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$55 million plan to give Notre Dame area a green facelift is part of Paris-wide eco plan
Read full article: $55 million plan to give Notre Dame area a green facelift is part of Paris-wide eco planNotre Dame is gearing up to reopen its doors in December as Paris is on the verge of a remarkable eco-revival.
Tomball’s Olympic gymnast Asher Hong featured in new limited-edition bobblehead
Read full article: Tomball’s Olympic gymnast Asher Hong featured in new limited-edition bobbleheadThe National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has released a limited-edition bobblehead of Olympic gymnast Asher Hong, celebrating his contribution to the U.S. men's gymnastics team's bronze medal win at the 2024 Paris Olympics, their first team medal since 2008.
Under sea and over land, the Paris Paralympics flame is lit before beginning an exceptional journey
Read full article: Under sea and over land, the Paris Paralympics flame is lit before beginning an exceptional journeyThe Paris Paralympics flame has been lit in the British village of Stoke Mandeville, widely considered the birthplace of the Paralympic Games.
France's Macron holds talks with key political players in a bid to form a new government
Read full article: France's Macron holds talks with key political players in a bid to form a new governmentFrench President Emmanuel Macron is holding talks with key political players in a bid to form a new government.
Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform at Paris Olympics' closing ceremony
Read full article: Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform at Paris Olympics' closing ceremonyThe closing ceremony for the Paris Olympics will bring out several stars: Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers are scheduled to perform.
French berets, enlightenment, and unforgettable moments | See these stories and more in Episode 13 of the ‘Olympic Zone’
Read full article: French berets, enlightenment, and unforgettable moments | See these stories and more in Episode 13 of the ‘Olympic Zone’"Olympic Zone" is a showcase of Olympics content that sets the stage for the most important action every night of the Games.
Paris Olympics embrace accessibility technology for visually impaired fans
Read full article: Paris Olympics embrace accessibility technology for visually impaired fansAs Paris shines under the global spotlight of the Olympic Games, technological innovations are enabling people with visual impairments to take it in.
Preview of flag football’s 2028 debut & the Paralympics | See these stories and more in Episode 12 of the ‘Olympic Zone’
Read full article: Preview of flag football’s 2028 debut & the Paralympics | See these stories and more in Episode 12 of the ‘Olympic Zone’"Olympic Zone" is a showcase of Olympics content that sets the stage for the most important action every night of the Games.
Houston family trades city life for home in French medieval village
Read full article: Houston family trades city life for home in French medieval villageWhat would it take to convince you to pack up your life in Houston and relocate to a medieval French village that even most people in France have never heard of? That’s exactly what the Willick family did when they left H-Town three years ago.
Sam’s fandom and the birth of cinema | See these stories and more in Episode 7 of the ‘Olympic Zone’
Read full article: Sam’s fandom and the birth of cinema | See these stories and more in Episode 7 of the ‘Olympic Zone’The stories behind the sports and the athletes are part of what makes the Olympics such a special competition around the world. The popular magazine show the “Olympic Zone” is a showcase of Olympics content that sets the stage for the most important action every night of the Games. Catch stories from the “Olympic Zone” on Click2Houston.com throughout the Games.
Sibling rivalry and serving in more ways than one | See these stories and more in Episode 5 of the ‘Olympic Zone’
Read full article: Sibling rivalry and serving in more ways than one | See these stories and more in Episode 5 of the ‘Olympic Zone’The stories behind the sports and the athletes are part of what makes the Olympics such a special competition around the world. The popular magazine show the “Olympic Zone” is a showcase of Olympics content that sets the stage for the most important action every night of the Games. Catch stories from the “Olympic Zone” on Click2Houston.com throughout the Games.
RECAP VIDEO: U.S. wrestler Amit Elor cedes nothing to Choluj in Paris QF
Read full article: RECAP VIDEO: U.S. wrestler Amit Elor cedes nothing to Choluj in Paris QFAt the 2024 Paris Olympics, Team USA's 68kg/149lb wrestler Amit Elor cedes nothing in a "masterful" 8-0 quarterfinal victory over Poland's Wiktoria Choluj in the Grand Palais Éphémère.
WATCH: Whale appears at surfing; USA celebrates with chair honor
Read full article: WATCH: Whale appears at surfing; USA celebrates with chair honorHere's a look at some trending moments from the Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti where a whale made an appearance near the competition and Team USA celebrated with the 'chair honor.'
Olympic swimmers speak out about Chinese doping; and Britain's Adam Peaty says they should be out
Read full article: Olympic swimmers speak out about Chinese doping; and Britain's Adam Peaty says they should be outOlympic swimmers spoke out about the Chinese doping scandal that has hung over these Paris Olympics as the events finished.
Simone Manuel flops in the 50 free, fails to advance out of the heats in Olympic swimming
Read full article: Simone Manuel flops in the 50 free, fails to advance out of the heats in Olympic swimmingIn another disappointment for the American swim team, Simone Manuel has been eliminated in the preliminaries of the 50-meter freestyle.
The American Dream on display and our friend, France | See these stories and more in Episode 9 of the ‘Olympic Zone’
Read full article: The American Dream on display and our friend, France | See these stories and more in Episode 9 of the ‘Olympic Zone’"Olympic Zone" is a showcase of Olympics content that sets the stage for the most important action every night of the Games.
Pup bonds with Team USA and Olympic torch soars high| See these stories and more in Episode 4 of the ‘Olympic Zone’
Read full article: Pup bonds with Team USA and Olympic torch soars high| See these stories and more in Episode 4 of the ‘Olympic Zone’"Olympic Zone" is a showcase of Olympics content that sets the stage for the most important action every night of the Games.
Go on an adventure in Paris and taste some chocolates | See these stories and more in Episode 3 of the ‘Olympic Zone’
Read full article: Go on an adventure in Paris and taste some chocolates | See these stories and more in Episode 3 of the ‘Olympic Zone’"Olympic Zone" is a showcase of Olympics content that sets the stage for the most important action every night of the Games.
SEE HIGHLIGHTS: Chiles battles back on beam to help Team USA win gold
Read full article: SEE HIGHLIGHTS: Chiles battles back on beam to help Team USA win goldJordan Chiles stepped up to compete in the all-around for Team USA during the team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, overcoming a fall on beam to help the U.S. win gold.
Ukraine's Olympic chief celebrates limited Russian presence at Paris Olympics
Read full article: Ukraine's Olympic chief celebrates limited Russian presence at Paris OlympicsThe head of Ukraine’s Olympic delegation touted the limited numbers of Russian athletes at the Paris Olympics — who must compete as neutrals — as war between the two countries grinds on for a third year.
WATCH: US duo Kelly Cheng, Sara Hughes dominate Czechia
Read full article: WATCH: US duo Kelly Cheng, Sara Hughes dominate CzechiaU.S. gold medal hopefuls Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes began Olympic play with a straight-sets beach volleyball victory over Czechia’s Marie-Sara Stochlova and Barbora Hermannova at Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris.
Refugee athletes want more of them to compete at the Olympics as migration takes global focus
Read full article: Refugee athletes want more of them to compete at the Olympics as migration takes global focusSouth Sudanese runner Perina Lokure Nakang first ran for sport along the road near her refugee camp in Kenya.
75% of US Olympians played in college. Future of Games hinges on fallout from NCAA athlete payouts
Read full article: 75% of US Olympians played in college. Future of Games hinges on fallout from NCAA athlete payoutsThree-quarters of the nearly 600 American athletes lining up for action at the Paris Olympics got their training in college sports in the United States.
Olympics opening ceremony moments: Céline Dion, Lady Gaga, curious torchbearer and French musicians
Read full article: Olympics opening ceremony moments: Céline Dion, Lady Gaga, curious torchbearer and French musiciansLady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded.
Lady Gaga dazzles at Olympics opening ceremony with prerecorded French performance
Read full article: Lady Gaga dazzles at Olympics opening ceremony with prerecorded French performanceLady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded.
WATCH: U.S. women’s national team shows dominance in 3-0 opening win against Zambia at Paris Olympics
Read full article: WATCH: U.S. women’s national team shows dominance in 3-0 opening win against Zambia at Paris OlympicsThe U.S. women’s national team displayed an impressive outing against Zambia to earn a 3-0 victory in its opening match at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Pharrell advocates for reviving arts competitions for 2028 Olympics at Louis Vuitton event
Read full article: Pharrell advocates for reviving arts competitions for 2028 Olympics at Louis Vuitton eventIf given the chance, Pharrell Williams would reintroduce arts competition into the Olympics, reviving a tradition that’s been missing for nearly 80 years.
WATCH: Houston’s Simone Biles excels during Paris Olympics podium training
Read full article: WATCH: Houston’s Simone Biles excels during Paris Olympics podium trainingIf you want to know what Simone Biles have been up to during Paris Olympics podium training, we have a compilations of videos of what you can expect to see.
Surfers, staff and locals make final preparations in Tahiti before the Paris Olympics begin
Read full article: Surfers, staff and locals make final preparations in Tahiti before the Paris Olympics beginFrom wiping out on waves to building homemade speed bumps on local roads, surfers, residents and workers across Tahiti, French Polynesia, are using the final days before the commencement of the Paris Olympics to brace themselves— and the island— for the upcoming surfing competition.
1,000 people suspected of spying have been blocked from Olympics, French official says
Read full article: 1,000 people suspected of spying have been blocked from Olympics, French official saysThree days before the start of the 2024 Olympics, France’s interior minister says about 1,000 people suspected of possibly meddling for a foreign power have been blocked from attending the Olympics.
A French alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer, suspected of targeting Olympic torch, sentenced to 2 years
Read full article: A French alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer, suspected of targeting Olympic torch, sentenced to 2 yearsFrench authorities say a French alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer was sentenced to two years in prison after making threats online and was suspected of wanting to target the Olympic torch relay.
For Palestinian athletes, the Olympics is about more than sports
Read full article: For Palestinian athletes, the Olympics is about more than sportsMost of the athletes representing the Palestinian territories at the Paris Olympics were born somewhere else -- Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Germany, Chile and the United States – yet they care deeply about the politics of their parents’ and grandparents’ homeland.
Paris Olympic competition nears total gender parity. Take a look at the athlete gender breakdown
Read full article: Paris Olympic competition nears total gender parity. Take a look at the athlete gender breakdownThe founder of the modern Olympics and former IOC president, Pierre de Coubertin, once said women competing in the Games would be “impractical, uninteresting, unaesthetic and improper.”.
French anti-terror police detain alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer suspected of targeting Olympic torch
Read full article: French anti-terror police detain alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer suspected of targeting Olympic torchFrench anti-terror police have detained an alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer suspected of wanting to target the Olympic torch relay.
French president accepts prime minister's resignation but keeps him as head of caretaker government
Read full article: French president accepts prime minister's resignation but keeps him as head of caretaker governmentFrench President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the prime minister’s resignation but kept him on as head of a caretaker government.
Houston influencer Jasmine Nguyen is headed to Paris for NBCUniversal Olympics gig
Read full article: Houston influencer Jasmine Nguyen is headed to Paris for NBCUniversal Olympics gigLocal influencer Jasmine Nguyen has joined NBC Universal’s Paris Creative Collective – a group of engaging creators who will have unprecedented access to tell stories of the games through their own eyes. Check out Jasmine's interview with Houston Life's Derrick Shore and KPRC 2 news anchor Daniella Guzman.
Kevin Durant has calf strain, USA Basketball considers him day-to-day at Olympic camp
Read full article: Kevin Durant has calf strain, USA Basketball considers him day-to-day at Olympic campKevin Durant is dealing with calf soreness that has kept him from being a full participant in USA Basketball’s training camp for the Paris Olympics, though he has assured team officials that he does not expect the issue to be a major one.
World swimming federation confirms US federal investigation into Chinese swimmers' doping tests
Read full article: World swimming federation confirms US federal investigation into Chinese swimmers' doping testsThe international swimming federation says its executive director has been ordered to testify as a witness in a U.S. criminal investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance in 2021 yet were allowed to continue competing.
Election anxiety curbs Olympic enthusiasm among Parisians ahead of the Summer Games
Read full article: Election anxiety curbs Olympic enthusiasm among Parisians ahead of the Summer GamesJust three weeks before the Olympics, the excitement that was building up in the host city is now mingled with anxiety about France’s political future.
Houston-area athletes shine at U.S. Olympic track and field trials
Read full article: Houston-area athletes shine at U.S. Olympic track and field trialsThe U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, have ended, with several athletes from the Houston area having competed for a chance to represent the United States at the Paris Olympics.
SZA shows off gymnastics skills in a friendly handstand contest with Simone Biles
Read full article: SZA shows off gymnastics skills in a friendly handstand contest with Simone BilesSZA might be known for hit songs like “Kill Bill” and “Snooze,” but the R&B star unveiled another impressive skill beyond music that drew high praise from gymnastics superstar Simone Biles.
Americans favored to top overall medal count in Paris Olympics. China will challenge for most gold
Read full article: Americans favored to top overall medal count in Paris Olympics. China will challenge for most goldThe United States is strongly favored to win the most overall medals when the Paris Olympics open in a month.
Sha'Carri Richardson sprints onto US Olympic team after winning 100 in 10.71 seconds
Read full article: Sha'Carri Richardson sprints onto US Olympic team after winning 100 in 10.71 secondsSha’Carri Richardson earned her spot in the Paris Olympics, winning the 100-meter final in a season-best 10.71 seconds at U.S. track trials.
‘We’ve sacrificed a lot’: The Woodlands native Kassidy Cook heads to 2024 Paris Olympics for synchronized diving
Read full article: ‘We’ve sacrificed a lot’: The Woodlands native Kassidy Cook heads to 2024 Paris Olympics for synchronized divingOn Monday, synchronized diver and The Woodlands native Kassidy Cook officially qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics along with her diving partner, Sarah Bacon.
Rory McIlroy's time off 'exactly what he should be doing,' PGA Tour commissioner says
Read full article: Rory McIlroy's time off 'exactly what he should be doing,' PGA Tour commissioner saysPGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan says he understands why Rory McIlroy withdrew from the Travelers Championship to recover from a late-Sunday meltdown at the U.S. Open.
Paris gets into the groove for historic Olympic opening ceremony, adapted to its iconic cityscape
Read full article: Paris gets into the groove for historic Olympic opening ceremony, adapted to its iconic cityscapeThe Paris Olympics are getting into the groove for the historic opening ceremony on the River Seine.
IOC gives 14 Russians, 11 Belarusians neutral status for Paris Olympics in first round of decisions
Read full article: IOC gives 14 Russians, 11 Belarusians neutral status for Paris Olympics in first round of decisionsThe IOC has approved 14 athletes from Russia and 11 Belarusians with neutral status to compete at the Paris Olympics in a first list from five sports published Saturday.
Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Paris' Seine River less than 2 months before Olympics
Read full article: Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Paris' Seine River less than 2 months before OlympicsThe water quality of the Seine river in Paris is raising concerns ahead of the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Titmus sets a women’s 200-meter freestyle world record at Australia’s Olympic swimming trials
Read full article: Titmus sets a women’s 200-meter freestyle world record at Australia’s Olympic swimming trialsAriarne Titmus has set a world record in the women’s 200-meter freestyle at Australia’s Olympic swimming trials.
Clark left off USA Basketball national team roster, AP Source says; Taurasi makes sixth Olympic team
Read full article: Clark left off USA Basketball national team roster, AP Source says; Taurasi makes sixth Olympic teamCaitlin Clark won’t be headed to the Paris Olympics, according to a person familiar with the decision.
The Olympic rings are mounted on the Eiffel Tower to mark 50 days until the Paris Games
Read full article: The Olympic rings are mounted on the Eiffel Tower to mark 50 days until the Paris GamesOrganizers have unveiled a display of the five Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower as the French capital marks 50 days until the start of the Paris Games.
Chef’s kiss!😙🤌 Houston area restaurant offers savory taste of French food ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics
Read full article: Chef’s kiss!😙🤌 Houston area restaurant offers savory taste of French food ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics“You can never have too much garlic butter!" A quick trip down the Southwest Freeway, and you’ll find Chef Phillip Schmidt inside his kitchen adding more and more garlic butter to his popular classic appetizer, escargot. #2024ParisOlympics
France files preliminary terrorism charges against teenager accused of plan to attack Olympic fans
Read full article: France files preliminary terrorism charges against teenager accused of plan to attack Olympic fansFrench authorities have handed preliminary terrorism charges to an 18-year-old accused of a plot targeting spectators attending Olympic soccer games.