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(ATR) Around the Rings correspondent Aaron Bauer recaps the big news of the week including another twist in the saga of the 2026 Olympics bidding cycle, site visits to U.S. potential bid cities, an update on the trial of Carlos Nuzman, mass Cuban defections, a new museum at OBS and more.
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Shock in the world of gymnastics due to the death of María Herranz
The athlete, who represented Spain in the last World Trampoline Gymnastics Championships held in Birmingham, lost her life “suddenly”.
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The United States confirmed a basketball team that matches the 1992 Dream Team
With LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, the North American national team will try to claim a 2023 World Cup in which they did not reach the podium. They will debut on July 28 against Serbia.
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Handball drew the groups for Paris 2024: France will seek to defend its crowns
In both men and women, two groups of six were formed and the first four in each zone will go to the quarterfinals. The local teams will try to retain titles won in Tokyo.
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The Olympic flame was lit at the traditional ceremony in Olympia
The Greek Stéfanos Duskos and the Frenchwoman Laure Manaudou were the first in charge of carrying the torch, who after 10 days in Greece will travel to Marseille to begin the tour until on July 26, in Paris, the pebetero is lit. “The Olympic Games are the only event that brings together the entire world in peaceful competition,” said Thomas Bach.
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Paris 2024, now facing the Middle East conflict
The recent episodes with Iran's military aggression against Israel open the door to a scenario whose scope no one dares to determine. Could we have games in such a scenario?
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