Moroccan Player Kiyine Involved in Car Crash in Belgium

Moroccan Player Kiyine Involved in Car Crash in Belgium
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Moroccan Player Kiyine Involved in Car Crash in Belgium

Moroccan Player Kiyine Involved in Car Crash in Belgium

Moroccan midfielder Sofian Kiyine was transported to the emergency room of a local hospital after a car crash near the Belgian city of Liege, his club said Friday.

Belgian soccer club OH Leuven said Kiyine's life is not in danger without elaborating on his condition.

The accident happened on Thursday night when, according to local media reports, Kiyine lost control of his car at high speed with the vehicle ending up crashing into a sports hall.

“There were fortunately no other vehicles or persons involved in the accident,” the club said in a statement.

Born in Belgium, Kiyine has played for the Morocco U20 and U23 national teams.



Olympic Cauldron to Rise into Paris Skies Each Night

 Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
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Olympic Cauldron to Rise into Paris Skies Each Night

 Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)

The Olympic cauldron that made a stunning first flight at the Paris Games opening ceremony will sit on the ground during the day and rise again every evening.

Paris Olympics organizers said that from Saturday, the cauldron attached to a balloon will fly more than 60 meters (197 feet) above the Tuileries gardens near the glass pyramid entrance to the Louvre museum from sunset until 2 a.m.

During daytime hours, 10,000 people each day can get free tickets to approach the cauldron, which is the first in Olympic history to light up without the use of fossil fuels.

Organizers said the electric flame uses 40 LED spotlights “to illuminate the cloud created by 200 high-pressure misting nozzles.”