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Topic: Paris Olympics

Our take on GDP growth, extreme heatwaves, and S&P’s upgrade for India—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

First Afghan woman Olympian urges IOC to ban country from Paris Olympics over Taliban resurgence

Appalled by the brutal treatment of women and children, Former Olympian demands Afghan women be allowed to participate as part of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team.

Japan’s 1st aircraft carrier since WWII, EU’s migration reforms & other global news you may have missed

ThePrint’s round-up of world news and topical issues over the last week. 

Paris says 2024 Olympics will be the greenest in history. Here’s how it’s preparing

Planning the ‘most sustainable’ games will mean limiting emissions to around 1.75 million tonnes of CO2.

Indian racewalker Ram Baboo qualifies for Paris 2024 Olympics in 20 km racewalk event

Baboo says that his training for the Olympic qualification process has focused on speed, endurance, and strength, as well as technique drills.

Indian men’s & women’s Table Tenis teams create history, qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics

The Indian women's team secured 13th position in the World Team Championships Finals in Busan, last qualifying event for Paris Olympics, while the men's team was ranked at 15th place.

Neeraj Chopra is sharpening his javelin for Paris. He has to prove Tokyo was no lucky toss

Olympian Neeraj Chopra has just wrapped up a brief break at his Panipat home. Now, he’s off to South Africa to train for Paris. ‘Sports is like war,’ his father says.

‘Modi told me I’m the light’—Now Dutee Chand has no govt aid but she wants to run in Paris

Dutee Chand’s battles have taken her all the way to Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. She has faith that it will work out for her this time too.


A year before Paris Olympics, Ukraine may drop boycott threat

Some Ukrainian athletes though condemned the blanket ban on competing against Russians and Belarusians as a self-inflicted wound.

Only VIPs allowed to drink alcohol inside Paris 2024 Olympic venues

Under Evin's Law, which has been in place since 1991, alcohol is banned from sale to the general public inside stadiums in France, and Games organisers had not sought an exemption.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.