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PARIS: It was a pleasant morning. There was hope in the heart, the coffee smelt good. The daily fight to get ready, catch the metro and reach the competition venue didn’t seem that daunting. Something had happened last night that had lifted the spirits.

Palestinian athlete Omar Ismail was beaten in the last 16 of the men's flyweight taekwondo Wednesday, ending the 18-year-old's hopes of winning gold at the Paris Olympics. Fighters from Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia took to the mat in the Grand Palais, with two athletes from the Refugee Olympic Team…

Briton nearly crashes trying to close the gap to gold medalists in men's final

The 28-year-old spent a night in a Paris police station before being released without charge.

Exciting Track and Field events in Paris with thrilling finishes and record-breaking performances. USA basketball and Poland volleyball shine.

Speedsters of the sports climbing parish have got their own moment in the sun at the Paris Olympics. And Aleksandra Miroslaw shone. Sofiane El Bakkali ran himself into Olympic legend and after a glittering career, Nikola Karabatic retired from handball.

The 26-year-old was the latest American track and field athlete to stage a stunning upset and exhilarate the crowd at the Stade de France in Paris.

Matt Hudson-Smith narrowly missed out on 400m gold, while George Mills was restored to the 5000m final after a contentious collision

The mystery French street artist known only as “Invader” has struck Paris again, this time to celebrate the Olympics

The US team that went viral earlier in the Games for their performance set to Michael Jackson’s ‘Smooth Criminal’ ended a 14-year drought in the event with a silver in Paris

Quincy Hall became the latest American to electrify Olympic track and field with an out-of-nowhere comeback on Day 12 of the Paris Olympics