Label: Olympic Games
Paris 2024 under high tension

Paris 2024 under high tension

The security challenge posed by the Olympic Games is the subject of heated debate in France. Senator Philippe Tabarot and Frédéric Péchenard, Vice-Chairman of the Ile-de-France Regional Council, welcome the law passed by the upper house.
How France's Grand-Est is preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympics

How France's Grand-Est is preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympics

Hosting national sports delegations, a region awarded the label of the Organizing Committee, a race for private security guards and public opinion polls: how is the Grand-Est region taking on part of the preparations for the upcoming Paris 2024 Summer Olympics? «Between economic spin-offs and performance objectives for our athletes, the stakes are multifaceted,» explains François Werner, the region's vice-president in charge of Sport and Youth.
In 1956, boycotting sport was a no-holds-barred act

In 1956, boycotting sport was a no-holds-barred act

LONG-FORM ARTICLE, Yves Di Cristino | Between China in February and Qatar in November, the world of sports has likely never faced so many tentative attempts to boycott major events in more than six decades. The United States did indeed boycott the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow at the height of the Cold War, but few recall the year 1956, which was so unique in every respect. And this concerns us as well, as Swiss citizens, because the Swiss Confederation—along with seven other nations—proudly decided to boycott the Melbourne Olympics. As for the reasons, they run the gamut.