Ledecky has added to her impressive Olympic record with another gold medal win. “CBS Saturday Morning” co-host Dana Jacobson reports from Paris.
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Matty & ‘The Missile’ In Paris: Olympic Chinese Swimmer’s World Record Divides Opinions | Sky News Australia
Matty Johns and James ‘The Missile’ Magnussen have commented on Angela Carini following her bout against Imane Khelif, Pan Zhanle’s world record swim, the Matildas, and more during day six at the Paris Olympics. Mr Magnussen said Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle’s win at the Paris Olympic Games has “divided” opinions around the world. “This win…
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Is The Paris Olympic Swimming Pool Slower? | ABC News (Australia)
There have been claims the relatively shallow pool at the Paris Olympics is responsible for fewer world records being broken than at previous games. Shane Keating is an expert of fluid dynamics and says the pool at La Defense may not be the main culprit for the slower times.
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China’s Pan Zhanle Accuses Australian And US Swimmers Of Unsportsmanlike Behaviour | Guardian Sport
China’s Pan Zhanle accused Australia’s Kyle Chalmers of snubbing him on the opening night of competition and American swimmer Jack Alexy of allegedly acting disrespectfully towards Chinese coaches during a training session. Zhanle made his comments in an interview with a Chinese broadcaster after the men’s 100m freestyle final in which he broke the world…