Metro – £4bn Olympics support for Team GB
The Metro says a million British fans are heading to the Paris Olympics, spending £4bn to spur Team GB to a record medal haul at the games. Gold medallists Helen Glover and Tom Daley will be representing Team GB, the paper says – and adds that a million British fans are heading to Paris, spending a total of £4bn on their trips.
Team GB hire their own chefs after being served raw meat in Olympic Village
Team GB have resorted to hiring their own chefs for Paris 2024 amid issues over the catering in the Olympic Village, including being served raw meat.
This summer’s Olympics officially get underway on Friday night with the opening ceremony but the build-up to the games has been marred in various controversies.
The latest has occurred in the heart of the athletes’ accommodation, with competitors complaining about food shortages and the lack of quality of the meals.
‘At the beginning of every Games there’s usually two or three issues – the big one this time is the food in the village, which is not adequate,’ Team GB’s chief executive Andy Anson said.
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: Parade of Nations order explained
The Parade of Nations for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony has been confirmed, but how does it work and when do Great Britain enter?
The Olympics got underway in the French capital on Wednesday and continued on Thursday ahead of tonight’s official opening ceremony on Friday, July 26, 2024.
The opening ceremony will have a very different look this year with the event taking place on the River Seine with a special six-kilometre parade, the first time in history it has not taken place inside a stadium.
Around 600,000 people are expected to in attendance and many are anticipating it to be the largest opening ceremony in Olympic history.
Who are the Paris Olympics 2024 presenters, pundits and commentators?
Eurosport and the BBC both have a star-studded list of presenters, pundits and commentators for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Sports fans are keen to know exactly who will be across our TV screens ahead of tonight’s opening ceremony – so here is absolutely everything you need to know.
Laura Woods will be joined by diver Tom Daley, former British No.1 tennis player Laura Robson, ex-boxer Carl Frampton and Paralympic hero Ellie Simmonds.
That’s on Eurosport while the BBC have Clare Balding, track and field icon Jessica Ennis-Hill, cycling legend Laura Kenny and French TV personality Fred Sirieix.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 26 July 2024.
Friday’s front pages feature various domestic stories, with several papers looking ahead to a big economic speech by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Monday, where she is expected to reveal a shortfall of as much as £20bn in the government’s finances.
There’s some sports and showbiz news splashed on the front – with the Olympics being a popular topic this morning. The back pages continue the Olympics coverage as well as a large dose of Premier League gossip ahead of the new season.