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History

Terrorism: the Munich Games massacre

written by Matthieu Levivier

On September 5, 1972, eleven Israeli athletes were murdered during the Munich Olympic Games, against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A look back at a tragedy that has become part of our collective memory.

France

Paris 2024 under high tension

By Matthieu Levivier · 15 April 2024

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.

World

Saudi Arabia: sport as soft power

By Max Frei · November 28, 2023

Faced with repeated scandals over human rights violations, Saudi Arabia is hoping to restore its image by investing heavily in sport.

Sport

Petit-Couronne, at the heart of the Olympic solidarity drive

By Yves Di Cristino · June 17, 2023

With the Paris Olympics just over a year away, we take a look at one of Normandy's most renowned preparation centers, which has been hosting Olympic solidarity for almost ten years. A program which, despite its name, is above all based on merit.

Sport

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

By Yves Di Cristino · December 02, 2022

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.

Sport

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

By Le Regard Libre · 20 February 2022

ARTICLE LONG FORMAT, Yves Di Cristino | Entre la Chine en février et le Qatar en novembre, le monde du sport n’aura sans doute jamais été autant confronté à des tentatives timides de boycott d’événements majeurs depuis plus de six décennies. Les Etats-Unis avaient bien fait l’impasse sur les Jeux olympiques de 1980 à Moscou en pleine guerre froide, mais peu rappellent l’année 1956, si particulière à tous égards. Et cela nous concerne aussi, en tant que Suisses, car la Confédération avait, comme sept autres nations, fièrement décidé de boycotter les JO de Melbourne. Les raisons, quant à elles, vont dans tous les sens.