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Male Olympic events continue to be scheduled during peak viewing times — but the gender gap is nearly closed. After three weeks of Olympic competitions, the Paris 2024 schedule shows that more than 52% of the male sporting events were scheduled between 8 pm and 9 pm. This means a gender-balanced timetable was almost reached — with one day away from reaching the goal.However, the days around the opening and closing ceremonies had more male Olympic events than female ones.Having an event shown during prime time can mean greater publicity and associated sponsorship for athletes, as the International Olympic Committee…
The winners of the 37th European Film Awards have been revealed, and ‘Emilia Pérez’ by Jacques Audiard has swept the board. Here’s the lowdown on the full evening and winners. The 15 films nominated for this year’s European Film Awards are some of the strongest of the year – and we’re not just talking in Europe.The ceremony, which honours the greatest achievements in European cinema and positions itself at the EU version of the Oscars, took place in the heart of Switzerland this year. And the verdict has dropped, with the top prize going to French film Emilia Pérez by…
France leads the way in swimming, with Germany coming out on top in equestrian after 16 eventful days. The Summer 2024 Olympics has delivered winners and losers across the sporting world. The US led the way on top of the medal table, with China and Japan in second and third place overall.European countries also had their fair share of gold medals, with France coming out on top, taking home 16 gold medals. Where did Europe win its gold?Out of its 16 medals, France took home four in swimming. Rowing was also a successful sport for Europe, with the UK and…
Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s announcement comes after a poor display by Poland at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, where the country won only one gold. Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that his country will strive to host the Summer Olympics for the first time, with a particular eye on the games in 2040 and 2044.Tusk was speaking at a sports field in Karczew, a town south of Warsaw, on Friday, where boys were doing football training behind him.”Life will show whether this is a realistic goal,” he said. “Taking into account the initial decisions, commitments, declarations of the…
By Emmanuel Katsiadakis, Interim President, International Fencing Federation (FIE) The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. The inexorable desire to subordinate sports to politics is disappointing. People should compete only in sports and do it fairly — and fencing attacks should only occur in a fair bout on the fencing field, FIE Interim President Emmanuel Katsiadakis writes. The fencing competition program at the Olympic Games in Paris marked the triumphant return of one of the oldest and most beautiful sports in the world to its…
This article was originally published in Italian The South Tyrolean champion beat the Serb in just two matches in the Shanghai Masters 1000 final. Sinner thanked Djokovic, calling him a ‘sports legend’. Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, giving the Italian his tour-leading seventh title of the season.The Italian bettered the 24-time Grand Slam champion 7-6 (4), 6-3 in an hour and 37 minutes and never faced a break point in the outdoor hard-court tournament. Sinner hit eight aces and 22 winners to four and 12, respectively, for Djokovic.Djokovic was aiming…
Italian Jannik Sinner has pocketed 5.5 million euros after beating Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz for the championship in the Six Kings Slam. Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3 for the championship on Saturday after Novak Djokovic topped Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6 (5) in the third-place match.Sinner gained the biggest payout ever in tennis history for the match – 5.5 million euros.While Sinner and Alcaraz probably have plenty of future matchups in store, Djokovic and Nadal may have been playing for the final time in one of tennis’ great rivalries.Djokovic won the match between rivals who have combined for…
Trump’s visit to France, part of a global a celebration of the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral five years after a devastating fire, came as Macron and other European leaders are trying to win Trump’s favour and persuade him to maintain support for Ukraine in its defence against Russia’s invasion. French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Paris on Saturday, holding an impromptu meeting at the Elysee Palace ahead of the opening ceremony of the Notre Dame Cathedral.It is Trump’s first foreign visit since being elected President of the United States, and came as Macron…
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron achieved a diplomatic milestone Saturday, hosting the first in-person meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and United States President-elect Donald Trump since he won the election this past November. Both Zelenskyy and Trump, in Paris alongside dozens of global leaders and luminaries for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, had initially been scheduled to meet Macron in two separate bilateral meetings. The French presidency confirmed just minutes before the meeting took place that all three leaders would convene together for a trilateral talk. Trump’s election win last month sparked widespread concern in Europe…
Storm Darragh has left hundreds of thousands in Ireland and the UK without power with heavy rain and winds gusts reaching 150 km per hour. Hundreds of thousands in Ireland and the UK were left without power as Storm Darragh caused widespread disruption in the region.Millions of people were warned to stay indoors on Saturday, as high winds of up to 150 km per hour and heavy rain caused officials to send out a rare emergency alert by phone to around 3 million households in Wales and the southwest of England.The official alert, which made a sire-like sound, warned people…