Thread: 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Moroccan Khadija Al Mardi Wins Gold|, Qualifies for 2024 Paris 2024 Olympics

Moroccan boxing Khadija Al Mardi (75 kg) has punched her ticket to the highly anticipated Paris 2024 Olympics. The world champion showcased her immense skill and determination as she triumphed over Kenya's Andigo Elizabeth Adeambo in the final of the African Olympic qualifiers, clinching victory with an impressive 5-0 scoreline.

The electrifying showdown took place at the Dakar Arena in Diamniadio, located just 30 kilometers from the Senegalese capital. Khadija Al-Mardi's gold medal-winning performance in this qualification tournament has solidified her place in the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

In a thrilling battle that had the crowd on the edge of their seats, Khadija Al Mardi displayed her technical prowess and unwavering determination, leaving no room for her opponent to make a breakthrough and securing the judges’ unanimous decision in her favor.

This victory marks a significant milestone in Khadija Al-Mardi's illustrious career and underscores her status as a dominant force in women's boxing. Her journey to the Olympics has been nothing short of remarkable, and her fans are eagerly anticipating her performance on the big stage in Paris.

• Kenya win Africa Men's Sevens to earn Paris 2024 rugby place

Kenya earned their place at the Paris 2024 Olympics by winning the Rugby Africa Men's Sevens 2023 at the Zimbabwean capital of Harare.

A 17-12 win over pre-tournament favourites South Africa enabled Kenya to become the ninth men's team to confirm its participation in next year's Games.

They will now join France, New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji, Australia, Uruguay, Ireland and the United States as confirmed Olympic attendees.

The final three places will be decided via the Oceania and Asia qualification tournaments and the Olympic repechage tournament.

Kenya’s coach Kevin Wambua told World Rugby he was always confident his team could make it to a third Olympic Games after participating at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 editions.

Day one victories over Zambia, Namibia, and Nigeria enabled Kenya to top Pool B and reach the quarter-finals, where they beat Burkina Faso 26-0.

A 35-10 semi-final win over the hosts sent them through to meet a South African team that had shown ominous form by scoring 120 points and only conceding 14 en route to the final.

Helped by four tries from former Springbok winger Rosko Specman on his return to the international arena, South Africa defeated their opening opponents Ivory Coast and soon added further victories over Tunisia and Madagascar.

The Blitzboks easily accounted for Nigeria in the quarter-finals, winning 27-0, but they were made to work by Uganda for their place in the final before sealing a 26-14 win.

Kenya took an early lead in the final through Patrick Odongo but trailed 12-7 at the break after conceding tries from Selvyn Davids and Christie Grobbelaar.

Odongo scored again in the second half to level the scores before John Okoth scored the try that sent Kenya to the Olympics.

It was a huge fillip for them following the disappointment of missing out on SVNS qualification after being beaten by Canada in the final of the World Rugby Sevens Series 2024 play-off at Twickenham in May.

For South Africa and Uganda, who finished third after a 24-12 win over Zimbabwe in the bronze medal match, the dream of competing at the Olympics is not over as both have qualified for the Olympic repechage tournament.

First Teams Secure Olympic Berths, Mixed Doubles Pairs Join the Ranks - International Table Tennis Federation

Here are the teams and mixed doubles pairs that have booked their tickets for Paris through the Continental Qualification events.

Africa
Men’s Team - Egypt
Women’s Team – Egypt

Asia
Men’s Team - China
Women’s Team – China

Europe
Men’s Team - Sweden
Women’s Team – Germany

Oceania
Men’s Team - Australia
Women’s Team - Australia

Bruce Springsteen’s Equestrian Daughter Jessica Springsteen Is Ready to Make Her Mark on Paris Olympics

Next year, the biggest equestrian event is taking place at the Paris Olympics 2024. All major teams and equestrian athletes are working out day and night to qualify for the event. One opportunity for them is coming in the form of the FEI Jumping Nations Cup final 2023. Among the athletes who are ready to mark on the Paris Olympics is Bruce Springsteen’s daughter Jessica Springsteen.

The United States equestrian declared the five-member jumping team for the Nations Cup Final at Barcelona. The event will be held from the 28th of September to the 1st of October 2023. In an Instagram Story, Jessica Springsteen shared the team details in which she was included. The team included Karl Cook, Laura Kraut, Devin Ryan, McLain Ward, and Jessica Springsteen. The US Jumping team’s Chef d’Equipe will be Robert Ridland. The United States is the only high-ranking team at the event that has not qualified for the next year’s Olympics.

If the United States fails to qualify for the Olympics at this event then, the last event for the qualification will be the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile which will be held from 31st October to 3rd November. Bruce Springsteen’s daughter Jessica Springsteen is all set to make her impact at the event to appear again in the Olympics. Her first Olympic experience was at the Tokyo Olympics where she won the team event silver medal after missing the gold by 1.3 seconds. The team included the 2008 Olympic gold medalist Laura Kraut and two-time Olympic gold medalist McLain Ward. Jessica Springsteen’s last event was at the Global Champions Tour Grand Prix where she won riding her long companion Don Juan van de Donkhoeve.

Equestrian - Paris 2024

Perhaps 'horse' would have been better than 'riding her long companion'.

Does anyone know why in international sports competitions national team use French terms for their senior management roles?

Originally Posted by malmomike77

international sports competitions national team use French terms

Je reste mon valise

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• Aiperi Medet kyzy qualifies for 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

Aiperi Medet kyzy won a ticket to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

The qualifying world championship is taking place in Serbia, where tickets to the Olympic Games are awarded. TAn athlete needs to get into the TOP 5 in their weight category to win.

Medet kyzy competes in the weight category up to 76 kg, where a total of 29 athletes participated.

She won 4 victories in a row over athletes from Romania, Belarus, Canada and Colombia, reaching the finals, on September 19. The final fight will take place on September 20.

This result guarantees Medet kyzy a ticket to the Olympic Games in Paris.

This is the first qualification for Kyrgyzstan.

Wrestling - Paris 2024

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Originally Posted by cyrille

Perhaps 'horse' would have been better than 'riding her long companion'.

Don Juan van de Donkhoev is a bit long. It is a beautiful animal……

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Originally Posted by malmomike77

Does anyone know why in international sports competitions national team use French terms for their senior management roles?

I had hoped someone would answer you before I posted here again, because I have no idea. I don’t think David’s “I rest my case” was helpful.

Swimmer Denis Petrashov earns Paris Olympics berth

Swimmer Denis Petrashov has earned a license to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the Swimming Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic reports.

The 23-year-old swimmer fulfilled the Olympic standard at the 2023 World Swimming Championships in Japan.

On July 22, Petrashov swam the preliminary heat of the 100-meter breaststroke and reached the semifinals, setting Kyrgyzstan's record of 59.91 seconds.

The next day, in the semi-finals, he improved his result, but failed to reach the final - 59.78 seconds. The standard for obtaining a license at this distance is 59.79 seconds.

On September 20, the International Swimming Federation officially confirmed that Petrashov had won a berth to the Summer Olympic Games in France.

This will be third Olympic Games for Denis.

Thid license became the third for Kyrgyzstan. Earlier, Aiperi Medet kyzy and Aisulu Tynybekova (both freestyle wrestling) won berths to Paris Olympics.

2024 Olympic Wrestling Qualifiers

Tracking the weights that are qualified for the 2024 Olympics in wrestling by country.

Men's Freestyle Wrestlers Who Qualified Their Countries At Worlds

57 kg
Gold - Stevan Micic (SRB)
Silver - Rei Higuchi (JPN)
Bronze - Arsen Harutyunyan (ARM)
Bronze - Zelimkhan Abakarov (ALB)
5th Place - Zaur Uguev (RUS)

65 kg
Gold - Ismail Musukaev (HUN)
Silver - Sebastian Rivera (PUR)
Bronze - Shamil Mamedov (RUS)
Bronze - Vazgen Tevanyan (ARM)
5th Place - Rahman Amouzad (IRI)

74 kg
Gold - Zaurbek Sidakov, RUS
Silver - Kyle Dake (USA)
Bronze - Khetik Tsabolov (SRB)
Bronze - Daichi Takatani (JPN)
5th Place - Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE)

86 kg
Gold - David Taylor (USA)
Silver - Hassan Yazdani (IRI)
Bronze - Azamat Dauletbekov (KAZ)
Bronze - Myles Amine (SMR)
5th Place - Javrail Shapiev (UZB)

97 kg
Gold - Akhmed Tazhudinov (BRN)
Silver - Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE)
Bronze - Kyle Snyder (USA)
Bronze - Givi Matcharashvili (GEO)
5th Place - Ibrahim Ciftci (TUR)

125 kg
Gold - Amir Zare (IRI)
Silver - Geno Petriashvili (GEO)
Bronze - Taha Akgul (TUR)
Bronze - Mason Parris (USA)
5th Place - Abdulla Kurbanov (RUS)

Women's Freestyle Wrestlers Who Qualified Their Countries At Worlds

50 kg
Gold - Yui Susaki (JPN)
Silver - Dolgorjavyn Otgonjargal (MGL)
Bronze - Ziqi Feng (CHN)
Bronze - Sarah Hildebrandt (USA)
5th Place - Evin Demirhan (TUR)

53 kg
Gold - Akari Fujinami (JPN)
Silver - Vanesa Kaladzinskaya (BLR)
Bronze - Lucia Yepez (ECU)
Bronze - Antim (IND)
5th Place - Emma Malmgren (SWE)

57 kg
Gold - Tsugumi Sakurai (JPN)
Silver - Anastasia Nichita (MDA)
Bronze - Helen Maroulis (USA)
Bronze - Odunayo Adekuoroye (NGR)
5th Place - Anhelina Lysak (POL)

62 kg
Gold - Aisuluu Tynybekova (KGZ)
Gold - Sakura Motoki (JPN)
Bronze - Iryna Koliadenko (UKR)
Bronze - Grace Bullen (NOR)
5th Place - Luisa Niemesch (GER)

68 kg
Gold - Buse Cavusoglu Tosun (TUR)
Silver - Delgermaa Enkhsaikhan (MGL)
Bronze - Koumba Larroque (FRA)
Bronze - Irina Ringaci (MDA)
5th Place - Ami Ishii (JPN)

76 kg
Gold - Yuka Kagami (JPN)
Silver - Aiperi Medet Kyzy (KGZ)
Bronze - Adeline Gray (USA)
Bronze - Tatiana Renteria (COL)
5th Place - Milaimys Marin (TUR)

• Robert Hendrick Wins Ireland a Canoe Slalom Place at 2024 Olympic Games

Irish Olympic canoeist Robert Hendrick has accomplished an impressive feat by qualifying his country for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Canoe Slalom, a moment of immense pride for the Irish paddlesports community.

He demonstrated skill and composure in the semi-final round of the World Championships, securing 16th place and booking a spot for Ireland on the C1 Men start line for next year's Games.

During the semi-finals, Liam Jegou, a Tokyo Olympian, participated in the canoe slalom race. Despite commendable skill, he fell to the narrow margins in canoe slalom and lost valuable time towards the end, finishing 30th.

In the meantime, the Irish K1 Men are still in the running for Olympic qualification, with Noel Hendrick set to participate in Saturday's semi-final. If he finishes in the top 15, it will secure a quota spot for the Paris Games, keeping Ireland's hopes alive for the event.

Paris 2024 - Canoe slalom

Canoeist Noel Hendrick Qualifies Second Olympic Boat For Ireland at Paris 2024

In a historic win for Ireland, Noel Hendrick has secured the country's second Olympic quota place at the 2024 Canoe Slalom World Championships.

Despite immense pressure, Hendrick delivered a remarkable performance, finishing in 16th place and securing a spot in the K1M for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

This victory marks the end of Ireland's drought in the K1M category, with the last Irish representative being Eoin Rheinisch in London 2012. Rheinisch has coached Hendrick to this incredible performance this week.

‘Sultans of Net’ beat Japan 3-1 to qualify for Paris Olympics 2024

The Turkish Women's National Volleyball Team defeated host Japan in the 6th match of the 2024 Paris Olympic Qualifiers and secured their participation in the Olympics. The Turkish team won the 21st match in a row and declared its undefeated streak.

Winning the sixth match in Group B of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Qualifiers, the Turkish National Women's Volleyball Team aka "Sultans of the Net" secured the Paris 2024 quota. The Turkish team, who defeated host Japan 3-1, pocketed the Paris 2024 Olympics ticket. The next part of this marvelous adventure will take place in Paris.

European and Nations League champions, world number 1 "Sultans of the Net" defeated Japan and secured the first 2 places in the group.

The Turkish team had made five out of five by beating Puerto Rico 3-0, Bulgaria 3-0, Peru 3-1, Argentina 3-1, and Brazil 3-0 in Group B of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Qualifiers. The Turkish team, which had two matches left on the Olympic path, faced host Japan in the sixth match. The national team defeated Japan 3-1 and qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

In the seventh and final match, the national team will play against Belgium on Sunday, September 24 at 10 a.m.

Turkish women's volleyball team defeat Belgium to win all 7 group matches

Originally Posted by S Landreth

Swimmer Denis Petrashov earns Paris Olympics berth

Swimmer Denis Petrashov has earned a license to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the Swimming Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic reports.

The 23-year-old swimmer fulfilled the Olympic standard at the 2023 World Swimming Championships in Japan.

On July 22, Petrashov swam the preliminary heat of the 100-meter breaststroke and reached the semifinals, setting Kyrgyzstan's record of 59.91 seconds.

The next day, in the semi-finals, he improved his result, but failed to reach the final - 59.78 seconds. The standard for obtaining a license at this distance is 59.79 seconds.

On September 20, the International Swimming Federation officially confirmed that Petrashov had won a berth to the Summer Olympic Games in France.

This will be third Olympic Games for Denis.

Thid license became the third for Kyrgyzstan. Earlier, Aiperi Medet kyzy and Aisulu Tynybekova (both freestyle wrestling) won berths to Paris Olympics.

Hopefully this time they will play the real Kirghiz anthem, not the one from Borat!

(ok, I mixed up Kazakhstan and Kirghizia, but it was too funny a mistake to pass up)

• Dominicans qualify for Paris 2024

Dominican Republic earned the right to compete at the Olympic Games next year after emerging with a crucial five-set victory over the Netherlands on Sunday to finish the FIVB Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifier in Ningbo on top of the final Pool A standings and join Serbia on the way to Paris 2024.

It will be the fourth time the Caribbean island nation qualify for the Olympic Games, after participating in Athens 2004, in London 2012, where they reached the quarterfinals, and in Tokyo 2020.

In Sunday’s do-or-die duel, the Dutch managed to come back from a set down twice during the game before the Dominicans could celebrate a 3-2 (25-20, 20-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-12) victory, which propelled them to the top of the table on a 6-1 win-loss record and 17 points. The Dutch could have been among the top two, but had to settle for the fifth place on 4-3 and 13.

Each of the first four sets itself was a small rollercoaster, in which the two teams battled hard, taking turns in the lead, to eventually push the match to a deciding fifth set. In the tie-breaker, Dominican Republic stepped in front with the very first rally and never let go of their lead again until Nika Daalderop’s serving error for the last point of the match.

The Netherlands outplayed the Dominicans in all scoring elements: 65-63 in attack kills, 8-7 in kill blocks and 6-5 in serving aces, but also made 50% more unforced errors than the opponents (33 against 22), which cost them the match. Dominican outside hitter Brayelin Martinez and her Dutch counterpart Nika Daalderop engaged in a scoring race, which ended tied at 23 points each. While all of Martinez’s points came in offence at a 51% success rate, Daalderop registered three kill blocks and two aces towards her tally. Six more players reached the double digits during the game: Yonkaira Pena with 17 points, Gaila Gonzalez with 16, and Jineiry Martinez with 10 on the winners’ side, and Celeste Plak with 18 points, Indy Baijens with 15, and Marrit Jasper with 14 for the European team.

Serbia on to Paris 2024; Dominicans knock out China

Originally Posted by qwerty

Hopefully this time they will play the real Kirghiz anthem, not the one from Borat!

(ok, I mixed up Kazakhstan and Kirghizia, but it was too funny a mistake to pass up)]

That poor girl (Maria Dmitrienko). But it seems that she does have a sense of humor

• QUALIFIED! U.S. Women Punch Ticket for Paris 2024

The U.S. Women’s National Team qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Sunday when it defeated Germany 3-1 (24-26, 25-21, 25-9, 25-16) at the FIVB Road to Paris Olympic Qualifier in Łódź, Poland.

The U.S. Women finished the tournament with a 6-1 record. They qualified for their 11th straight Olympic Games and 13th overall. The U.S. Women finished first in the group and also improved their world ranking to No. 2.

The U.S. Women dominated Germany on the attack (69-41) led by opposite Annie Drews who entered the match as a substitute to start the second set and led all scorers with 27 points on a match-high 27 kills (.544 hitting efficiency).

“My focus coming into tonight was to just be where my feet were and fill in the gaps as needed,” Drews said. “We sometimes talk about how we want to feel after the match is over. Can we truly say we have nothing left in the tank or finished with no regrets? So that was in the back of my mind tonight; playing in a way where I wouldn’t regret anything.”

Outside hitter Jordan Larson added 17 points on 11 kills, a team-high three aces and three blocks. She also led the team in successful receptions with five and had 16 digs.

“Really proud of our team for how we responded after a difficult loss (to Poland) yesterday,” said Larson, a three-time Olympic medalist. “Props to Germany for coming out strong in set one, but really proud of our team, which stayed steady and secured out ticket to Paris.”

Germany led in blocks (10-8). The teams tied in aces (6-6) and Germany had one more scoring error (16-15).

U.S. outside hitter Kelsey (Robinson) Cook totaled 13 points on 12 kills and one ace. Middle blocker Chiaka Ogbogu scored 10 points on five kills, a team-high four blocks and one ace.

Middle Dana Rettke added nine points on seven kills, one block and one ace.

Setter Lauren Carlini scored a point with a kill and set the team to a .315 hitting efficiency. Libero Justine Wong-Orantes led in digs with 21.

Opposite Jordan Thompson played the first set and scored five points on five kills.

Outside hitter Ali Frantti played as a substitute and scored one point with a kill.

The U.S. Women are the second USA Volleyball team to qualify for Paris 2024.

Great Britain celebrates double gold as Clarke and Woods triumph in kayak cross on final day of home 2023 Canoe Slalom World Championships

Joseph Clarke and Kimberley Woods doubled up on their golden haul in the kayak cross event, which will make its Olympic debut at Paris 2024.

Great Britain's Joseph Clarke capped off a spectacular 2023 Canoe Slalom World Championships with a second gold medal, in kayak cross, on Sunday (24 September) to follow on his earlier success in the men’s K1.

His compatriot Kimberley Woods also leaves the championships with two gold medals. In addition to the gold in the kayak cross, the British canoeist won a medal in the women's C1 team event as well as a silver in the individual C1.

Both Woods and Clarke were in top form on the home waters of the Lee Valley White Water Center, passing through all their rounds without receiving a single fault. These performances allowed Clarke to defend his 2022 world title, while Woods upgraded from last year's silver.

• Canada defeats Jamaica 2-1 in the second leg of the CONCACAF W Olympic Play-In to obtain Paris 2024 quota

The reigning Olympic champions will have the opportunity to defend their title after securing their spot at next summer’s Olympic Games

Team Canada secured the final CONCACAF spot for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 for women's football after defeating Jamaica 2-1 in the second leg of the Olympic Play-In series on Tuesday, 26 September.

In front of a record-breaking sold-out crowd at the BMO stadium in Toronto, Cloé Lacasse and Jordyn Huitema scored the two final goals of the series that will send the reigning champions back to the Olympic stage.

Jamaica’s Drew Spence opened the scoring in the second leg with The Reggae Girlz’ lone goal for the series on 33 minutes, but Jamaica failed to come back from their 2-0 loss at home on Friday. They are yet to qualify a women’s football team in the history of the Olympics.

Nearly 30,000 spectators were in attendance in Toronto on Tuesday night, which is a new record for a men’s or women’s national team game in Ontario.

After a disappointing World Cup campaign that left Canada stunned after they failed to progress out of the group stage, the 2020 champions will be given an opportunity to extend their reign at the Olympics.

• Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong and Thailand claim Olympic sailing places at 19th Asian Games

The sailing competition at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou saw six more places claimed for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Women's dinghy

The women's dinghy place for Paris 2024 was secured for Malaysia thanks to performances by a recent graduate of World Sailing's Emerging Nations Program (ENP). Nur Shazrin Mohamad Latif won gold in the ILCA 6 just a few weeks after benefiting from ENP support to take part in the Allianz Sailing World Championships. Stephanie Norton of Hong Kong was second while Jing Hua Victoria Chan of Singapore was third.

Latif said: "I'm so happy and my mum will be very proud! "Every day she's kept calling me and just telling me to keep calm and stay focussed and no pressure! I didn't target gold at first because I had just come back from injury and I just said let's focus on the boat speed and the results will come."

Men's dinghy

Ryan Lo, who won men's dinghy gold in the ILCA 7, finished ahead of Korea's Jeemin Ha and Vishni Saravanan of India to make sure Singapore will be on the startline at next year's Olympic Games.
Lo said: "it feels really great, I'm really happy right now and it's a big relief for me to get a spot for the country for the Olympics. For now, my goal is just to try to do what I can over the next year to see what I can do to improve.

"I didn't have a very good first day - I was fourth after the first day - so I just had to dig deep and try to be consistent, just try take it one race at a time."

Lo paid tribute to his family and, in particular, his mother for supporting his sailing career. He added: "My parents have been very supportive of me, especially my mum. She would come to the sailing club every day and stay the whole day to watch me sail.

"It's been quite a long journey now - 19 years since I started sailing - and I'm very appreciative of the support I've had from my family and friends and the whole system in Singapore."

Men's windsurfing

Bi Kun was pleased to have secured an Olympic place for China in the men's windsurfing, winning gold ahead of Taehoon Lee of Korea and Cheng Chin Yin of Hong Kong, after falling short of his own expectations at the Allianz Sailing World Championships.

The Tokyo 2020 bronze-medallist and 2018 Asian Games windsurfing champion said: "I'm not overjoyed as I was hoping to get the Olympic qualification in The Hague during the worlds last month. But winning the Asian Games again is quite an achievement and worth celebrating.

"My family and friends have been following me so closely this time. They have now become experts in explaining sailing to others. They know how to check the tracker and know how I was doing at each mark."

Women's windsurfing

Ma Kwan Ching of Hong Kong finished second behind China's Huang Xianting in the women's windsurfing in order to guarantee Olympic qualification for her country, with Aticha Homraruen of Thailand third.
She said: "Now I'm super relieved and I'm so happy that everything has gone smoothly. This week I performed quite well, and I was mentally quite strong so that I could stay under pressure and keep my results quite stable."

Men's and women's kite

In the men's kite, world champion Max Maeder (SGP) was the clear winner of the Formula Kite competition ahead of second-placed Zhang Haoran (CHN). However, with Singapore and China having already made sure of Olympic qualifying, the Paris 2024 place went to Thailand thanks to Joseph Weston's bronze medal.

Thailand also secured Olympic qualifying in the women's kite after Benyapa Jantawan's silver medal in Ningbo. She was second behind China's Chen Jingyue with Yongeun Lee of Korea third.
For more information on sailing at the 19th Asian Games click here. For more information on qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games click here.

• Thierry Henry to coach France men's soccer team at 2024 Paris Olympics

Legend Thierry Henry will coach France’s men’s soccer team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Henry, 46, will coach France’s under-21 national team for two years, according to the national federation.

France has an automatic spot in the Olympic men’s soccer field as host nation.

Men’s soccer rosters at the Olympics are for players born on or after Jan. 1, 2001, with three over-age exceptions.

Traditionally, players must be granted a release by their club teams to take part. In May 2022, French senior national team superstar Kylian Mbappé reportedly said his club, Paris Saint-Germain, will let him play at the Paris Games as an over-age exception, though player and club have since had other disagreements.

Henry, a rising star on France’s 1998 World Cup champion team, never got the chance to play in the Olympics.

France did not qualify for Olympic men’s soccer from 2000 through 2016, then returned in Tokyo, where it was knocked out in the group stage.

Henry was 19 years and 11 months old during the 1996 Atlanta Games, and would win the 1996-97 French domestic league young player of the year award. But the French roster at Atlanta 1996 included zero players younger than 21 and a half.

Instead, Henry played in the U18 European Championship in July 1996, scoring the lone goal in the final against Spain.

Since retiring in 2014, Henry was an assistant for Belgium’s men’s national team and head coach at Monaco and the Montreal Impact.

Soccer - Paris 2024

Apparently the fucking place is infested with bedbugs. Best to give it a swerve, along with this thread.

so, you will not attending or will you wait till netflix has a special on it?

oh wait

Okanagan athlete sets personal best, posts qualifying time for 2024 Paris Olympics

An Okanagan athlete is on pace to compete in her third Olympics after qualifying on Sunday for the 2024 Paris Games.

At the Berlin Marathon on Sunday, Malindi Elmore placed 13th among women with a personal-best time.

The 43-year-old from Kelowna posted a time of 2 hours, 23 minutes and 30 seconds, three minutes below the Olympic qualifying time of 2 : 26 : 50.

Her previous best was 2 : 24 : 50. Elmore has previously competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics as a 1,500-metre runner, then in the 2020 Summer Olympics as a marathon runner.

At the 2004 Games, she finished 37th in the 1,500, but at the 2020 Games, she finished ninth in her new sport.

Regarding the 2024 Games, three spots are available once Athletics Canada nominates teams. Elmore will receive one of the spots provided no one outruns her by the qualifying window, which closes on April 30.

On social media, fellow Canadian marathon runner Natasha Wodak of North Vancouver said, “A beautiful run indeed! 2 : 23 : 30 in Berlin for Malindi Elmore! 3 : 20 secs under the Olympic standard, and only 18 seconds of my Canadian record (Yes — she had me sweating at 2 : 30 a.m., when she was flying through the streets of Berlin on the tracker, lol). Congrats Malindi and coach Graham!”

Elmore retired from track in 2012, but returned seven years later to train as a marathon runner.

In January 2020, Elmore set the Canadian record at 2 : 24 : 50 in Houston, where she secured her spot on the Olympic team competing in Tokyo.