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South Korea’s Olympic team. File | Photo Credit: AP South Korea’s Sports Ministry on July 27 expressed regret over a gaffe during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in which South Korean athletes were incorrectly introduced as North Korean. Further, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) apologised for the gaffe, on July 27. “We deeply…
Spectators are seen wearing rain coats near the Eiffel Tower ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics on July 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters With Paris 2024 setting a new benchmark as the most gender-equal Games ever in terms of number, it is time to look back at the long road…
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This photograph shows the Eiffel Tower, decorated with the Olympic rings for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris, on July 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Thousands of French security forces locked down a six-kilometre (four-mile) stretch of central Paris on Thursday ahead of the hugely complex Olympics opening ceremony next week. The…
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