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It’s called the summer Olympics but didn’t always feel like that (Picture: Reuters/BBC/AFP)The security around Paris 2024 is so stringent that the city has been compared to a jail, with QR codes needed to access the centre. Police are taking no chances when it comes to attacks on the Games from people – but there’s not much they can do about sabotage from the weather itself. Late July should have been fairly safe for outdoor events, but much like booking a wedding, there’s always the chance of getting rained out on the day. Unfortunately, the weather has not been kind…

Cindy Ngamba trains with GB Boxing but isn’t allowed to represent Great Britain (Photo: Getty)Boxer Cindy Ngamba is hopeful of winning a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics – but has vowed never to go back to her home country of Cameroon. Ngamba left the African nation aged just 11 with her family to head to the UK, where they settled in Bolton, eventually being granted asylum status years later. She picked up boxing a decade ago, but while she trains with GB Boxing and had hoped to represent Great Britain at the games, she has been prevented from doing…

Khelif was awarded the win inside a minute (Picture: Getty/TNT Sport)Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won her boxing match against Angela Carini after her Italian opponent quit in the ring after just 46 seconds at the Olympic Games in Paris. Carini was on the receiving end of some heavy shots from the opening bell, one of which appeared to knock her head guard loose. After being caught with another vicious right hand, the Italian retreated to her corner again moments later, visibly frustrated and angry before the referee waved off proceedings off with the fight officially abandoned by Carini. Khelif was…

Belarusian and Russian athletes are competing under the Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) flag at the Olympics in Paris (IOC)Russian and Belarusian athletes are competing as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) at the Olympics in Paris. At the previous Olympics in Tokyo, Russian athletes were forced to compete under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee – or ROC for short – after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) handed Russia a four-year ban in 2019 for running a state-sponsored doping scheme. Belarus, meanwhile, were permitted to compete in Tokyo without restrictions and ended the Games with seven medals, including one gold for…

Chinese teen Pan Zhanle made history in the men’s 100m freestyle final (Picture: Getty)Australian Olympian Brett Hawke has questioned the legitimacy of Pan Zhanle’s world-record swim in the men’s 100m freestyle final, claiming it is ‘not humanly possible’ to beat such a strong field by a full body length. Chinese sensation Pan, 19, blew his rivals away with a stunning 46.4-second victory to break his own record and clinch gold in Wednesday night’s pulsating race at Paris’ La Defense Arena. Kyle Chalmers, Australia’s gold medallist at the 2016 Games in Rio, claimed silver, while Romanian David Popovici had to settle…

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

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

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

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

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