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France unveils its athletes' outfits for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with a mix of streetwear and sportswear. IMAGES
US says sports organizers should ensure that Russian and Belarusian athletes do not represent their countries if they are permitted to compete in a global sporting event. "The use of official state Russian, Belarusian flags, emblems and anthem should be prohibited as well," White House spokesperson, Karine Jean-Pierre, tells reporter in a press conference at the White House. SOUNDBITE
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach reacts to a growing diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics in February, prompted by what the Western allies argue are widespread rights abuses by China. "The Games are about and for the athletes, and therefore you will hear the same comment from us for every political decision from any government," Bach says, adding, "the rest is politics, and there our political neutrality, the principle is applied." SOUNDBITE. TO COMPLETE VIDEO 9UA32F
Merida (Spain), Sep 13 (EFE).- (Camera: Jero Morales) The president of the Government of Extremadura, Guillermo Fernández Vara, thanked the region's Olympic and Paralympic athletes who participated in the Tokyo 2020 Games on Monday for their dedication and achievements.FOOTAGE OF THE RECEPTION OF THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC ATHLETES AT THE GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS OF THE PRESIDENCY OF THE EXTREMADURA BOARD, SPAIN.
Manila, May 28 (EFE/EPA).- Philippine athletes bound for the Tokyo Olympics and Southeast Asian Games were vaccinated against COVID-19 Friday. The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics were rescheduled to take place between Jul. 23 and Aug. 8, 2021 while the Southeast Asian Games will be hosted by Vietnam between Nov. 21 and Dec. 2, 2021. (Camera: FRANCIS MALASIG).SHOT LIST: PHILIPPINE ATHLETES RECEIVE A DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE INSIDE A HOTEL TURNED INTO A VACCINATION CENTER IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
The first official budget figures since Britain voted to leave the EU show a smaller-than-expected budget surplus. As post-referendum data continues to trickle in, attention is turning to what sort of access Britain will seek with its main trading partners in the EU. Kirsty Basset reports.