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PARISH 2024 SUMMER OLYMPICS

IOC lauds Paris for Olympic preparation ahead of 2024 Games
While new Olympic venues are on track, French auditors have flagged to parliament that they're still unable to say how much the games will cost in total and what their final impact will be on public finances, once security and other expenses are factored in. Some 8.8 billion euros ($9.4 billion) are budgeted for Olympic construction and the Paris organizing committee, with more than a third of that from public coffers.



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[size-5]Paris Olympic organizers focus of suspected corruption case
Tuesday's search and other related raids were linked to two preliminary investigations related to the Olympics that had not previously been made public,
French investigators searched the Paris Olympic organizers' headquarters on Tuesday as part of corruption investigations into contracts linked to the Games, according to officials, the third straight time graft allegations have dogged a Summer Olympics.

Olympic toech relay for 2024 Paris Games tp lasr 68 games
The torch will be lit by the sun's rays on April 16 in Ancient Olympia, Greece. It will then be carried around the nation before its handover in Athens. The flame will leave Athens on April 27 aboard a three-mast ship named Belem for the French port of Marseille -- a former Greek colony founded 2,600 years ago.[/size]
 

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2024 Summer Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 26 July to 11.

Dates: Fri, Jul 26, 2024 – Sun, Aug 11, 2024
Opening: 26 July 2024
Athletes: 10,500 (quota limit)
Stadium: Stade de France (Athletics competition, closing ceremony); Jardins du Trocadero and River Seine (Opening ceremony)
Closing: 11 August 2024
Motto: Games wide open; (French: Ouvrons grand les Jeux)
Location: Paris, Srade de France
 

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Team USA loses OT thriller to Canada in World Cup bronze-medal game


An NBA game broke out at the FIBA World Cup on Sunday, with Team USA and Team Canada falling into the high-octane, free-flowing, star vs. star game they are so comfortable with in a fun goodbye to the league-obsessed Filipinos. Shai Gilgeous played his superstar role, scoring seven of his 31 points to start overtime and eventually power Canada's 127-118 victory to claim the bronze medal. Canada also got a statement game, loudly and unexpectedly, from Dil;on Btooks, who scored 39 points as part of a shooting masterpiece. The U.S. failed to medal in its second consecutive World Cup, the first time that has happened since 1970. Including the 2019 World Cup and the 2021 Olympics, where Team USA won gold, the Americans have now lost seven times. The roster this summer that focused on quickness and versatility has simply proved ineffective

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Sources: LeBron James, Stephen Curry interested in Team USA
Several players who were part of the 2021 gold-medal-winning team in Tokyo who didn't play in the FIBA World Cup this summer, including Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker and two-time gold medalist Draymond Green, are also candidates to return, sources told ESPN. The U.S. has won the past four Olympic golds in basketball but just two of the past six World Cups.

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Chris Paul, won Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012. Kevin Durant has won three Olympic golds and would be a candidate to play again. James, 38, won a bronze in 2004 and golds in 2008 and 2012. Davis won gold in 2012 and was part of the World Cup winner when he last played for Team USA in 2014.
 

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Crafting the best Team USA roster for the 2024 Olympics in Paris
When the United States men's basketball team arrives at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, it will almost certainly do so with a stronger roster than the one that finished fourth at the 2023 FIBA Olympic World Cup and featured only four NBA All-Stars.
 

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Team USA tops FIBA men's world ranking, overtaking Spain
USA Basketball is back atop the FIBA men's world rankings, even after failing to medal at the World Cup. Spain had overtaken the U.S. in November 2022, ending a 12-year run in the top spot for the Americans.


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The top 10 teams
U.S., Spain, Germany, Australia (which slipped one spot to No. 4), World Cup silver medalist Serbia (which climbed one spot to No. 5), Canada, Argentina (down three spots to No. 7 after not even making the World Cup field), Latvia, France (down four spots to No. 9) and Lithuania (down four spots to No. 10).
 

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[size=4[url=[URL]https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38437559/victor-wembanyama-reaffirms-olympic-commitment-france]Victor[/URL] Wembanyama reaffirms Olympic commitment to France[/url]
France came to the FIBA World Cup as the reigning Olympic silver medalists but failed to qualify for the second round. Wembanyama did not participate in that event, as the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft opted instead to prepare for his rookie season.

Swimming sets 'strict' rules for individual Russians to return to competition before Paris Olympics
The criteria follow the International Olympic Committee’s guidelines that only individual athletes from Russia and Belarus — no teams — can be allowed to compete in Paris, and that they must not have shown any public support for the war.[/size]
 

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Victor Wembanyama reaffirms Olympic commitment to France[/url]
France came to the FIBA World Cup as the reigning Olympic silver medalists but failed to qualify for the second round. Wembanyama did not participate in that event, as the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft opted instead to prepare for his rookie season.

Swimming sets 'strict' rules for individual Russians to return to competition before Paris Olympics
The criteria follow the International Olympic Committee’s guidelines that only individual athletes from Russia and Belarus — no teams — can be allowed to compete in Paris, and that they must not have shown any public support for the war.
 

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Anthony Nesty is 1st Black U.S. head swim coach at Olympics
Competing for Suriname, Nesty was the first Black male swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal when he upset Matt Biondi at the 1988 Seoul Games. In 2022, Nesty became the first Black coach to lead a U.S. team at the world championships.
 

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Joel Embiid to represent Team USA at 2024 Paris Olympics


Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embid, the NBA's reigning MVP, has committed to play for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Embiid informed Team USA executive director Grant Hill of his decision Thursday morning, sources said, just days after the two quietly met for close to an hour in Fort Collins, Colorado, where the Sixers are holding training camp. Embiid, who was born in Cameroon and holds both French and American citizenship, has been at the center of an intense recruiting battle over which country he will represent at the Olympics. Embiid told reporters Monday at media day he was genuinely torn between the three options. Adding the 7-foot Embiid addresses the Americans' biggest weaknesses at this year's World Cup: size and defense. The U.S. lost three of its final four games in Manila, allowing 117 points per game in the losses. France, the reigning Olympic silver medalist, had hoped to convince Embiid to play for its side as it hosts the 2024 Games. The French finished 18th at this year's World Cup but have an automatic berth for the Olympics as the host nation. Cameroon has yet to qualify for the Games. Embiid is a six-time All-Star and three-time All-Defensive team selection. Adding the 7-foot Embiid addresses the Americans' biggest weaknesses at this year's World Cup: size and defense.

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Joel Embiid to represent Team USA at 2024 Parish Olympics
Embiid is a six-time All-Star and three-time All-Defensive team selection. Adding the 7-foot Embiid addresses the Americans' biggest weaknesses at this year's World Cup: size and defense.


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A litany of superstar players, including a pair of former league MVPs -- Golden State Warriors guard Srephen Curry and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James -- have expressed interest in joining forces to help Team USA next summer after the Americans failed to medal in their second consecutive World Cup, the first time that has happened since 1970.
 

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The vision of Paris 2024


Paris 2024 will see a new vision of Olympism in action, delivered in a unique spirit of international celebration. We will offer one of the world’s most inspirational cities as a memorable stage for the athletes – and a truly global platform to promote them, and their incredible stories. And we will partner with the entire Olympic family to demonstrate that, more than ever after an extremely challenging period, sport has a unique power to help create a better world. Our plan features 95 percent existing or temporary venues, and every single one has a clear, defined legacy aligned with the city’s long-term development plans. The sporting celebration will flow along the Seine, from the new Olympic Village, just 15 minutes from Paris city centre, to such city centre landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the Grand Palais. Paris has welcomed people from all over the world – including the founding fathers of the Olympic Movement – for hundreds of years, to collaborate and inspire each other; to shape ideas and forge the future.

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Takeaways from gymnastics worlds: Looking ahead to the 2024 Olympics
The U.S. women's team leaves Antwerp with seven medals. Biles takes home five of her own, which brings her world and Olympic medal count to 37, a record that will stand for a long while -- until she likely adds to it at the Paris Olympics. The men's team also made a statement this week, taking bronze in the team final, its first team medal since 2014.
 

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IOC plans to pick 2039. '34 Winiter Games host at same time
Sweden, Switzerland and France have been working on possible bids for the 2030 edition, and Salt Lake City officials have long targeted 2034. That would avoid the United States hosting back-to-back Olympics after the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
 

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No Russian athlete ban at Paris Games, despite suspension
Russian athletes can be directly invited to next year's Paris Games despite the suspension of their country's Olympic committee, the IOC said Friday. Bach reiterated the current IOC position that "we do not punish or sanction athletes for the acts of their officials or government."
 

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