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The pesky meddling rain forced organisers to revamp the para triathlon events but the downpours injected a layer of ruggedness into the first day of track and field action at the Stade de France in Saint Denis. Indoors at the para table tennis, Chinese triulmphs.

NEW DELHI: The pressure was palpable on Neeraj Chopra's face as he grabbed the javelin for his first throw in the Paris Olympics final. Having won gold at the Tokyo Games, Neeraj was aiming for another finish on top of the podium but eventually ended up winning the silver, finishing…

NEW DELHI: Both Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem had foul throws in their opening attempts during the final. However, when Nadeem returned for his second throw, no one anticipated the record-breaking performance that would secure him the gold medal. Nadeem unleashed a spectacular 92.97 meters on his second attempt,…

It might be time to get existential. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which ended on Sunday night in a lavish closing ceremony, screamed chronicle of a stress foretold. But 16 medal-winning summer days and nights for French athletes brought a new vision of success, both at home and abroad.

As the Paris Olympics ends with a spectacular closing ceremony, we take a look at some of the key moments.

Tom Cruise made a dramatic entrance at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday, rappelling from the roof of the Stade de France before speeding off with the Olympic flag in an exciting handover to Los Angeles, the host city for the 2028 Games.

On an unprepossessing street corner in the 10th arrondissement in Paris, the 2024 Olympics came to an end via a giant TV screen for around 30 people inside Le Mondial brasserie and 20 others listening and occasionally looking in from the chairs outside. Some 10 kilometres to the north in…

The passing of the torch to LA featured the Top Gun star, Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg, and the dominant mood in the Stade de France was one of relief

Paris passed the Olympic torch to Los Angeles in a cryptic and sometimes chaotic closing ceremony in the Stade de France Sunday night, with hundreds of athletes unexpectedly mobbing the stage during a performance by French indie rock band Phoenix. American action star Tom Cruise rappelled in from the top…

Australia's triumphant athletes were left revelling at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony - and marvelling at a daredevil handover to LA by Tom Cruise.

Athletes' spontaneous stage invasion at the Stade de France added energy and excitement to the Olympic Games closing ceremony.