The Birth of the Olympia: From Music Shed to Iconic Venue

The Birth of the Olympia: From Music Shed to Iconic Venue

The entrepreneur Joseph Oller inaugurated the “music hall” in 1893, shortly after creating the Moulin Rouge. Sixty years later, when the place had become a cinema, Bruno Coquatrix, who dreamed of a space dedicated to song, became the owner of L’Olympia. The Olympia, the Moulin Rouge and the Paris Mutuel have the same father, Joseph … Read more

National Hockey Coach Harold Kreis Optimistic for 2026 Olympics with Full NHL Team

National Hockey Coach Harold Kreis Optimistic for 2026 Olympics with Full NHL Team

National coach Harold Kreis seemed extremely satisfied. It wasn’t just the ice hockey vice world champion’s 4-1 opening win on Thursday evening at the Germany Cup in Landshut against the Danish selection that put everyone in a good mood. In all likelihood, Kreis will be able to field its entire star ensemble around Leon Draisaitl … Read more

England and Ukraine Reach Semi-finals of U-21 European Championship with Wins Against Portugal and France

England and Ukraine Reach Semi-finals of U-21 European Championship with Wins Against Portugal and France

England’s Ben Johnson in action against Portugal’s Jose Carlos, Henrique Araujo and Francisco Conceico. Image: EPA England and Ukraine reach the semi-finals of the U-21 European Championship. A 1-0 win against Portugal is enough for England. Ukraine defeated France 3-1. Israel and Spain are sure to qualify for the 2024 Olympics. The youth footballers of … Read more

“Carmelo Anthony Retires After 19 Years in the NBA and Reflects on His Legacy”

Carmelo Anthony is retiring after 19 years in the NBA Anthony was part of the Beijing 2008 Redeem Team Anthony: “I’m excited to see what the future holds for me” Anthony was the third pick by the Denver Nuggets in 2003 and helped the team to the Western Conference Finals in the 2008-09 season. In … Read more

“Breakdancers Express Concern over the Future of Their Art as it May Debut at 2024 Olympics”

It all started in a brown brick house at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx. Right here, in a kind of youth club, DJ Kool Herc put on the first hip-hop songs in 1973. It was the world’s first hip hop party. Since then, New York City has been the mecca for hip-hop – and breakdance, the … Read more

“The Olympic Putin-Kungelei: A Betrayal of Sporting Values”

Von: Carl-Victor Wachs, Albert Link, Karina Moessbauer, Paul Ronzheimer and Zara Riffler The International Olympic Committee around President Thomas Bach (69) recommends that Russian and Belarusian athletes be allowed back to international competitions. Under a neutral flag, without anthem and symbols. There is outrage in German politics with a view to the 2024 Olympic Games … Read more

Return of Russian athletes: the time of maneuvering is over

The DOSB tried to play for time on the Russia question. After a decision by the World Fencing Federation, this tactic is obsolete. German sport must now position itself – the consequences could be serious. comment by Johannes Aumuller Recently, the leaders of German sport have wriggled quite a bit when it came to the … Read more

ARD documentary about eating disorders in sports: looking helps – sport

Former gymnast Kim Bui has made it her mission to raise awareness about eating disorders in sports. That cannot be overestimated. Because the signs are often overlooked or ignored. comment by Barbara Klimke She no longer has a scale in her house today. Because Kim Bui had climbed on the scales for years, before every … Read more

The date of Big Ramy’s competitions at Mr. Olympia

In a few hours the Mr. Olympia Bodybuilding Championship will begin, the most important and famous tournament in the world, in which numerous Egyptian players will participate, first of all Big Ramy. Taking part in Mr. Olympia from Egypt are Big Ramy, Mohamed Embaby, Mohamed Shaaban, Ahmed Al-Halawani, Mohamed Al-Azim and Ahmed Shoukry, while Hassan … Read more