The Latest Breaking News from the Paris Olympics

Asian Games multiple medallist shooter Esha Singh said her “highly satisfying” performance winning a gold and three silver which should only let her look far beyond in terms of her capabilities as she embarks on the journey to book a slot for the Paris Olympics next year.

China's swimmers sent a final warning shot from the Asian Games, claiming four titles on the final day. Qin Haiyang completed the breaststroke treble and Zhang Yufei won six golds. Multiple Games and Asian bests were set, incl. Pan Zhanle's 47 sec. 100m freestyle, Wang Shun's 7th fastest 200m medley,…

Bhavani Devi, India's first Olympic fencer, turns 30. She is training in France under Christian Bauer, a world-renowned coach. She has won gold at the Commonwealth championships and bronze at the Asian championships. She is motivated by her peers and is determined to do better at the Paris Olympics. She…

Femke Bol turned agony into ecstasy in five days, winning gold in 400m hurdles. She then ran the last lap of the 4x400m relay, passing the leader in the last two strides to take Netherlands home in gold. Bol has set her sights on the Paris Olympics, aiming to go…

As the dust settled here on Britain equalling its best-ever medal haul of 10 at a World Championships, UK Athletics technical director Stephen Maguire spoke of a need for athletes to step up to another level at the Paris Olympics in a year's time.

Karachi's Arshad Nadeem & India's Neeraj Chopra have a healthy competition for gold at the Paris Olympics. Nadeem won silver at the World Athletics Championship & gold at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Both athletes ran a victory lap after the final. Nadeem's journey began in his village in Punjab, where…

Pollution levels in the Seine river forced the cancellation of Saturday's test event for the para-triathlon at the Paris Olympics.

Britain's Alex Yee braved the waters of the Seine to win the men's triathlon test event for the Paris Olympics on Friday, on a course identical to the one set to be used for next year's event.

Our top javelin thrower has been in rich form heading into the world champs starting this weekend, and hopes to beat her personal best and set herself for the Paris Olympics. Sarah Cowley Ross reports.