The Latest Breaking News from Paris Games

Svitolina calls for Russians to be banned from Olympics

Ukrainian tennis player and Olympic bronze medalist Elina Svitolina has pushed for a total ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Games in an interview with The Associated Press

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

Paris 2024 Olympic torch relay to begin in Marseille after arriving from Greece by sea

The Paris Olympics torch relay will start in France's southern port city of Marseille in April 2024, organizers announced Friday, after arriving by ship from Greece.

France 24 · Feb 3, 2023

Baltic PMs: Olympic boycott possible if Russians compete

The prime ministers of the three Baltic countries have urged the International Olympic Committee to ban Russian athletes from next year’s Paris Games because of the war in Ukraine and say a boycott is a possibility

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Paris Rushing to Finish 2024 Olympics Construction Work

Paris is rushing to finish construction work in time for the 2024 Olympics with just 18 months to go. Delays are being experienced in part because of the impact of Russia's war in Ukraine on the steel industry. A venue, which was due to be finished this summer, won't be…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 24, 2023

Hope we end this 90m talk once and for all: Neeraj Chopra

NEW DELHI: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra held his first press conference of the New Year with Indian journalists on Saturday afternoon and found himself peppered with familiar queries about his impending 90m-mark, rivalries with Johannes Vetter, Anderson Peters and Thomas Rohler and targets leading up to the 2024 Paris Games.

The Times of India · Jan 8, 2023

Olympics-IOC warns Afghanistan over women's access to sport

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) warned Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Tuesday that allowing women and young girls safe access to sport was a condition for the country's representation at the 2024 Paris Games.

Reuters · Dec 6, 2022

I want to emulate Lin Dan's World Badminton Championship feat: Pramod Bhagat

NEW DELHI: Para shuttler Pramod Bhagat wants to emulate legendary Lin Dan by winning an unprecedented five World Championship titles and also stand atop the podium at the 2024 Paris Games.

The Times of India · Dec 2, 2022

Adam Peaty ‘completely focused’ on adding to gold medal haul at Paris Games

The sportsman became the first British swimmer to retain an Olympic title.

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022

Learnt to enjoy the sport from Virat Kohli: Bhowneesh Mendiratta

GANDHINAGAR: Bhowneesh Mendiratta, 23, is jet-lagged after flying from Osijek (Croatia) to Delhi to Ahmedabad. Fellow shooter Shreyashi Singh tells him he has dark circles under his eyes. The heat at the Crowne shooting range in Ahmedabad is only making things difficult. But the young trap shooter is not complaining,…

The Times of India · Oct 6, 2022

UWW gives 18 World Championship quotas for Paris Olympics to World Qualifiers

NEW DELHI: The top-five and not top-six wrestlers at the World Championships will earn quota places for the 2024 Paris Games in each of the 18 weight categories, as the world governing body UWW has announced changes to the qualification process for the Olympics.

The Times of India · Sep 29, 2022