The Latest Breaking News from Olympics

In the early days of the modern Olympics and Paralympics, athletes competed using heavy, non-aerodynamic equipment. The record for throwing a javelin, for instance, has almost doubled since 1908, when the sport was introduced. Athletes have got better – but so has their equipment.

Basketball took off in 2024, taking centre stage on the global sports news calendar at key points of the year.

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Wallpaper* magazine's 10 most-read design stories of 2024 whisk us from fun Ikea pieces to the man who designed the Paris Olympics, and 50 years of the Rubik's Cube

Snowboard star Valentino Guseli isn't ready to give up on his historic quest to compete in three disciplines at the next Olympics despite a serious knee injury.

Sophie Hediger competed in the 2022 Beijing Olympics

The French capital had to overcome issues including an opening ceremony deluge but delivered 17 days of joyous madness

A captivating year of rugby saw plenty of storylines across the sport, including the thrilling sevens tournaments at the Paris Olympics

Security has been tightened at France's biggest Christmas market in Strasbourg, following the attack on a market in Germany last week in which five people died and 200 were injured. Authorities have also extended the use of a surveillance measure used at during the Paris Olympics to monitor a dozen…