par This Is Beirut, 09/02 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Behind the Scenes Lebanese sports Olympic
- A discreet meeting was held in a restaurant on the Batroun coast to discuss the resignation of a member of the administrative committee of a major sports federation. Rumors are circulating that the resigning member may be reconsidering his decision. - A prominent referee is keeping a close eye on what is happening in a major federation, ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/02 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
With 150 days to go until the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Games' organizing committee, is launching "La Course du Relais" in 133 countries around the world. The global event will take place over 24 hours, starting at 9:00 AM local time in each country. Among the emblematic ...
07/04 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
ETHIOPIA Olympic Paris Marathon
Mulugeta Uma won the men's race in the Paris Marathon, and Mestawut Fikir took the women's title in her first outing at the distance to complete an Ethiopian double on Sunday. Uma, the 26-year-old running just the fourth marathon of his career, pulled away from Kenya's Titus Kipruto with 2.5km to go and strode for home. The Ethiopian's winning ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/04 20:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Olympic flame began its journey on Saturday to France on board the Belem, leaving the Greek port of Piraeus after spending the night at the French embassy in Athens. "The feelings are so exceptional. It's such an emotion for me," Tony Estanguet, Paris Olympics chief organizer, told reporters before the departure of the ship. He hailed the ...
par Hala Abdallah, 07/05 22:32 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
As the world celebrates World Athletics Day, Lebanon's athletics athletes strive to etch their names into Olympic history. May 7 marks World Athletics Day, a global celebration aimed at inspiring and educating youth about the significance of athletics, including running, throwing, walking and jumping. "Athletics is the base of all ...
par This Is Beirut, 08/05 12:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Olympic flame arrives in France on Wednesday. A highly choreographed ceremony and a crowd of 150,000 people will be a first major test for organisers and security forces ahead of the 2024 Paris Games. The transfer of the flame onshore in the southern port of Marseille will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across ...
08/07 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Giannis Antetokounmpo steered Greece to an Olympic berth on Sunday as he overcame a slow start to score 23 points in an 80-69 qualifying tournament victory over Croatia in Piraeus. The game was one of four finals on Sunday to determine the last qualifiers for the Paris men's basketball tournament. In Riga, Brazil beat hosts Latvia 94-69. In ...
par Makram Haddad, 20/07 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Lebanese sports Olympic Saint-Moritz
Saint-Moritz is undoubtedly a significant milestone for Lebanese sports, as it was in this small Swiss town that the Olympic adventure for athletes from the Land of Cedars began in 1948. It was at the Winter Games of 1948 in Saint-Moritz that the first Lebanese delegation, comprising two athletes, Ibrahim Geagea and Mounir Itani, embarked on ...
22/07 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 ...
par Roudi Abou Nader, 23/07 12:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Mariana Sahakian Olympic paris
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 ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/07 10:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Arson Attack France Olympic Railway
French security forces are hunting the people behind Friday's arson attacks that hobbled the country's high-speed rail network hours before the Olympic Games opening ceremony and disrupted travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers on Friday. According to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, "Our intelligence services and law enforcement are ...
26/07 23:34 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
[caption id="attachment_275825" align="alignnone" width="864"] Miguel MEDINA / AFP Athletes from France's delegation wave flags as they sail on a boat under Pont d'Austerlitz[/caption] [caption id="attachment_275827" align="alignnone" width="492"] Laetitia Aoun and Simon Doueihy on ‘their’ peniche. Photo taken from Laetitia Aoun's Instagram ...
