Paris Olympics 2024

News and features from the 2024 Paris Olympics, covering sports, athletes, and stories on the sidelines of France's major international sporting event

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Breaking stereotypes doesn't mean liberation for Muslim women

Islamophobia Awareness Month: Mariya bint Rehan unpacks the tropes Muslim women face & explains why seeking to challenge them won’t stop the racism they face.

Mariya bint Rehan
27 November, 2024
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Imane Khelif takes legal action amid gender scrutiny

08 November, 2024
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How visa 'confusion' kept Afghan athletes out of Paris Olympics

The New Arab Staff

Bianca Roberts and Ciaran O'Mahony

24 September, 2024
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Bahrain's track team is sanctioned over doping

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 August, 2024
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The worrying road ahead for Muslim sportswomen amid hijab bans

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Yousra Samir Imran

22 August, 2024
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Olympic boxer Imane Khelif calls for end to bullying

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 August, 2024
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French mayor shuts Moroccan fan zone over 'Moroccan Sahara' song

Basma El Atti
05 August, 2024
Cry more, Karen. Imane Khelif's Olympic medal salutes Arab women
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Cry more, Karen. Imane Khelif's Olympic medal salutes Arab women

Tharwa Boulifi

Tharwa Boulifi

05 August, 2024
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Algerian teen Nemour makes history with uneven bars Olympic gold

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 August, 2024
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Olympics: Algerian boxer Khelif in semis, guaranteed bronze

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 August, 2024
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'No doubt' boxers in gender dispute are women, IOC's Bach says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 August, 2024
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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif met with transphobic abuse

The New Arab Staff
02 August, 2024
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JK Rowling to Elon Musk, Imane Khelif targeted by hate campaign

The New Arab Staff
02 August, 2024
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MENA Sports Wrap: Olympic shooter and pregnant fencer go viral

The New Arab Staff
02 August, 2024
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Gender row follows Algerian boxer's 46-second win at Olympics

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 August, 2024
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Algeria condemns smears of Olympic boxer Khelif over gender test

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 August, 2024
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Olympics: Egypt fencer Hafez competes while 7 months pregnant

The New Arab Staff
30 July, 2024
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Amnesty denies producing #OlympicsAgainstGenocide posters

Nick McAlpin
Oliver Mizzi
30 July, 2024
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Why there are so many Iranians in the Refugee Olympic Team

Chris Hamill-Stewart
30 July, 2024
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MMA fighter Belal Muhammad becomes first Palestinian UFC champ

The New Arab Staff
29 July, 2024
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Football fan chants 'free Palestine' on TV after Israeli interrupts

The New Arab Staff
29 July, 2024