Destination Paris

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Your daily dose of Games and fun delivered by François Picard and guests throughout the Olympic fortnight: Destination Paris serves up a capsule of sporting prowess and important stories du jour. Every day at 6:00pm Paris time.

  1. 08/09/2024

    Destination Paris: Memorable 2024 moments, from Paris to Los Angeles, cauldron’s fate up in the air

    The finale of Paris Destination features plenty of finals. François Picard's panel reviews iconic moments from the past fortnight, including the swimming marathons showcasing the River Seine as the centerpiece of Paris 2024. What will Los Angeles look like in four years' time? Our guest in this final edition, LA City Council president Paul Krekorian. One icon many Parisians want to keep... that levitating Olympic cauldron. So, after the closing ceremonies, should it stay or should it go?

    28 min

  2. 08/08/2024

    Destination Paris: Skateboarder Minna Stess drops in, marathon swimming, hoops du jour

    Inside the experience of a maiden Olympics: US skateboarder Minna Stess, 18, is our guest in this edition of Destination Paris. Noah Lyles is the favorite in the men's 200 metres as the athletics portion of the Games heads into the home stretch. Plus, arguably the toughest of marathons is happening in the Seine: we dive into the trials and tribulations of the 10km long-distance swim.

    25 min

  3. 08/07/2024

    Destination Paris: Dining out on table tennis, Games without Russia, Lopez the legend

    Table tennis powerhouses China are through in the men's team event to the semis, as are French national darlings, the Lebrun brothers. Why does Korean taekwondo and no longer Japanese karate feature at the Olympics? Taekwondo is one of those sports where Moscow would have raked in the medals. We ask about a Games without the Russian flag.

    27 min

  4. 08/07/2024

    Destination Paris: Mondo mania, Olympics pins worth gold, Tahiti local wins surfing

    Mondo mania grips the Paris Olympics. After smashing his own world record, Selina Sykes tell us just how high Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis can go. Also, it's the 1980s craze that never went away. We tell you how much pins at these Olympics are worth.

    26 min

  5. 08/05/2024

    Destination Paris: Peaty raises doping concerns, greener Games, the joy of wrestling

    With a bitter taste in his mouth, British breaststroke legend Adam Peaty calls China's swimming performances "very suspicious" and blasts WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency, for a "lack of transparency." Meanwhile, the French organisers have eased off calling these Games carbon neutral, but they are winning plaudits for resisting the temptation to build white elephant stadiums that fall into disrepair after the closing ceremonies. Plus, we put the spotlight on what many consider the world's oldest sport. And to think that some wanted wrestling out of the Olympics.

    24 min

  6. 08/04/2024

    Paris Olympics: Ngamba guarantees Refugee Team their first ever medal

    In a historic first, Cindy Ngamba has guaranteed herself at least a bronze medal in boxing. She hails from Cameroon, but because of discrimination against LGBT people in the central African nation, she's competing under the banner of the Olympic Refugee Team. It's the third time the delegation has competed at an Olympic Games. Never before has it won a medal. François Picard is joined by The Daily Beast's Craig Copetas and FRANCE 24's James Vasina in the studio, with Jean-Emile Jammine and Selina Sykes live on the ground.

    28 min

  7. 08/03/2024

    Olympics: Men's road cycling shows Paris is a moveable feast

    Staging the opening ceremonies on the Seine wasn't the only bold move by the Paris 2024 organisers. Famous Paris landmarks have hosted or acted as a backdrop for many events. In the case of cycling, it's both. The men's road race went three times up the hill at Montmartre with packed crowds before a finish in front of the Eiffel Tower at Trocadéro. François Picard is joined by FRANCE 24's Jean-Emile Jammine, Leo McGuinn and Selina Sykes, as well as The Daily Beast's Craig Copetas, to debrief all the action of another day of stunning sporting achievements in Paris.

    26 min

  8. 08/03/2024

    Paris Olympics: Gender row in female boxing

    A scandal has engulfed the boxing at the Paris Olympics, after an Algerian female boxer who previously failed a gender eligibility test for last year's World Boxing Championships stopped her opponent after 46 seconds. Italian boxer Angela Carini abruptly withdrew from the match against Algeria's Imane Khelif. The incident has gone viral on social media, where the likes of J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk are decrying Olympic organisers.

    19 min
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Your daily dose of Games and fun delivered by François Picard and guests throughout the Olympic fortnight: Destination Paris serves up a capsule of sporting prowess and important stories du jour. Every day at 6:00pm Paris time.

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