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Olympic Games: Major international multi-sport event
The modern Olympic Games are the world's preeminent international sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games, open to both amateur and professional athletes, involves more than 200 teams, each team representing a sovereign state or territory. By default, the Games generally substitute for any world championships during the year in which they take place. The Olympics are staged every four years. Since 1994, they have alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year Olympiad.

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Olympic and Paralympic medals for 2026 revealed in Venice [Video]

Olympic and Paralympic medals for 2026 revealed in Venice

Olympic and Paralympic medals for 2026 revealed in Venice The official medals for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games were unveiled in Venice on Tuesday, carried by boat to the Palazzo..

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Macron’s GRAND ENTRY at Bastille Day Celebrations| French President Handed Over the Ceremonial Sword [Video]

Macron’s GRAND ENTRY at Bastille Day Celebrations| French President Handed Over the Ceremonial Sword

President Emmanuel Macron made a grand entrance at the 2025 Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, marking France’s National Day with military pride, historic symbolism, and Olympic flair. One of the..

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Parisians take a historic plunge into the River Seine after more than a century [Video]

Parisians take a historic plunge into the River Seine after more than a century

Parisians take a historic plunge into the River Seine after more than a century The return to swimming follows a 1.4 billion euro cleanup project tied to last year’s Olympics. Officials now say..

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:06Published
Judo: Bellandi conquers -78kg, Kanikovskiy dominates -100kg on Day 6 in Budapest [Video]

Judo: Bellandi conquers -78kg, Kanikovskiy dominates -100kg on Day 6 in Budapest

Judo: Bellandi conquers -78kg, Kanikovskiy dominates -100kg on Day 6 in Budapest Olympic champ Bellandi adds World gold after a gripping final. In -100kg, Kanikovskiy delivers a brilliant..

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 03:00Published
Trump Calls 2020 Loss A Blessing, Says ‘Now I Have Everything’ After Winning 2024 Election [Video]

Trump Calls 2020 Loss A Blessing, Says ‘Now I Have Everything’ After Winning 2024 Election

U.S. President Donald Trump stunned supporters by declaring he’s glad he lost the 2020 election, calling it a “blessing in disguise.” Trump said missing those four years has led him to a moment..

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