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PARIS 2024

Organizers say they hope that the 2024 Paris Paralympics attracts packed audiences.
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Feb 27, 2024
Paralympics chief hopes for full stadiums and extensive TV coverage
Fewer than one million tickets out of a total of 2.8 million have been sold so far.
French police evict migrants from a squat in a disused industrial building not far from the Paris 2024 Olympic Village in Ile-Saint-Denis, near Paris, in April.
WORLD / Society
Dec 25, 2023
Asylum-seekers and Roma evicted from Paris squats ahead of Olympics
Advocates and some officials say the evictions appear to be a policy aimed at beautifying the area for the sporting event.
Surfers hold banners as they gather during a demonstration in Guethary, France, against the construction of a tower at the Olympic surfing venue in Polynesia.
OLYMPICS
Dec 21, 2023
Surfing tower will be built, Paris Games chief says
Tony Estanguet explained the option offered by the surfing body had been studied but was deemed insufficient.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / Summer Olympics
Jul 4, 2023
Paris 'not worried' riots will affect 2024 Olympics
Emmanuel Gregoire, deputy to Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, said he had 'no concerns about the impact' on the Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 20, 2023
Police raid headquarters of Paris Olympics organizers
The reason for the raid was not immediately clear but organizers said they were cooperating fully with investigators.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 3, 2021
Paris Games will have COVID-19 contingency plans in place if pandemic extends into 2024
Organizing committee president Tony Estanguet said Paris 2024 is preparing for any eventuality.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 26, 2019
Breakdancing among four sports likely added to Paris 2024 Games
The four sports proposed by Paris organizers — breakdancing, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing — were provisionally approved for the 2024 Summer Games at the International Olympic Committee Session on Tuesday.

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Historically, kabuki was considered the entertainment of the merchant and peasant classes, a far cry from how it is regarded today.
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