The Sports Moment: Your passport to the Paris Olympics
The Paris Olympics Opening Ceremonies are just a couple of days away so we're sharing the inaugural episode of The Sports Moment. Host Ava Wallace sits down with two Washington Post sports colleagues to discuss what you need to know before the Games begin.
July 24, 2024
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July 24, 2024
The Sports Moment: Your passport to the Paris Olympics
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<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">There are a lot of questions heading into the Summer Olympics: Is Paris prepared to host the Games? Who are the star athletes this year? What exactly is a “horsey passport”? </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">The Washington Post’s Ava Wallace speaks with Post sports columnist Jerry Brewer and sports feature writer Rick Maese about those questions and more in the first episode of The Sports Moment which we're sharing with you this morning. After you listen, look up the show and hit follow to hear more from Ava and the rest of our team in Paris. </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Subscribe to Ava’s newsletter </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/sportsmoment/?method=NMP_SURL&amp&utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=the-7;location=podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">. </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Subscribe to The Washington Post </span><a href="https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?s_l=OFFSITE_PODCAST&p=s_v&s_dt=yearly&utm%5B%E2%80%A6%5De-podcast&utm_medium=acq-nat&utm_campaign=podcast-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Today’s show was produced and mixed by Ted Muldoon. It was edited by Joe Tone, Allison Michaels and Renita Jablonski.</span></p>
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