Paris Olympics 2024
Paris Olympics break ticket sales record
Paris 2024 sold a record 12 million tickets for the Olympics and Paralympics, beating the Games record previously set by London 2012, organisers said on Sunday.
Australia sack coach for backing South Korean rival at Olympics
Palfrey's comments triggered a fierce reaction from team officials and the Australian Olympic Committee.
Taiwan leader praises Olympic boxing champion in gender row
Lin clinched gold in the women's boxing final match on Sunday, an emotional win that came as she and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif have been embroiled in a major row over their gender eligibility.
China's Olympic tennis glory tracks booming middle classes
Tennis was introduced to China in the 1860s, but it failed to gain mass appeal and was largely an elite sport reserved for the wealthiest families.
Breakdancer Raygun says Olympic backlash 'devastating'
The Australian Olympic Committee has decried a "misleading and bullying" online petition that described Gunn's performance as "unethical" and questioned how she was chosen for Paris.
CAS rejects Indian wrestler Phogat's Olympic appeal
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Thursday lost her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after her disqualification from the women's 50kg final at the Paris Olympics for being overweight.
Aussie Olympians defend scorned breakdancer 'Raygun'
The athletes, fresh from a national record 53 Olympic medal trawl, were asked about absent colleague b-girl Rachael "Raygun" Gunn.
Triumphant Australian team return home with record gold medal haul
Australia's Olympic team, including gold medallists Jessica Fox, Kaylee McKeown and Ariarne Titmus, arrived back in Sydney on Wednesday to a rapturous welcome from friends, family and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Duplantis soars to world record
"What can I say? I just broke a world record at the Olympics, biggest possible stage for a pole vaulter," Duplantis said.
Kenya's 'smiling assassin' Chebet wins Olympic 5,000m gold
Chebet -- nicknamed "the smiling assassin" -- bided her time before accelerating past compatriot Faith Kipyegon down the home straight to take gold in 14min 28.56sec at the Stade de France.
France set up Olympic men's football final against Spain
Hosts France will play an Olympic men's football final for the first time in 40 years after beating Egypt 3-1 in extra time at the Lyon stadium on Monday and will face Spain for the gold medal.
Britain's women cyclists break world record to win team sprint gold
Two-time defending champions China only finished sixth.
Brazil's Andrade beats Biles to Olympic floor gold
Brazil's Rebeca Andrade beat Simone Biles to floor gold on the final day of the Olympic gymnastics competition on Monday, ending the US gymnastic great's bid for a fourth title at the Paris Games.
Biles's bid for five Paris golds ends with balance beam fall
US gymnastics star Simone Biles slipped off the balance beam and finished out of the medals on the unforgiving apparatus on Monday, ending her bid for a record five golds at the Paris Olympics.
Sifan Hassan: from 'shy' refugee to Olympic champion
It was on these tracks more than a decade ago that Hassan, a young asylum-seeker from Ethiopia, embarked on a journey that would lead to history at the Tokyo Olympics and make her a top medal contender in Paris.
Taiwan cheers Olympics badminton triumph over China in politically charged contest
In cities across Taiwan, from Wang's home in the capital Taipei to southern Kaohsiung, and Lee's hometown on the island of Kinmen just off the coast of China, public screens were set up that lured thousands of fans.
Lyles wants US athletics to cash in on 100m triumph
The 27-year-old American catapulted himself into a new level of stardom on Sunday after ending the USA's 20-year wait for a gold medal in the Olympics' most coveted title.
Paris Games: What's happening on Day 10
Artistic gymnastics marks its final day with the spotlight on two women's events – the balance beam and floor exercise finals featuring American Simone Biles.