The Latest Breaking News from Paris Games

Olympic Flame Arrives On French Soil For Paris 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.

International Business Times · May 8, 2024

Olympic Flame To Arrive In France Ahead Of Paris Olympics

The Olympic flame is set to arrive in the French port of Marseille on Wednesday in front of a crowd of up to 150,000 people in a first major test of the hugely ambitious plans for the Paris Games.

International Business Times · May 7, 2024

Injured Arokia helps men clinch 4x400m Paris berth, Indian women too make Olympic cut

CHENNAI: After initial hiccups, the India men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams qualified for the Paris Games by finishing second in their respective Olympic qualifying rounds at the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, the Bahamas, on Sunday. The men’s team clocked 3:03.23, while the women’s team registered 3:29.35.

The Times of India · May 7, 2024

Battle-hardened Vinesh Phogat secures Paris Olympics quota

Two-time World Championships medallist Vinesh Phogat, a leading face of the protest against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, secured on Saturday the quota place for the Paris Games, defeating Kazakhstan’s Laura Ganikyzy in the women’s 50kg semifinals of the Asian Olympic qualifiers in Bishkek.

The Times of India · Apr 21, 2024

Security fears over splashy River Seine opening ceremony of Paris Olympics

The talk before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games ideally should be about its grandiose backdrop: a summer sun setting on the Seine River as athletes drift by in boats and wave to cheering crowds. But behind the romantic veneer that Paris has long curated, mounting security concerns already…

France 24 · Apr 17, 2024

Happy to age 'like a nice cheese': Paris hopeful Godwin

She has worn the team uniform for the Paris Games and now gymnast Georgia Godwin is desperate to secure her spot on a second Australian Olympics team.

AAP · Apr 17, 2024

Despite Olympic Truce, Games Wrestle With Political Fallout

Even though the United Nations voted last year to observe the Olympic Truce, the Paris Games will still be held under the shadow of international conflict.

International Business Times · Apr 17, 2024

Track And Field Athletes To Receive Cash Prizes At Olympics

World Athletics introduces ,000 cash prize for track and field gold medalists at Paris Games, sparking discussions on financial rewards in Olympics.

Top News · Apr 16, 2024

Afghanistan's first female Olympian urges IOC to keep country out of Paris Games

NEW DELHI: Friba Rezayee, Afghanistan's pioneering female judoka and the country's first woman to compete in the Olympics, has launched a campaign urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to exclude Afghanistan from the upcoming Paris Games due to the Taliban's human rights violations.

The Times of India · Apr 15, 2024

American Olympic Athletes Express Outrage Over Revealing Uniform Design

American Olympic track and field athletes debate revealing uniform design for Paris Games, highlighting the importance of athlete input and gender represen...

Top News · Apr 15, 2024