Paris Olympics: Last News

kicked off with an epic opening ceremony along the river Seine, featuring Lady Gaga performing French cabaret song ‘Mon truc en plumes’ and Gojira performing French Revolution song ‘Ah Ça Ira!’ with opera singer Marina Viotti.Celine Dion also performed for the first time in four years, taking on Edith Piaf’s ‘L’Hymne A L’Amour’ in her first show since she revealed in 2022 that she had been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome (SPS).Now, with the 2024 instalment well underway and set to come to an end this Sunday (August 11), rumours about the closing ceremony have emerged, with performances from Phoenix and Air set to be on the cards.The reports were first shared by French news outlet Le Parisien, which reported that director Thomas Jolly – who was also behind the opening show – is preparing another amazing event to end the Olympic fortnight.Set to be titled ‘Records’, the closing event will be shorter than that along the Seine. Spanning two hours, it will also take place in the Stade de France and depict a “futuristic world where the Games have disappeared”.Among many surprises expected, the outlet also claims that French electronic duo Air – comprised of Nicholas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel – will perform live on the night.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Leon Marchand, the 22 year-old swimming champion who made Team France proud with four gold medals and one silver at the Paris Olympics, ranks as one of the games’ biggest breakout athletes. After wrapping up his last competition on Monday, Marchand, who is originally from Toulouse, in Southern France, and travelled to Paris with his parents and brother, embarked on a wall-to-wall media tour marathon but reportedly snubbed one of the Olympics’ most popular talk shows, “Quels Jeux,” which is hosted by prominent journalist Lea Salamé and airs on broadcaster France Televisions. According to Le Parisien newspaper, it is because Salamé’s show “doesn’t fit his values,” although they didn’t expand on why that might be.

Josh Kerr has revealed the reason behind his signature sunglasses look ahead of the 1500m final at the Paris Olympics.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Welcoming the summer Olympics in Paris for the first time in 100 years, organizers have set the bar high for the Los Angeles Games that will take place in 2028. Along with beating the odds by hosting the opening ceremony entirely outdoors along the Seine in spite of the country being on high security alert and wrangling over chaotic politics, the Paris Olympics have outshined even the flashiest episode of “Emily in Paris” with selfie-friendly competitions held at iconic Parisian landmarks.

Simone Biles is singing her praises for Rebeca Andrade!

Sunday saw the second biggest U.S. audience of the Paris Olympics so far with more than 35M viewers tuning in across NBC, Peacock and other platforms.

apologized for remarks she made immediately after the match. Soon after the match, anti-transgender activists and right-wing media figures, including former U.S.

Scots sports hero Sir Chris Hoy has is working hard covering the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris - after battling cancer. The third-most decorated Olympian in British history revealed his diagnosis in February.

Simone Biles has finished up her run at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, where she ended up winning 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal.

The women's 800m final is set to be one of the biggest events of Day 10 of the Paris Olympics 2024, with Greater Manchester's Keely Hodgkinson a firm favourite for a gold medal.

Justin Best is having the best time at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Alex Ritman Gold medals are great and everything, but how many athletes will be returning home from the Olympics with the entire world knowing about their impressively sized manhood? French pole-vaulter Anthony Ammirati became an instant viral phenomenon for an incident in which it seemed as if his bulge — and only his bulge — failed to clear the bar. While he may be the only Olympian to have shot to fame for that particular issue in Paris, there have been several other online sensations created at the Olympics, including a super chill Turkish shooter and a muffin-loving swimmer.

Gojira have enjoyed a substantial boost in their streaming numbers since their performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony. The French metal band provided one of the talking points of the ceremony, which took place on July 26. They performed French Revolution-era song ‘Ah, Ça Ira!’ alongside experimental opera singer Marina Viotti on the side of La Conciergerie, a castle turned prison where Marie Antoinette spent her final days.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent The “Last Supper” snafu has yet to die down. More than a week after the Paris Olympics opening ceremony that appeared to parody Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” painting, the Vatican has issued a statement in which it “deplored the offense” caused to Christians.

being hospitalized for a swimming incident in Ibiza.The “Dirty Grandpa” actor, 36, posted a message on his Instagram Stories on Sunday, alongside a photo of himself exercising shirtless.Efron wore a bathing suit as he lifted a pair of weights while laying on a pink exercise ball. “Happy and healthy.

As John Oliver recapped the Paris Olympics and the 2024 presidential race on Sunday, Donald Trump provided some baffling fodder.

Zac Efron is already back in leading man shape following a health scare.

Zac Efron is speaking out after an accident over the weekend.

Carlos Edriel Yulo is a winner!

Belgium has pulled out of the 2024 Paris Olympics mixed relay triathlon at Paris 2024 after Claire Michel fell ill.

' first joint appearance in years, it might as well be the in Paris.On August 4, the Hollywood couple were spotted in the audience at two athletic events, starting with the dressage individual Grand Prix freestyle at the Chateau de Versailles. In photos shared by , was dressed casually in a red plaid shirt, white Olympics hat, and translucent shades.