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The swimming section of the triathlon is due to take place in the River Seine (Picture: Getty) A chaotic start to the Paris Olympics has taken another turn for the worse after the Sunday’s first training session for triathletes has been postponed. The swimming section of one of the Games’ most physically demanding events had been scheduled to take place in the River Seine, but has been pushed back due to concerns of the quality of the water. ‘Paris 2024 and World Triathlon reiterate that the priority is the health of the athletes,’ read a statement. Follow Metro.co.uk’s live blog for…

Simone Biles is hoping for a better experience at the Paris Games after her struggles in Tokyo three years ago (Picture: Getty) One of the greatest athletes in the history of the Olympics, Simone Biles, is due to make her bow in the Paris Games. The American superstar already has four gold medals under her belt, but endured a torrid time of it Tokyo three years ago. Suffering from ‘the twisties’ Biles was forced to withdraw from several events and ultimately ended up taking a two-year hiatus from the sport she once dominated. What are the twisties? Biles is far…

Aaron Grandidier greeted fans after winning gold in Paris on Day 1 (Reuters) France got off to a flying start on Day 1 of the Olympics in Paris with four medals. Shirine Boukli won bronze in the women’s under-48kg judo to give France their first medal of Paris 2024 on Saturday. And that was followed up by two silver medals for Luka Mkheidze in the men’s 60kg judo, and Auriane Mallo in the women’s fencing. Follow Metro.co.uk’s live blog for latest updates on the 2024 Olympics But France’s men’s rugby sevens team picked up the first gold medal for the…

Van de Velde was in action on Sunday morning (Picture: David Davies/PA Wire) Steven van de Velde was booed by spectators in his first appearance at the Paris Olympic Games. Van de Velde is representing Netherlands as part of the beach volleyball squad in the French capital. The 29-year-old was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to raping a 12-year-old British girl when he was 19. He resumed his volleyball career after serving 12 months of a four-year sentence and was named in the Netherlands’ Olympic squad in June. Van de Velde entered the court…

Highlight the bias, if any in the title by underlining the biased words or phrase in the original title Hotel manager with foot fetish facing jail for string of sex attacks | UK News Ahmed Fahmy, 45, raped a woman and licked others’ feet while they slept A hotel manager has been convicted of raping a guest and sexually assaulting others in their rooms. Ahmed Fahmy, 45, preyed on women while working at three London hotels in a string of attacks spanning more than 15 years. Detectives believe there may be more victims who have yet to come forward and…

Russell Crowe brought his Indoor Garden Party to London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush (Picture: Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images ) Russell Crowe forced to flee London gig as fight breaks out Russell Crowe was escorted from his London show after a fight broke out between fans and the Hollywood icon’s team. The Exorcism actor played a gig at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire with his band Russell Crowe’s Indoor Garden Party on Wednesday following a rousing set at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. But the Gladiator star was not in the fighting spirit when one of his reps allegedly got into a heated argument…

It’s been 14 years, so why are people still queuing for Dishoom? ‘The world could be ending and there would still be a queue outside of Dishoom.’ This is the first post that greets me when I search for ‘Dishoom queue’ on X and its author, @safx41, is just one of many who are disparaging about the wait times at the Indian restaurant chain (myself included). If there’s one thing you can count on in London, it’s that there will ALWAYS be a queue outside of Dishoom, no matter the season, weather, or time of day. It’s downright impossible to…

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