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OSCAR PIASTRI WINS THE HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2024
IN AN ACTION-PACKED RACE IN HUNGARY, OSCAR PIASTRI STORMED TO VICTORY, WINNING HIS FIRST EVER GRAND PRIX! STAY TUNED FOR MORE….! TED BUMPS INTO OSCAR PIASTRI
THE OLYMPIC FLAME FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024 IS LIT IN SYMBOLIC CEREMONY IN ANCIENT OLYMPIA
As we wait excitedly for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, let’s take another look at the lighting of the flame, and it’s exquisite Symbolic Ceremony with IOC President Thomas Bach, and his balanced, diplomatic, speech. (The only way to pursue lasting peace!) THOMAS BACH SPEAKS AS THE OLYMPIC FLAME IS LIT FOR THE PARIS OLYMPICS It was ignited at the historic birthplace of the Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia in Greece. The Olympic flame, embodying peace and hope, will now journey across Greece before going to France. After arriving in Marseille on 8 May, it will travel across the entire country, and some French overseas territories, arriving at the Opening Ceremony in Paris on 26 July. Amongst the dignitaries attending this historic were International Olympic Committee (IOC) Presi...
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SPRINT RACE IN AUSTRIA ON 29/06/2024
WE HAVE PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE EXCITING SPRINT RACE FROM YESTERDAY AT THE AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX 2024! STAY TUNED FOR ALL THE ACTION FROM TODAY, SATURDAY 29TH JUNE 2024 COMING LATER!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX WEEKEND 2023
WHILST WE WAIT EXCITEDLY FOR THE GRAND PRIX IN AUSTRIA THIS WEEKEND – LET’S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT LAST YEAR’S GRAND PRIX..! WHAT AN EXCITING WEEKEND IT WAS IN AUSTRIA, WHERE THERE WERE SO MANY TWISTS, TURNS AND TIME PENALTIES, THAT IT WAS HARD TO KEEP UP! (ESPECIALLY FOR THE DRIVERS!) MAX VERSTAPPEN STORMED TO VICTORY IN 1:25:33.07, MAKING IT HIS FIFTH WIN IN A ROW, WITH CHARLES LECLERC SECOND, (+5.155s), SERGIO PEREZ THIRD (+17.188s), AND LANDO NORRIS +26.327s MAX VERSTAPPEN CELEBRATES ON THE PODIUM HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX 2023…! SPRINT HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX 2023 TED’S SPRINT NOTEBOOK FROM THE AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX 2023 DRIVER STANDINGS FOLLOWING THE AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX 2023 SOME GREAT NEWS ABOUT THIS EXCITING EVENT, WHICH IS IN B...
Another Chance To Look At Lewis Hamilton’s Superb Triumph At The Portuguese Grand Prix 2021 Making It His 67th Career Victory…!
On a windy day in Portugal at the Portimao Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas led at the beginning, followed by Lewis Hamilton, and then Max Verstappen. But shortly afterwards, it must have become apparent once again to Lewis Hamilton just how much of a ‘force to be reckoned with’ Red Bull’s Max Verstappen had become when he overtook him after a safety-car restart, following Kimi Raikkonen sustaining damage to his car… KIMI RAIKKONEN SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO HIS CAR (BELOW) and, also to Max, the realisation of just how much it would take to beat such a great and experienced Champion such as Lewis, when Lewis overtook both himself on Lap 14… LEWIS OVERTAKES MAX VERSTAPPEN (BELOW) and Valtteri a little later on, and thus… LEWIS CHASES DOWN VALTTERI BOTTAS BEFORE OVERT...
IOC LAUNCHES “SPORT. AND MORE THAN SPORT”
IOC launches “Sport. And More Than Sport” ahead of Paris 2024. There’s just one month to go to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. And to celebrate the milestone, the Olympic Games has a new brand platform: “Sport. And More Than Sport.” This new campaign is to share the multi-faceted essence of the Olympic experience and what the Games are: more than just a global sports competition. The Olympic Games are a celebration of human spirit, resilience, and unity. It is everything that sport and the Olympic Games mean to people: belonging and human connection, personal empowerment and growth, and opportunities and dreams.
YUSRA MARDINI HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM (PHOTO – OLYMPIC HEROINE YUSRA MARDINI ADDRESSES THE AUDIENCE)
Yusra Mardini highlights the importance of the Refugee Olympic Team at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. On behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Olympian Yusra Mardini has spoken for the IOC Refugee Olympic Team to highlight the importance of the team in representing over 100 Million displaced people globally at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Appearing onstage on World Refugee Day at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, the two-time Olympic swimmer recalled her escape from Syria during the civil war and her experience of representing the hopes and dreams of refugees globally at Rio 2016.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM FP1 AND FP2 IN SPAIN, PLUS THE F1 SHOW…!
WE HAVE PLEASURE IN PRESENTING EVERYTHING WE MIGHT HAVE MISSED IN FP1 AND FP2 YESTERDAY, PLUS ALL THE PADDOCK GOSSIP WITH THE F1 SHOW. ENJOY…! THE F1 SHOW BRINGS US ALL WE NEED TO KNOW AHEAD OF THE SPANISH GRAND PRIX 2024…!
IOC HONOUR LEGACY OF PIERRE DE COUBERTIN IN ONLINE MEDIA EVENT
THE OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024 ARE BEING HELD EXACTLY A CENTURY AFTER THE PARIS 1924 GAMES, WHICH TOOK PLACE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE FRENCH CAPITAL. THIS HISTORIC EVENT OWES MUCH TO PIERRE DE COUBERTIN, THE FOUNDER OF THE MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES. THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) INVITED MEDIA TO ATTEND AN ONLINE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON PIERRE DE COUBERTIN. DURING THIS EVENT, EXPERTS ON PIERRE DE COUBERTIN EXPLORED HIS VISION, MOTIVATIONS, PERSPECTIVES, AND THE LEGACY OF HIS RENOVATOR OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES. ONLINE MEDIA ROUNDTABLE ON THE LEGACY OF PIERRE DE COUBERTIN THOSE IN ATTENDANCE WERE… IOC President Thomas Bach, Alexandra de Navacelle, President of the Pierre de Coubertin Family Association, George Hirthler, Writer, Producer and Sports Historian, Guy Drut, IOC Member,...
F1 DRIVERS AND TEAMS FACING OVERHAUL AHEAD OF SPANISH GRAND PRIX
WE HAVE PLEASURE IN PRESENTING SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION AHEAD OF THE SPANISH GRAND PRIX, ACCORDING TO FORMULA TODAY
WOMEN’S EURO QUALIFIERS : ENGLAND VS SWEDEN – 05/04/2024
WE HAVE PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE EXCITING MATCH BETWEEN ENGLAND VS SWEDEN FROM (05/04/2024), WHERE ENGLAND’S ALESSIA RUSSO SCORED A STUNNING HEADER AT ONLY 24 MINS. INTO THE GAME, AFTER A SUPERB PASS FROM LAUREN JAMES. ALESSIA HAD EARLIER NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION, FROM AN INJURY TO HER ANKLE AT 6 MINS. AFTER A LATE TACKLE, BUT HAD PLOUGHED ON INTO THE GAME LIKE THE LIONESS THAT SHE IS! IT WASN’T UNTIL THE SECOND HALF THAT SWEDEN EQUALISED, WITH A HEADER FROM FRIDOLINA ROLFO IN AT THE BACK POST. THERE WERE A FEW CHANCES IN THE SECOND-HALF FOR BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE AGAIN, WITH A GREAT TRY BY THE QUICK-THINKING HEMP, FOLLOWING A PREVIOUS ONE BY WALSH, AND AN EQUALLY SKILFUL ATTEMPT BY SWEDEN’S BLACKSTENIUS (WHO YOU WOULD LIKE TO CALL A ‘MENACE’ IF SHE DIDN’...
EUROS 2024: WATCH AS ENGLAND HAVE THEIR FIRST TRAINING SESSION IN GERMANY!
CHECK THIS OUT – ALL THE SKILLS, FITNESS, FOCUS AND FUN OF THE ENGLAND SQUAD IN THEIR FIRST TRAINING SESSION IN GERMANY! ENGLAND TRAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN GERMANY FOR THE EUROS 2024 KANE, BELLINGHAM, RICE AND MAINOO ALL SMILES AS THEY TRAIN IN GERMANY
