Amid two prominent wars and other conflicts around the globe, a biennial call at the United Nations for peace during the Games felt even more symbolic than usual.
Tag: Olympic Games (2024)
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Breakers Grapple With Hip-Hop’s Big Olympic Moment
Largely left out of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, breaking will get its stage at the Paris Olympics. Its pioneers wonder if their art will translate into sport.
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Anthony Nesty, the First Black U.S. Olympic Swim Team Coach, on How the Sport Has Changed
The first Black head coach of a U.S. Olympic swimming team talks to us about diversity in the sport and coaching in the Instagram era.
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After a Mental Health Break, Caeleb Dressel Returns to the Pool
Caeleb Dressel, the seven-time Olympic champion, swam in the nationals after taking a break for mental health reasons. He didn’t win, but he loved everything about being back, even the chlorine.
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Olympic Swimming in the Seine? How Paris Is Remaking a River.
Organizers of the 2024 Summer Games promised a waterway clean enough for Olympic swimmers and then Parisians to swim in. The job was bigger than anyone knew.