The Latest Breaking News from Olympics

Comedian reprises her role from PyeongChang and Rio Games

Lydia Williams' last games in green and gold for the Matildas will come at the Paris Olympics after the goalkeeper announced her international retirement.

Three-time Olympian Zoe Arancini will lead the Australian women's water polo team in Paris where they are looking to break a 16-year Games medal drought.

NEW DELHI: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra's preparations for the Paris Games will be put to the test on Friday as he kicks off his season in Doha against a star-studded yet well-known field in the first leg of the renowned Diamond League one-day meet series.

Star gymnast Georgia Godwin has suffered an achilles injury in training, ruling her out of the Paris Olympics in a major blow for the Australian women's team.

NEW DELHI: At a time when Indian boxing is struggling to put together its best contingent for the Paris Olympics, two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen has emerged as the country’s best bet for a medal — in the women’s 50kg class — at the upcoming Summer Games.

The Olympic flame arrived on French soil on Wednesday at the port of Marseille on board a 19th century ship in front of 150,000 spectators for a ceremony that posed a first major test for organisers ahead of the 2024 Paris Games.

Tens of thousands of people gathered on Wednesday in the southern French city of Marseille to welcome the Olympic torch and mark another milestone in the lead-up to the Summer Games in Paris.

The 19th century French sailing ship "Belem" on Wednesday sailed into the southern port of Marseille carrying the Olympic flame – after its 12-day, 12,000-kilometre voyage from Greece. Some 6,000 police were deployed for the ship's arrival, with a highly choreographed ceremony marking the first major security test for organisers…