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The French government's secularism policies were called into question by activists, who specifically opposed a decision by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee to prohibit French athletes from wearing religious symbols—including hijabs—during the Olympics. [19] The ban only applied to members of the French team and did not ...
The United Nations’ human rights office has criticized the French government for banning French athletes from wearing the hijab at the Paris Olympics next year. UN slams France’s decision to ...
The Olympics have shone a spotlight on the multiple controversies over the place of religion and religious symbols in public in France, home to Europe's largest Muslim minority.
Rhodesia was banned from participating in the Olympics as the result of a 36 to 31 vote by the IOC held four days before the opening ceremonies. African countries had threatened to boycott the Munich games had the white-minority-ruled regime been permitted to send a team.
The Tokyo Olympics were likewise slated to prohibit alcohol sales at events. That restriction became moot when the COVID-19 pandemic postponed the games until 2021 and restricted fans from attending.
France had one gymnast participate in one event in the inaugural 1896 Games. The nation's first medals in the sport came when Paris hosted the Games in 1900; the only event on the schedule was the men's individual all-around, in which France swept the top 18 places (having 108 of the 135 competing gymnasts).
The 2024 Paris Olympics continues to Day 15 with the final days of competition. Here's a full list of how to watch all of today's events from Paris.
The 2024 Summer Olympics (French: Les Jeux Olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (French: Jeux de la XXXIIIe olympiade de l'ère moderne) and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France, with several events started from 24 July.