Hacker News with Generative AI: Olympics

IOC long shot Watanabe hopes 'crazy' Olympic idea sparks debate (japantimes.co.jp)
Japan's Morinari Watanabe is a rank outsider to become International Olympic Committee president but he hopes his "crazy idea" to host the Games in five cities at once can spark debate.

Olympics, Japan, Sports, Politics, International Relations

47 points by PaulHoule 28 days ago | 54 comments

Why China is losing interest in English (economist.com)
IN PREPARATION FOR the summer Olympics in 2008, the authorities in Beijing, the host city and China’s capital, launched a campaign to teach English to residents likely to come in contact with foreign visitors.

China, English Language, Education, Culture, Olympics

15 points by United857 69 days ago | 0 comments

IBM 305 RAMAC and the 1960 Winter Olympics (pncnmnp.github.io)

IBM, History, Technology, Olympics

95 points by pncnmnp 171 days ago | 16 comments

Los Angeles is in a 4-year sprint to deliver a car-free 2028 Olympics (theconversation.com)

Los Angeles, Olympics, Transportation, Urban Planning

72 points by rntn 180 days ago | 102 comments

Gastroenteritis Rates Higher in Seine Events Than in Previous Olympics (medpagetoday.com)

Gastroenteritis, Health, Olympics, France

21 points by mhb 183 days ago | 6 comments

2024 Paris Olympics: No, breaking shouldn't be an Olympic sport (yahoo.com)

Sports, Olympics, Paris, 2024

25 points by karlmush 193 days ago | 24 comments

The case for pole dancing in the Olympics (vox.com)

Olympics, Sports, Pole Dancing

16 points by zeristor 194 days ago | 10 comments

China's cheating threatens to wreck Paris Olympics, US anti-drugs chief says (politico.eu)

Sports, China, Olympics, Doping

10 points by cwwc 194 days ago | 1 comments

No-car Games: Los Angeles Olympic venues only accessible by public transit (apnews.com)

Transportation, Los Angeles, Olympics, Public Transit

43 points by cwwc 195 days ago | 27 comments

U.S. Athletes Are Taking Full Advantage of Free Healthcare in Olympic Village (si.com)

Sports, Healthcare, Olympics

27 points by ZeroGravitas 196 days ago | 22 comments

What are the Olympics shooting competitors wearing on their faces? (core77.com)

Olympics, Sports Equipment, Design

213 points by surprisetalk 198 days ago | 127 comments

Poetry was an official Olympic event (smithsonianmag.com)

Poetry, Olympics, History

142 points by apollinaire 198 days ago | 133 comments

How Olympic Timing Works (howstuffworks.com)

Olympics, Sports, Technology

75 points by histories 198 days ago | 50 comments

Olympic athletes (legally) use banned drugs (cbc.ca)

Olympics, Sports, Doping

22 points by atomlib 200 days ago | 15 comments

Baron who revived Olympics believed they were a religion of perfection and peace (theconversation.com)

History, Olympics, Religion, Culture

36 points by rntn 201 days ago | 60 comments

Google Pulls Olympics AI Ad 'Dear Sydney' (adage.com)

Google, Advertising, Olympics, Artificial Intelligence

24 points by kjhughes 203 days ago | 12 comments

Olympic surfing comes to a 'poisoned' paradise (nytimes.com)

Olympics, Surfing, Environmental Issues

13 points by Thevet 205 days ago | 14 comments

She's a Four-Time Olympian. Her Parents Want Her to Get a Real Job (wsj.com)

Olympics, Sports, Family, Career

8 points by mgh2 206 days ago | 2 comments

The Olympic flame isn't fire. So what is it? (text.npr.org)

Olympics, Science, Chemistry

7 points by mooreds 206 days ago | 2 comments

French fiber optic cables cut in latest Olympics sabotage (axios.com)

Olympics, Sabotage, France, Fiber Optics, Technology

27 points by AlphaWeaver 206 days ago | 18 comments

Olympic men's triathlon postponed due to river pollution (theverge.com)

Sports, Olympics, Environment, Pollution

45 points by rntn 206 days ago | 22 comments

French Internet Lines Cut in Latest Attack During Olympics (bloomberg.com)

Cybersecurity, France, Olympics

22 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 207 days ago | 4 comments

Hosting the Olympics has become financially untenable, economists say (cnn.com)

Economics, Olympics, Finance

29 points by paulpauper 209 days ago | 59 comments

France high-speed rail traffic disrupted by 'malicious acts' on Olympic ceremony (lemonde.fr)

France, Transportation, Olympics, Cyberattacks

182 points by Kuinox 210 days ago | 508 comments

Olympic officials try to crush U.S. probes of China doping, threaten SLC Games (npr.org)

Olympics, China, Doping, Sports, Politics

38 points by yasp 212 days ago | 7 comments

New Zealand "deeply shocked" after Canada drone-spied on its Olympic practices (arstechnica.com)

New Zealand, International Relations, Surveillance, Olympics, Canada

35 points by LinuxBender 212 days ago | 6 comments

Olympic officials try to crush US Chinese doping probe, threaten Salt Lake Games (text.npr.org)

Olympics, Doping, International Relations

7 points by rntn 212 days ago | 0 comments

How Olympics officials try to catch “motor doping” (ieee.org)

Sports, Anti-Doping, Olympics, Technology

249 points by belter 213 days ago | 486 comments

France Is Busing Homeless Immigrants Out of Paris Before the Olympics (nytimes.com)

France, Olympics, Homelessness, Immigration

5 points by wslh 218 days ago | 0 comments

How to Feed the Olympics (eater.com)

Olympics, Food, Events

4 points by surprisetalk 224 days ago | 0 comments