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My performance was not good enough. If I had created a greater advantage, we could have reached the podium,
said Pan, who is the world record holder of 100m freestyle We knew we are clean athletes who just worked extremely hard and overcame challenges under scientific guidelines from our coaches to push for breakthroughs. And that's enough for us to focus on our own,
I feel quite OK. I've made no big deal (regarding the distractions). Everything just feels as usual as ever. Nobody swam particularly well, or bad, today. I think I will have a legitimate chance to win tomorrow,
Qin said, after clocking 58.93 in semifinals to advance into Sunday's final To represent my country for the first time at the Olympics and to be able to compete fiercely against the world's best feels so honored and exciting,
said Fei, a 21-year-old who is making his Olympic debut in Paris We were impressed by the opening ceremony and very proud to see that Assassin’s Creed was one of the inspirations for the show’s talented creators. It is a true testament to video games’ influence on popular culture,
said a spokesperson for Ubisoft, creator of “Assassin's Creed.” Sequana, the daughter of Bacchus, god of wine (and celebration and excess!), was pursued by Neptune, who coveted her for her beauty. The nymph managed to escape him by transforming herself into a river: The Seine,
France is doing good but it's getting nowhere near the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony.
Social media users were critical of the ceremony, with one writing We deeply apologise for the mistake that occurred when introducing the South Korean team during the broadcast of the opening ceremony,
the IOC said in a post on its official Korean-language X account If this rain keeps up by the time they get to Zimbabwe they'll be able to sail the boat down the street!
A viewer on social media joked Keep an eye on Paris' rooftops - Arno might just be watching from above.
The official Assassin's Creed X account even posted a video of Arno jumping around in the game with the caption I've got such an adrenaline rush. It's very exciting,
said Selene Martinez, 42, who had travelled from Mexico for the ceremony It's a great idea. The performances are awesome. I just wish it wasn't raining,
said Pauline Brett, 69, who had come from Chicago with her family I declare open the Games of Paris celebrating the 33rd Olympiad of the modern era,
said President Emmanuel Macron Paris is a little too self obsessed. I really think, the idea is not bad at all showing a bit about the host city, but it shouldn't be the main event, which is the case here. At least from tomorrow, it's all about the sports and the athletes. Hopefully,
I hate to say this but even the one at London Olympics was tons better than this,
They are literally mocking The Last Supper, and majority of France are followers of Christ.”
I’m truly speechless. So disrespectful towards many athletes from other nations at the #OlympicGames,
one of the X (formerly Twitter) users wrote The WORST period, so chaotic, messy, bland and boring. No passion at all, bunch of robots would have done better.”
You are bringing our Olympic Agenda reforms to life by making these Games wide open. All of us will experience Olympic Games that are more inclusive, more urban, younger and more sustainable - the first Olympic Games with full gender parity on the field of play,
This proves that the European and American teams feel threatened by the performances of the Chinese team in recent years,