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The Paris Games are embracing sustainable, plant-based options in the athletes’ village (Picture: Getty) The great Usain Bolt famously claimed that McDonald’s chicken nuggets helped power him to gold-medal supremacy at the Beijing Olympics – but fast-food options are off the menu for athletes in Paris this summer. Organisers for the 2024 Olympic Games have instead opted for a healthy, sustainable approach, with a host of high-end French cuisine treats on offer as competitors from 206 nations across the globe prepare for the biggest sporting event of them all. The athletes’ village, sitting in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis, will…

Almost a decade on from when he first burst onto the scene at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Ben Proud will represent Team GB at his third Olympics in Paris. The 29-year-old swimmer is one of the fastest athletes in his sport and in 2022 became the first person ever to win World, European and Commonwealth swimming titles in the same year – all within two months of each other. What are your thoughts ahead of the Paris 2024 games? ‘This is my third Olympic games and I am really looking forward to going to Paris and soaking up the atmosphere.…

Snoop Dogg, real name Calvin Broadus, has a very special role in the Paris Olympics this week – and we can’t wait! The 2024 Paris Olympics are set to kick off this week on July 26 and will run until August 11. Already the Olympians have descended upon the French capital and excitement is beginning to build. But some have questioned why Snoop Dogg, 52, is involved in the sporting competition. It was revealed today that the artist will follow Halle Berry’s footsteps from last month and carry the Olympic flame through Saint-Denis, in the North of Paris later this…

From running to tennis, there’s an Olympic sport for every nudist (Picture: Jam Press) A group of sport-loving nudists have held their own Olympics – with all competitors playing in their birthday suits. From volleyball to boules, the naturists spent the weekend flexing their talents at the Yorkshire Sun Society in Hull from July 19 to 21. The event was organised by British Naturism, who were getting into the spirit of sport with the 2024 Paris Olympics set to begin later this week. Naturists would argue their weekend was closer to the ancient Olympics in Greece, where competitors took part…

The Paris 2024 Olympics get underway on Friday (Photo: Getty) In just a few days’ time, the Paris 2024 Olympics will get underway with thousands of athletes from across the world set to compete. The very best from the worlds of athletics, cycling, swimming, tennis, breakdancing and more will converge on the French capital with the sole aim of becoming an Olympic gold medalist. But for some there’s a little more at stake, with this the first Games where prize money will be awarded in some sports. With that in mind, let’s take a look at how much Olympians can…

Canada’s Phil Wizard is one of the favourites to land a gold medal (Picture: Getty) Fans have been left ‘conflicted’ and ‘underwhelmed’ at a new sport for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris with the introduction of Breaking. It is the first dancesport discipline to appear in Summer Olympic history and will take place very soon at the Place de la Concorde from August 9 to August 10. Not everyone is happy about breakdancing at the Olympics, though, and it has led to plenty of controversy and debate ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony. Why is there so much talk about…

Missing competitive football? Less than two weeks since Spain won the Euro 2024 final in Berlin the men’s and women’s teams are about to kick-off their campaigns for Olympic gold. The two competitions commence before the official opening ceremony is held with glitz, glamour and pageantry in Paris on Friday and it is no surprise Spain are the favourites to be crowned women’s champions after their World Cup success in Australia last year, when they beat England 1-0 in a rather lopsided final in Sydney. There’s no reason why they can’t prevail again despite the fact no nation has ever…

UK Daily Trending stories Trending – Kamala Harris in race for the White House US politics remains the number one trending story across the world today – both online and in print, as the race for the White House heats up. All eyes have now turned from President Joe Biden to his Vice President Kamala Harris, following Biden’s announcement he won’t seek re-election but will see out the rest of his term as president. The UK newspapers report Harris has enough support to clinch the Democratic nomination. The papers discuss the millions of dollars of donations pouring into the Democratic…

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