Paris Olympics 2024
Raygun's revenge: Lampooned Aussie breakdancer tops world rankings
Australian Olympic breakdancer "Raygun" has been ridiculed, written off, and now crowned number one in the world, the sport's governing body confirmed Wednesday.
Turkish Olympic shooter aims to trademark viral stance
Turkey's Olympic pistol sharpshooter Yusuf Dikec has filed to trademark his nonchalant stance at the Paris Games that went viral around the world, his coach told AFP on Monday.
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.
South Korea deploys sniffer dog to screen for bedbugs after Paris Olympics
South Korea has deployed a bedbug sniffer dog at its main Incheon international airport in a bid to reduce the risk of the tiny insects entering the country when athletes, officials and fans return from the Paris Olympics.
French police win plaudits after high-risk Olympics
The vaulting ambition of the Paris Olympics made them risky and hard to police, but French security forces kept thousands of athletes and millions of fans safe -- a "gold medal" performance according to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.
Tom Cruise stuns at Paris Olympics closing with skydiving
Tom Cruise brought a dose of Hollywood action to the Paris Olympics closing ceremony, marking the handover of the Games to Los Angeles for 2028 with an unforgettable stunt. The "Mission Impossible" star leaped off the roof of the Stade de France, the nation’s largest stadium, to the roaring applause of thousands.
Olympics equipment heads for 'second life' post-Games
The stands have fallen quiet and the Athletes' Village is emptying. What happens to all the equipment now the 2024 Paris Olympics are over? Organisers have plans for it.
Paris bids triumphant 'au revoir' to Olympics
Paris prepared to bid a triumphant "au revoir" to the Olympics on Sunday as the curtain came down on its widely praised staging of the global sporting spectacular.
US pip China in Olympic medal table race
The United States pipped China for top spot in the battle of medals on Sunday as Paris prepared to bring the curtain down on one of the most successful Olympic Games in history.
Spain's Lozano going for gold with dad in his corner
Most athletes at the Paris Olympics will have their friends and family cheering them on from the stands as they compete for medals on a global stage, but Rafael Lozano's father can be found sitting a great deal closer to the Spanish boxer.
Gauff suffers tearful, controversial defeat to Vekic
Tearful Coco Gauff was dumped out of the Olympics Games tennis tournament on Tuesday in a stormy defeat to impressive Donna Vekic of Croatia.
Swimmer Samiul improves personal best timing in Paris
Bangladeshi swimmer Samiul Islam Rafi finished 69th among 79 participants in the 100m freestyle event of Paris Olympics today, despite slightly improving on his personal best timing,
O'Callaghan holds off 'beast' Titmus for 200m freestyle gold
O'Callaghan won in a new Olympic record time of 1min 53.27secs, with compatriot Titmus 0.54 seconds behind and Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey taking the bronze
Alcaraz shrugs off injury scare to reach Olympics last 16
Carlos Alcaraz shrugged off an injury scare to reach the last 16 of the Olympic singles tennis on Monday and said he will fight to be "100 percent" for doubles with Rafael Nadal.
Desert or sea, no obstacle too big for Solomon
From a 21-year-old fleeing war-torn Eritrea to competing in her second Olympics in Paris, Luna Solomon has come a long way on a journey that included a 10-day trek through a desert and a perilous boat ride across the Mediterranean Sea.
Nadal says he will decide on future 'after Olympics'
Rafael Nadal said he will make a decision on his future in tennis "after the Olympics" in the aftermath of a shattering straight-sets defeat to old rival Novak Djokovic at the Paris Games on Monday.
Brazil great Marta says it's not over after late loss to Japan
Brazil's all-time top scorer Marta called on her team to move on from their stoppage-time loss to Japan that saw them miss a chance to secure a quarter-final spot in the women's Olympic football tournament, and marred her 200th international cap.
Will the Seine be clean enough to swim in at Paris 2024 Games?
Pollution levels forced Paris 2024 to cancel a triathlon swimming training session for the second consecutive day on Monday, a day ahead of the men's race.
'I've never seen Noah cry in my whole life'
Lian and Yang, who have won at the last three world championships, established their dominance with their first dive and never looked like giving up the lead.