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​Paris 2024 Olympics - Ceremonies - Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 11, 2024. General view of fireworks during the gran finale of the closing ceremony.
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Hard Numbers: Olympic Edition. Au revoir, Paris!

​Demonstrators toss a trash bin during an anti-immigration protest, in Rotherham, Britain, August 4, 2024.
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Hard Numbers: Far-right unrest in UK, Nikkei plunges, Tragedies & infrastructure woes in China, Hawaii fire settlement reached, al-Qaida affiliates stir trouble in Somalia & Niger, Olympic firsts

​Trap Women's Final - Chateauroux Shooting Centre, Deols, France - July 31, 2024. Adriana Ruano Oliva of Guatemala in action.
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Hard Numbers: Guatemala wins first-ever gold medal, F-16s fly in Ukraine, CAR meets on mpox outbreak, China’s housing market declines

1: Adriana Ruano won Guatemala its first-ever gold medal at the Olympics in shooting on Wednesday.

Japan's Kanoa Igarashi competes in the third round of the men's surfing event at the Paris Olympics in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, on July 29, 2024. Igarashi lost to Gabriel Medina of Brazil.
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Hard Numbers: Photographer snaps legendary Olympic surfing pic, Japan raises interest rates, Morocco frees journalists, ‘White Dudes’ raise millions for Harris, Ebikes deliver in Accra

A boat with a French flag sails by on the Seine river in Paris, where concerns about the water quality have forced the cancellation of triathlon swim training session for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on Monday 29 July 2024 in Paris, France.
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Hard Numbers: Traversing the Seine, Heroics amid wildfires, Kim’s ‘miraculous’ rescue, Harris reenergizes Dem campaign, Dance class tragedy

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin looks on as French President Emmanuel Macron speaks, during a meeting with police forces, during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 27, 2024.
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Sabotage and an arrest in France

On Monday, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin blamed “ultra-left” anarchists for the Olympic opening day sabotage attacks that disrupted rail service across France.

The dangers of sportswashing for the Olympics
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The dangers of sportswashing for the Olympics

Ian Bremmer and Sally Jenkins discuss sportswashing, the growing influence of Saudi Arabia and China in global sports, and whether foreign money in pro sports makes it harder for governments to do their jobs.

​A satellite image shows smoke rising from the Park Fire in Chico, California, U.S., July 26, 2024.
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Hard Numbers: California burns, Countries push for cease-fire, Meloni makes nice, Japan basks in Olympic glory

The Olympic rings with Paris 2024 and GZERO World with ian bremmer - the podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Politics, power, and the Paris Olympics: Insight from WashPo sports columnist Sally Jenkins

Listen: Washington Post sports columnist Sally Jenkins joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast to discuss the biggest stories heading into the 2024 Summer Olympics, including the ban on Russia’s Olympic Committee, calls for Israeli athletes to compete under a neutral flag, and security concerns at what Jenkins calls “the most sprawling and urban Olympics in history.”

Ian Explains: Why authoritarian rulers love the Olympics
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Ian Explains: Why authoritarian rulers love the Olympics

Ian Bremmer explains how authoritarian regimes use the Olympic Games as a tool for political propaganda, despite the International Olympic Committee's insistence that the Olympics promote democratic values around the world.