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3x3 Basketball Olympic wrap: Netherlands and Germany dominated at La Concorde

  • 3x3 basketball

The Place de La Concorde has been enhralled by a very dynamic and fast sport that does not allow you

Breaking, Skateboarding, BMX Cycling and 3x3 basketball were the sports that took place at the Place

de la Concorde in Paris.

For the atmosphere at La Concorde and for the excitement of the game.

Worthy De Jong prevented the hosts from glory.

The points difference gave second place to Spain, who could rest until the semi-finals, just like the


Breaking Olympic wrap: Memes explode after lukewarm debut

  • Breaking

The viral Australian b-girl, Raygun, stole the spotlight, triggering a torrent of laughter in the new urban dance style debut at Paris 2024. Canadian athlete Phil Wizard claimed the first gold, just like Japanese competitor Ami in the women's category, in a lackluster debut for the dancesport.

ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, the vibrant final of a sporadic but new dance competition took place

at the urban park of Place de la Concorde in Paris, marking the first Olympic medals in the sport.Following

different way," the now famous breaker admitted in a later interview.Respect, euphoria, and magic at La


Skateboarding Olympic wrap: Australia shares top spots with dominant Japan

  • Skateboarding

Skateboarding’s second turn on the Olympic stage unfolded with crowds packing the stands at the historic Place

de la Concorde for every session.

 Yuto Horigome came back from seventh place to retain his title by landing the highest-scoring trick

savage," said USA’s Jagger Eaton.Eaton, who won bronze at Tokyo 2020, was in the provisional first-place

The 23-time X Games gold medallist finished in 18th place as well, but not before wowing the crowd, including


From backlash to celebration: Paris' Olympic Journey

  • Paris 2024

After months of complaints, Parisians are joining in the Olympic celebrations as they begin to see both positive results, such as cleaner streets, improved transport and enhanced security, even if a final solution for the Seine has yet to be found.

year at this time, about 80 to 85 per cent of last year," said a waiter in a chic brasserie near the Place

de la République.It was a different story for the hotel sector, which is heavily dependent on tourism

patrolled day and night in every part of Paris and its environs, from the most crowded places such as the Place

de la Concorde, the Eiffel Tower or the Trocadéro, to much more remote locations that weren't necessarily


Breaking: B-Boy Phil Wizard wins men’s inaugural gold

  • Breaking

Breaking’s inaugural run in The Olympics concluded Saturday to packed stands watching the B-Boys dance off accompanied by DJs pumping out hip-hop classics and MCs hyping up the crowd, including International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, who was bobbing his head and clapping.

B-Boy Phil Wizard, won the inaugural men’s breaking gold in Paris’ Place de la Concorde on Saturday.


Paris 2024: Five takeaways from Day Fourteen

  • Paris 2024

With two days to go at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, an all-Cuban exile podium made quite the geopolitical photo while breakdancing hit, Spain tasted football victory and defeat, a ‘ping pong’ star cemented his legacy and Team USA is set to battle France in basketball. Wait… are we seeing double?

last time, with Japan's B-Girl Ami winning the inaugural women's gold in front of a packed audience at La

Place de La Concorde that applauded her every move."


Paris 2024: Five takeaways from Day Eleven

  • Olympics

Day Eleven of the summer games had it all. Tuesday saw the newly-crowned youngest gold medalist of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games wow spectators, an underdog story for the United States in what is being dubbed the best 1500m in Olympic history, and a surprise guest in a scintillating semi-final.

at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.A 14-year-old gets goldThe women's park skateboarding final at the Place

de la Concorde on Day Eleven of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be a night that a certain 14-year-old

Olympic Games.The winner was Cole Hocker of the United States who surprised almost all in the Stade de


Skater Arisa Trew gets her hands on Olympic gold at 14

  • Skateboarding

At the Place de la Concorde on Tuesday, the women's park skateboarding final was electrifying.

The Australian became the youngest medallist at Paris 2024, almost achieving perfection on the Place

de la Concorde.

Olympics #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/9me6KcJLFz— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) August 6, 2024Fourth place


Olympic Village: From environmentally sustainable to unbearable

  • Paris 2024

The Paris 2024 Athletes' Village was unveiled with great fanfare, highlighting its sustainability and innovation, with an emphasis on environmental friendliness. However, the most important aspect was overlooked: providing the right environment for elite athletes to perform at their best.

From an official Paris 2024 merchandise store (with no price advantage over the one near the Place de

la Concorde) to a Samsung store where every accredited athlete will receive a mobile phone.

in a TikTok video shared with her millions of followers.🇮🇹| PARÍS 2024: Thomas Ceccon, medallista de

oro olímpico, lo captan durmiendo en un parque debido a las malas condiciones de la Villa Olímpica.

oro en la Villa Olímpica. pic.twitter.com/1AWnMwSJqS— Andre Marín (@andremarinpuig) August 5, 2024An


3x3 Basketball: Germany and the Netherlands, gold at La Concorde

  • 3x3 basketball

Another street sport has been installed in one of the most emblematic places in Paris. The tournament ended with the women's gold medal for Germany and the men's gold medal for the Netherlands, beating France in the final.

All the medals were on the same day, with the Place de La Concorde full of people.In the women's semi-finals

The Netherlands beat Lithuania 20-9, with eight points from Worthy De Jong.

3x3 Krepšinio Asociacija (@3x3lithuania)La Concorde was on fire at the start of the men's final, with

Whoever scored two points would be the champion.Worthy de Jong shoots the game-winner.

 On the next possession, De Jong ran out of time and shot over the two-point horn.


France secure their place in the 3x3 semi-finals

  • 3x3 basketball

The home team defeated Serbia 22-19 at the Place de la Concorde in Paris to book their place in the semi-finals

Lithuania did the same against Poland to also book their place.

de la Concorde on temporary courts built for these Olympic Games, very close to the Champs-Élysées.In

Le shoot de Timothé Vergiat qui envoie les 𝔹𝕝𝕖𝕦𝕤 demi-finale !

🤩La France élimine les Serbes n°1 mondiaux quel 𝕖𝕩𝕡𝕝𝕠𝕚𝕥 𝕕𝕖 𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕦𝕖 !!!

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Place de la Concorde, with the medal matches continuing until the competition ends after 22:00 Paris


Evenepoel soars in Paris with historic cyling double

  • Cycling

The Belgian became the first cyclist to win gold in both the individual time trial and road race at the same Olympics. After 273 kilometres, he crossed the finish line under the Eiffel Tower alone. The silver and bronze medals went to French riders Mouas and Laporte.

🔥Name a better place to watch… I’ll wait_Quelle ambiance de folie dans les rues de Paris !

On attend📸 Paris 2024 & Getty / Alex Broadway, Tim de Waele#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/bD4QTKlknt

It took in landmarks such as the Palace of Versailles, the Louvre, the Palais Garnier, the Place de la

Bastille, the Place de la Concorde and the Arc de Triomphe.

Many of these sites were not visited during his Tour de France debut a few weeks ago.


BMX Racing: French trio earn places on the podium

  • Paris 2024

wins the gold medal in the BMX Freestyle Men's Park on day five of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place

de la Concorde.

However, in the second heat, Campo showed his skills and finished in first place, beating his American

Concorde for the second round.

A fantastic performance, but not enough to take first place.

He started off on the wrong foot, like his compatriot Perez, but in the second round, he flew over La

Concorde to 93.76, on the verge of silver and not far from gold.


Athletics' spectacular start in Paris

  • Athletics

The Paris 2024 Athletics programme kicked off early on Thursday with a festive atmosphere that grew as the rain and clouds gradually lifted from the French capital. Fans from all over the world together with families and athletes dived into a magical day led by Ecuador's Pintado and China's Yang.

👉Arrancó el Atletismo en #Paris2024 con la prueba deMarcha 🔥👉El Sena a un lado, la Torre Eiffel al

de la Concorde became more lively.

#Historias de #PARIS2024👌Los amigos de la vida, siempre están ..

La Chinoise s'impose en solitaire après avoir survolé la course#Paris2024, c'est en intégralité sur Eurosport

#Paris204La hermana de la mexicana Alejandra #OrtegaSolis, Maricarmen, fue contundente" En México no


Chaotic triathlon dives into Seine, a Parisian spectacle emerges

  • Triathlon

Currents, not pollution, impacted the swimming event of the three-part race as the City of Light enjoyed a sun-drenched Wednesday and officials exhaled once the river’s water was deemed good enough. After much unrest, crowds cheered through the Champs Élysées all the way to a golden triumph.

At one end of the Concorde bridge, away from the giant screens and amenities reserved for accredited

finally able to give the green light to the triathlon just four hours before the event was set to take place

GETTY IMAGESAs the race went on an crowds gathered around iconic sites like the Champs Élysées, Place

de La Concorde and the Arc de Triomphe, circulation among spectators coming in on foot or bike became

cheering on Bergère and fellow countryman Pierre Le Corre -who long jousted between third and fourth place