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.
29 July 2024

Japanese Olympic superfan back with a bang in Paris

The 54-year-old businesswoman had not missed a Summer Games since 1992 until a pandemic-enforced spectator ban meant she had to watch an Olympics taking place in her home city on TV.
29 July 2024

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.
29 July 2024

'Relieved' Djokovic races past Nadal at Olympics in 60th meeting

It was 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic's 31st win in a rivalry which began on the same Roland Garros clay courts in 2006.
29 July 2024

Flame-free Olympic ring of fire becomes Games symbol

The cauldron flies into the Parisian sky at sunset each day under a 30-metre balloon in the Jardin des Tuilleries park.
29 July 2024

Organisers meet athletes demands after food, transport complaints

The quality and quantity of food drew criticism from athletes after catering staff rationed breakfast eggs last week.
29 July 2024

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.
29 July 2024

China's Sheng wins his second gold at Paris Games

The 19-year-old Chinese won with an Olympic record aggregate of 252.2 to finish ahead of Sweden's Victor Lindgren, who scored 251.4 to take the silver medal.
29 July 2024

'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.
29 July 2024

South Korean Ban wins women's 10 metre air rifle gold

Ban, 16, topped Sunday's qualification with an Olympic record total but her late wobble allowed Huang, 17, to draw level at 251.8, forcing a shoot-off between the teenagers.
29 July 2024

Teen medallists take podium to '80s, '90s tunes

Japan's 14-year-old Coco Yoshizawa won gold, while her 15-year-old compatriot Liz Akama took silver and 16-year-old Brazilian Rayssa Leal finished third on the podium.
29 July 2024

Olympic organisers cancel second day of triathlon training in Seine over pollution

In a joint statement, Paris 2024 organisers and World Triathlon said they had taken the decision to cancel Monday's swimming training session because "water quality levels... do not present sufficient guarantees" to allow it to take place.
29 July 2024

Paris Olympics medals table

The United States captured bronze in the men's gymnastics team final at the Paris Games on Monday, ending a 16-year Olympic medal drought thanks to a bounce-back performance from Brody Malone.
29 July 2024

Marchand 'goosebumps' after breaking French Olympic swimming gold drought

The 22-year-old was greeted with a massive roar when he entered the arena and the noise did not let up until long after he had touched the wall in an Olympic record time.
29 July 2024

Paris Games: What's happening on Day Three

The hottest ticket in town will be at Roland Garros, where Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will clash for a 60th time, with the Serb up in their rivalry 30-29.
29 July 2024

'Heavy heart': tearful Samoan boxer pays tribute to late coach

Samoa's Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali broke down in tears Sunday, describing his anguish after his coach died of a heart attack at the Olympic village two days before the boxer's opening bout.
28 July 2024

Nadal to face Djokovic in Olympics blockbuster

Rafael Nadal set up an Olympic Games blockbuster against old rival Novak Djokovic on Sunday, justifying his last-minute decision to play despite injury concerns.
28 July 2024

Saudi hails kingdom's first female Olympic swimmer

Saudi dignitaries on Sunday hailed the performance of Mashael Alayed, the first female swimmer from the kingdom to compete in an Olympics.
28 July 2024

Algeria's Nemour outshines Biles, Qui on uneven bars

The 17-year-old French-born athlete earned an impressive 15.600 points for her bars routine -- an acrobatic, gravity-defying performance full of technical skill and difficulty at Bercy Arena.
28 July 2024

French joy as Ferrand-Prevot solos to mountain bike gold

Pauline Ferrand-Prevot delivered France's second gold medal of the Paris Olympics as she took a high-quality field apart to win the women's cross-country mountain bike race on Sunday.
28 July 2024