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Rank Country GoldG SilverS BronzeB Total
1 United States 40 44 42 126
2 China 40 27 24 91
3 Great Britain 14 22 29 65
4 France 16 26 22 64
5 Australia 18 19 16 53

Prince William reveals he skipped Paris Olympics due to Kate fears

Prince William has revealed he skipped the Olympic Games this year because he did not want to give his wife COVID while she was undergoing chemotherapy. The royal said he decided not to join other dignitaries, such as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, at the spectacle in Paris in July, due to fears he may catch the virus and pass it on. The Princess of Wales announced in March that she had been diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy - which can weaken the body's ability to fight
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Paris Olympics sports equipment moves to new homes

In western Paris, the swimming pool where national hero Leon Marchand won four gold medals at this summer's Olympics in the French capital is being stripped down and prepared for a move.Sevran plans to call it the "Leon Marchand pool", with the Paris 2024 organising committee paying donating the pool, while the local council will pick up the tab for most of the running costs.
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Paris Olympics anti-doping program found almost 50 cases. More likely with re-tests over 10 years

The anti-doping program for the Paris Olympics caught five athletes after earlier finding 40 rule violations among competitors who had been expected to take part in the Games, the agency that ran the operation said Thursday. Summing up its Olympic program, the International Testing Agency said 6,130 samples were collected during the Games period in July-August from 4,150 different athletes. Taking samples from almost 39% of the athletes was “a 4% increase compared to Tokyo 2020 and 10% higher
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With a parade of athletes on Champs Elysées, France throws one last party for the Paris Olympics

The curtain came down on Paris’ feel-good summer with a grand parade of French athletes on the Champs Elysées on Saturday after the country threw one last party to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Parade of Champions included 460 Olympic and Paralympic athletes, including 120 Paris medalists. About 70,000 spectators lined up on the parade’s route on the French capital’s famed avenue that ended on a ring-shaped stage around the Arc de Triomphe monument.
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No politics for acclaimed Paris 2024 Olympics boss

Tony Estanguet, the chief organiser of the widely hailed Paris 2024 Olympics, said Friday he had no plans to go into politics amid ongoing speculation about his future.The former Olympian has never spoken about his future ambitions beyond taking some time out to rest and recover from his task as leader of Paris 2024.
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Paris Olympics: Will the Games boost the French economy?

With the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games now concluded, France is left with a bill exceeding €8 billion for hosting the world’s biggest sporting event. The question remains: will the Games stimulate the French economy, or will the expenses outweigh the potential gains?
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France foiled 3 attack plots targeting the Paris Olympics, prosecutor says

French authorities foiled three plots to attack the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and other cities that hosted the summer events, the national counterterrorism prosecutor said on Wednesday. Olivier Christen said the plots included plans to attack “ Israeli institutions or representatives of Israel in Paris” during the July 26-Aug. 11 Olympic competition.
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