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5 iconic sites hosting 2024 Paris Olympics events, from the Eiffel Tower to Marseilles

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The Champ de Mars park at the foot of the tower will host judo and wrestling. A tourist poses for a photograph with the Eiffel Tower, adorned with the Olympic rings, in the background. Photo: AFP Reviled by Parisians when it was unveiled in 1889 for the Paris Exhibition world’s fair by engineer Gustave Eiffel, … Read more

Paris Olympics 2024: French gastronomy, but no French fries, to be served to athletes

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There will be no French fries but plenty of lentils offered to athletes attending the Paris Olympics, with organisers this week unveiling a food selection that combines eco-minded recipes with French gastronomy. The giant 3,300-seat restaurant at the Paris Olympic Village, which will welcome athletes next month, was given its first test run by a … Read more