This Is Beirut 2024-07-23 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Three-time Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner has his sights set on two more gold medals in Paris as he attempts to become France's most successful summer Olympian of all time. The 35-year-old Riner, twice a gold medalist in the heavyweight category and a winner of the mixed team event, has revolutionized the sport in which he is also a record ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-23 16:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Former French Ligue 1 champions Bordeaux said on Tuesday they will play in the third-tier next season after withdrawing their appeal against relegation for financial failings. Bordeaux, who won the last of their six first division titles in 2009, were sanctioned on July 9 by French football's financial watchdog, the DNCG, as they needed to find ...
2024-07-23 13:39 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Kylian Mbappe wanted to take part in this year's Olympics in his home city, while there were hopes that Lionel Messi would feature for Argentina, but instead the men's football tournament at the Paris Games will be largely devoid of star attractions. As captain of France and the most famous athlete in the country hosting this year's Games, ...
2024-07-23 12:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Mariana Sahakian, a prominent figure in Lebanese table tennis, is preparing for her second Olympic Games in Paris. In an exclusive interview with This is Beirut three days before the start of the competitions, Sahakian shares her aspirations, Olympic experience, and plans to inspire the next generation of Lebanese athletes. What inspired you to ...
2024-07-23 10:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
An orphan who grew up without even a picture of her mother, Kenyan Olympic hopeful Mary Moraa's personal hardships keep her cautious about her chances in Paris -- despite being crowned world 800m champion last year. She leapt over the finish line in Budapest in August to achieve a career best of 1:56.03, ahead of Britain's Keely Hodgkinson and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-22 19:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese Olympic Committee announced the names of the delegation that will participate in the Summer Olympic Games (Paris 2024), which will be held from July 26 to August 11. The delegation comprises 27 members, as follows: François Saadé: President of the delegation, member of the Executive Committee and Treasurer Samar Younes: ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-22 17:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
LeBron James, the NBA's all-time leading points scorer, will be the male flagbearer for Team USA at the Paris Olympics, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) announced on Monday. James, 39, was picked by his fellow US Olympians for Friday's ceremony on the river Seine. The female flagbearer will be announced on ...
Makram Haddad 2024-07-22 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese champion Ray Bassil, competing in the Olympic trap shooting event at the Paris Olympics, hopes to proudly represent the Cedar country, which is increasingly mired in an endless melting pot of problems. With four days left until the Olympic Games, tension is high among all participating athletes, and Ray Bassil is no exception. The ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-07-22 11:43 - Reading : less than a minute
Meet the Lebanese-American tennis player, Hady Habib, who will represent Lebanon in the Paris 2024 Olympics, kicking off this Friday.
2024-07-22 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
After winning three MVP titles and one NBA championship, Nikola Jokic stands on the threshold of securing eternal glory in Serbia if he can bring home an Olympic gold medal to the basketball-mad country. Jokic's return to international competition comes a year after he skipped the Basketball World Cup in the Philippines, where Serbia finished ...
2024-07-22 09:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Rhasidat Adeleke hopes to become the first Irish female to win an Olympic athletics gold in Paris, an achievement that would provide a fitting riposte to racists who have targeted her for online abuse. Born and raised in Ireland to Nigerian parents, Adeleke, 21, heads to Paris as the European 400 meters silver medallist – one of three medals ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-21 22:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Rafael Nadal lost his first final in two years on Sunday, as the Spaniard went down 6-3, 6-2 to Portugal's Nuno Borges at the clay-court Bastad Open. The Spanish tennis great had shown signs of a return to form in Scandinavia as he made an impressive run to the final, just one week before tennis at the Olympic Games gets underway on the clay in ...