https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7rEJ1R4u4k As someone who’s covered several Olympics now, what stands out to you, in a broader sense, about Paris 2024? This is going to be a gender-equal Games, which is really exciting. The IOC [International Olympic Committee] has been working towards this for many years, and now there’s this nice split down the middle.…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7rEJ1R4u4k CBC anchor Scott Russell previews Canada’s competitors at this year’s Olympics – headed by 17-year-old swimming phenom Summer McIntosh Three years after the highly unusual 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, postponed and held sans live spectators during the height of the pandemic in 2021, the Games are set to go forth again under…
The iconic Paris river hosts the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympic Games kick off in Paris, making history as the first iteration of the long-running athletic tradition to host an opening ceremony — as well as many events — outside the confines of a stadium. The reason for this decision…