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Veronika Marchenko finished the archery qualifying round at the Paris Olympics in 25th place with 657 points. Her opponent in the 1/32 finals will be 19-year-old Li Chai Qi from Chinese Taipei.
The President of Ukraine held a video meeting with the athletes and coaches who will represent the country at the Paris Olympics. Zelenskyy thanked them for their support and emphasized the importance of Ukraine's participation in the Games.
The French Interior Ministry said there were no specific threats to the Olympic Games in Paris. About one million people have been checked, more than 4,000 potential participants are not allowed to participate in the Games.
Today at 20:00 the first ever football match of the Ukrainian national team at the Olympic Games will take place. Ukraine will play Iraq.
The IOC has chosen the French Alps to host the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The decision was made at the 142nd IOC session in Paris, but requires guarantees from the French government until 2025.
The mayor of Brovary, Ihor Sapozhko, talked to the athletes who will represent the city and Ukraine at the Olympic Games.
French President Emmanuel Macron will not appoint a new government until after the Olympic Games in Paris. He called for a “political truce” during the competition and plans to form a new government in late August.
French authorities detain a russian suspected of preparing to disrupt the Olympic Games. The search revealed evidence of plans to destabilize the event, and an investigation was launched.
The German Federal Cabinet is preparing to approve a declaration of intent for a new Olympic bid. The goal is to submit a bid to host the 2040 Summer Games, and the DOSB plans to take further steps in December.
The Ukrainian gymnastics team has arrived at the Olympic Village in Paris. Four gymnasts have already held two training sessions, and the fifth athlete will join the team on July 22.
French police have set up security perimeters in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games. The city center is closed to traffic, a pass regime is introduced and 45,000 law enforcement officers are deployed to guard the opening ceremony on the Seine.
The first Ukrainian athletes will start arriving at the Olympic Village in Paris on July 19. The Ukrainian delegation has already accepted the rooms where the team will live, which will be shared with teams from Canada, Germany and Ireland.
A car crashed into the terrace of a cafe in Paris, killing one person and injuring six others, and the driver fled the scene.
A French soldier guarding the Gare de l'Est train station in Paris was stabbed in the line of duty, and the attacker was arrested.
President Biden will not attend the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Douglas Ehmhoff will lead the U.S. delegations at the opening and closing ceremonies, respectively.
French President Macron assured NATO allies and Ukraine that despite the political uncertainty following the parliamentary elections, Paris remains committed to European security, supporting Ukraine and its commitments to NATO.
Khrystyna Homan will represent Ukraine in the women's 78 kg weight category at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris after receiving a quota from the International Judo Federation.
French prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into suspected illegal financing of Marine Le Pen's 2022 presidential campaign.
After the announcement of preliminary election results, riots broke out in several French cities: clashes between police and left-wing radicals in Paris, as well as riots in Nantes and Lyon.
Ukrainian athlete Yaroslava Maguchikh has set a new world record in the women's high jump, clearing 2. 10 meters at the Diamond League in Paris, becoming the first to surpass the 37-year-old record of 2.09 meters.
The renaming of Brovary to Brovari should not take place without consultation with the local community, as such decisions require taking into account the opinion of residents, according to the Association of Ukrainian Cities.
Government spokeswoman Prisca Taveno and her team were attacked by about 20 people while hanging election posters in France. One member of the team was hospitalized with a broken jaw, and four attackers were arrested.
Two Moldovan nationals remain imprisoned in France for creating Ukraine-themed graffiti in Paris; their appeal was rejected by the Court of Appeal on July 1, 2024.
The head coach of the Ukrainian Olympic team Ruslan Rotan has released a list of players who will be preparing for the 2024 Olympic Games football tournament, including goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and strikers from various Ukrainian clubs.
Today, on July 2, everyone who believes in the existence of intelligent beings in the depths of space can join in celebrating World UFO Day. On July 2, 1947, on the outskirts of the town of Roswell in the US state of New Mexico, a local farmer discovered metal fragments of what he thought was a strange object in his field.
Three people are killed when a small plane crashes on a highway near Paris after hitting a power line.
To date, scientists have discovered and identified more than one million asteroids in the universe. The orbits of most known asteroids are located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Ukraine received two additional Olympic licenses in freestyle wrestling for the 2024 Games in Paris.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet with French President Macron in Paris ahead of Hungary's EU presidency amid tensions over support for Ukraine and migration policy.
According to a study by Julius Baer Group Ltd, Singapore remains the most expensive city in the world, followed by Hong Kong and London.