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France conditionally confirmed as 2030 Winter Games hosts, IOC says

PARIS: France was conditionally picked as the host of the 2030 Winter Games on Wednesday (Jul 24) and must now deliver key financial guarantees in the coming months, the International Olympic Committee said.

Atiqa Mir Becomes First Female Racer To Win Race At Max Challenge International Trophy

Atiqa Mir, the nine-year-old racing sensation created history at the famous and prestigious Le Mans Kart International circuit, by becoming the first female racer in the world to win a race in the Rotax Challenge International Trophy. She achieved this by winning Race 2 in the Heats of the Micro Max Category. Atiqa, driving for the championship-winning Dan Holland Racing Team in the Lando Norris kart, was in good form throughout the week. Despite it being her first visit to the legendary Le Mans circuit with no prior practice, Atiqa adapted quickly to the new brand of kart and set the pace in the practice sessions, consistently topping the grid.

Just 15 Russian athletes will compete in Paris, but not under their own flag. Some want them banned altogether

When athletes from Russia and Belarus compete at the Summer Olympics in Paris, there will be no national flags, no anthems and a much smaller delegation than in previous years as Russia's war on Ukraine has turned a country that was once an Olympic powerhouse into a pariah.