Paris 2024: Breaking at the Olympics: formidable or a misfire? Rachel Anne Gillett
As an historian, attending the women’s breaking qualifiers at Concorde Urban Park in Paris, Friday
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As an historian, attending the women’s breaking qualifiers at Concorde Urban Park in Paris, Friday
On the evening of 28 August, the Place de la Concorde in Paris hosted the
The Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony was remarkable in its scale. Rather than constricting the
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7000 athletes on 85 boats, 2000 performers, and music from singers such as Lady Gaga,
The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games dazzled with its grand display of glitter, parades,