Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Olympic Games

Paris Olympic tapestry weaves together heritage of art and sport

Olympic organisers this week unveiled the official Olympic Games tapestry based on a design by Franco-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi. The brightly-coloured triptych gives pride of place to the Eiffel tower and two new urban sports incorporated into the competition.

Radio France Internationale

Sacré bleu! London loses crown as Europe’s most talked about city online to Paris

Growing excitement around summer Olympic Games helps French capital take top spot

Evening Standard

Lakshya's Paris hopes brighten, enters No.15 in Olympic Games qualification

Badminton star Lakshya Sen boosts Olympic qualification hopes with 15th position, while PV Sindhu ranks 13th.

The Hindu

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Usain Bolt Net Worth 2024: What The Legendary Athlete Makes

Usain Bolt is a legendary athlete who earned world-breaking records. With so many winnings on his belt, his net worth today have already reached millions.

International Business Times

Olympic Games cycling schedule

Guide to when the 2024 Paris Olympic Games cycling events are held in your time zone for track, road, and mountain biking

Cycling News

Gabby Douglas Withdraws From Winter Cup After Testing Positive

Gabby Douglas withdraws from Winter Cup due to COVID-19; Suni Lee, Trinity Thomas, and Skye Blakely to compete. Stay updated on Olympic Games news at AP.

Top News

What is behind North Korea’s rise as a women’s football power?

Eastern Azaleas are chasing qualification for Olympic Games with team a representation of isolationist state’s might

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Reforms led to India’s success in sports: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Khelo India Youth Games in Chennai, aiming to host future Olympic Games.

The Hindu

'Rio and Tokyo Were Some Of The Best Weeks Of My Life' - Lydia Ko Chasing 'Fairytale Ending' At Paris Olympic Games

Lydia Ko won silver and bronze in 2016 and 2020 - but is hoping to go one better at this summer's Paris Olympics

Golf Monthly

How security at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games set a precedent for future Olympics

With the countdown to the Paris 2024 Olympics in full swing, it’s an ideal time to reflect on legacies of past Olympic Games, including Canada’s past experiences hosting the Games. The legacy of the Montréal Olympic Games is especially relevant this year, as the city is hosting the Olympic trials…

The Conversation

IOC 'extremely confident' about Paris Olympics, executive director says

In exactly 200 days from now, the Olympic Games will be taking over Paris. There are promises of sporting glory, but security and logistical challenges are already raising a number of concerns, especially over the ambitious opening ceremony on the River Seine. FRANCE 24's James Vasina spoke to Christophe Dubi,…

France 24

Paris hoteliers under fire for massive mark-ups at Olympics opening gala

The affordability of next year's Olympic Games in Paris was again under the spotlight after a consumers' group highlighted average prices of 1,000 euros in hotels near the route of the opening ceremony in July.

Radio France Internationale

Athletics supremo Coe hits out at high ticket prices at Paris Olympics

Organisers of next year's Olympic Games in Paris were under pressure on Tuesday to reconsider the cost of tickets during the two-week extravaganza following a warning from top athletics administrator Sebastian Coe that high prices could leave embarrassing gaps in stadiums.

Radio France Internationale

Peter Sagan's 'good foundation' for 2024 MTB racing starts February in Abu Dhabi

Slovakian plans to race World Cups in Brazil in full ramp-up for selection to Paris Olympic Games

Cycling News

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

Stakes high at Oceania Olympic sailing qualifiers

Several Australians are competing in Sail Sydney which is doubling as an Oceania qualifier for next year's Olympic Games in Paris.

AAP

History-chaser Campbell pushing limits in farewell tour

"Old timer" Cate Campbell knows she might need to go faster than ever before to become the first Australian to swim at five Olympic Games.

AAP

Australian diving quartet sweep Olympic quota spots

Australian divers have claimed all four Olympic Games quota spots on offer at the Oceania championships.

Radio France Internationale

Paris vehicle traffic to be heavily restricted during 2024 Olympic Games

Traffic will be restricted throughout Paris during the 2024 Olympic Games, and several parts of the city, around competition venues, will be closed completely to vehicles for security and logistic reasons.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

Australian divers secure two Olympic Games quota spots

Australian divers have secured two Olympic Games quota spots on the opening day of the Oceania championships in Brisbane.

Cycling News

Langley captains Virginia's Blue Ridge, Olympics 'primary goal' for Valente

Marlies Mejias, Emily Ehrlich and Ruth Holcomb return to US Continental squad with Olympic Games goals

The Independent UK

Paris angers critics with plans to restrict Olympic Games traffic but says residents shouldn't flee

Stay and enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime show

International Business Times

Lost In The Metro? Paris Translation App Aims To Help Visitors

The Paris metro has launched an instant translation app ahead of next year's Olympic Games to help hapless foreign visitors navigate the French capital's urban transport system.

Radio France Internationale

Paris 'not ready' for Olympics amid transport and housing worries

The transport system in Paris will not be ready in time for the 2024 Olympic Games, the city's mayor has said – sparking anger Thursday from political opponents. Anne Hidalgo also raised concerns over the capital's homelessness problem.

Radio France Internationale

Montreal Olympic 1976: The Year of the African boycott

The 1976 Olympic Games held in Montreal, Canada, are remembered in sports history as the "Black Year of Montreal." Following incidents in Mexico in 1968 and the tragedy in Munich in 1972, the Olympic committee hoped that these games would proceed without political incidents. However, this hope quickly dissipated with…

Radio France Internationale

French disinformation watchdog links Azerbaijan to 2024 Olympic smear campaign

Paris has linked Azerbaijani figures to a disinformation campaign aimed at tarnishing France's reputation as host of the 2024 Olympic Games.

1 … 7 8 9 10

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the International Olympic Committee

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.