Under sea and over land, the Paris Paralympics flame is lit before beginning an exceptional journey
The Paris Paralympics flame has been lit in the British village of Stoke Mandeville, widely considered the birthplace of the Paralympic Games.
France's Macron holds talks with key political players in a bid to form a new government
French President Emmanuel Macron is holding talks with key political players in a bid to form a new government.
Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform at Paris Olympics' closing ceremony
The closing ceremony for the Paris Olympics will bring out several stars: Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers are scheduled to perform.
Paris Olympics embrace accessibility technology for visually impaired fans
As Paris shines under the global spotlight of the Olympic Games, technological innovations are enabling people with visual impairments to take it in.
Olympic swimmers speak out about Chinese doping; and Britain's Adam Peaty says they should be out
Olympic swimmers spoke out about the Chinese doping scandal that has hung over these Paris Olympics as the events finished.
Simone Manuel flops in the 50 free, fails to advance out of the heats in Olympic swimming
In another disappointment for the American swim team, Simone Manuel has been eliminated in the preliminaries of the 50-meter freestyle.
Wembanyama takes over in OT, helps France escape a serious challenge from Japan at the Paris Games
The first three minutes were easy for Victor Wembanyama on Tuesday. So were the last five minutes. Everything else was a grind.
Ukraine's Olympic chief celebrates limited Russian presence at Paris Olympics
The head of Ukraineโs Olympic delegation touted the limited numbers of Russian athletes at the Paris Olympics โ who must compete as neutrals โ as war between the two countries grinds on for a third year.
Refugee athletes want more of them to compete at the Olympics as migration takes global focus
South Sudanese runner Perina Lokure Nakang first ran for sport along the road near her refugee camp in Kenya.
75% of US Olympians played in college. Future of Games hinges on fallout from NCAA athlete payouts
Three-quarters of the nearly 600 American athletes lining up for action at the Paris Olympics got their training in college sports in the United States.
Olympics opening ceremony moments: Cรฉline Dion, Lady Gaga, curious torchbearer and French musicians
Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony โ except it was all prerecorded.
Lady Gaga dazzles at Olympics opening ceremony with prerecorded French performance
Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony โ except it was all prerecorded.
Pharrell advocates for reviving arts competitions for 2028 Olympics at Louis Vuitton event
If given the chance, Pharrell Williams would reintroduce arts competition into the Olympics, reviving a tradition thatโs been missing for nearly 80 years.
Franceโs Wembanyama and Gobert embracing โseclusionโ of starting basketball tourney outside of Paris
Franceโs hopes of leaving the Paris Olympics with a menโs basketball gold medal primarily rest on the shoulders of its tallest players.
Surfers, staff and locals make final preparations in Tahiti before the Paris Olympics begin
From wiping out on waves to building homemade speed bumps on local roads, surfers, residents and workers across Tahiti, French Polynesia, are using the final days before the commencement of the Paris Olympics to brace themselvesโ and the islandโ for the upcoming surfing competition.
1,000 people suspected of spying have been blocked from Olympics, French official says
Three days before the start of the 2024 Olympics, Franceโs interior minister says about 1,000 people suspected of possibly meddling for a foreign power have been blocked from attending the Olympics.
A French alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer, suspected of targeting Olympic torch, sentenced to 2 years
French authorities say a French alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer was sentenced to two years in prison after making threats online and was suspected of wanting to target the Olympic torch relay.
For Palestinian athletes, the Olympics is about more than sports
Most of the athletes representing the Palestinian territories at the Paris Olympics were born somewhere else -- Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Germany, Chile and the United States โ yet they care deeply about the politics of their parentsโ and grandparentsโ homeland.
Paris Olympic competition nears total gender parity. Take a look at the athlete gender breakdown
The founder of the modern Olympics and former IOC president, Pierre de Coubertin, once said women competing in the Games would be โimpractical, uninteresting, unaesthetic and improper.โ.
French anti-terror police detain alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer suspected of targeting Olympic torch
French anti-terror police have detained an alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer suspected of wanting to target the Olympic torch relay.
French president accepts prime minister's resignation but keeps him as head of caretaker government
French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the prime ministerโs resignation but kept him on as head of a caretaker government.
Kevin Durant has calf strain, USA Basketball considers him day-to-day at Olympic camp
Kevin Durant is dealing with calf soreness that has kept him from being a full participant in USA Basketballโs training camp for the Paris Olympics, though he has assured team officials that he does not expect the issue to be a major one.
World swimming federation confirms US federal investigation into Chinese swimmers' doping tests
The international swimming federation says its executive director has been ordered to testify as a witness in a U.S. criminal investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance in 2021 yet were allowed to continue competing.
Election anxiety curbs Olympic enthusiasm among Parisians ahead of the Summer Games
Just three weeks before the Olympics, the excitement that was building up in the host city is now mingled with anxiety about Franceโs political future.
One way to get real-life legal experience? A free trip to the Paris Olympics
Georgia State professor Moraima โMoโ Ivory is known for bringing celebrities like Steve Harvey and Ludacris into her law class.
SZA shows off gymnastics skills in a friendly handstand contest with Simone Biles
SZA might be known for hit songs like โKill Billโ and โSnooze,โ but the R&B star unveiled another impressive skill beyond music that drew high praise from gymnastics superstar Simone Biles.
Americans favored to top overall medal count in Paris Olympics. China will challenge for most gold
The United States is strongly favored to win the most overall medals when the Paris Olympics open in a month.
Sha'Carri Richardson sprints onto US Olympic team after winning 100 in 10.71 seconds
ShaโCarri Richardson earned her spot in the Paris Olympics, winning the 100-meter final in a season-best 10.71 seconds at U.S. track trials.
Rory McIlroy's time off 'exactly what he should be doing,' PGA Tour commissioner says
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan says he understands why Rory McIlroy withdrew from the Travelers Championship to recover from a late-Sunday meltdown at the U.S. Open.
Paris gets into the groove for historic Olympic opening ceremony, adapted to its iconic cityscape
The Paris Olympics are getting into the groove for the historic opening ceremony on the River Seine.
IOC gives 14 Russians, 11 Belarusians neutral status for Paris Olympics in first round of decisions
The IOC has approved 14 athletes from Russia and 11 Belarusians with neutral status to compete at the Paris Olympics in a first list from five sports published Saturday.
Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Paris' Seine River less than 2 months before Olympics
The water quality of the Seine river in Paris is raising concerns ahead of the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Titmus sets a womenโs 200-meter freestyle world record at Australiaโs Olympic swimming trials
Ariarne Titmus has set a world record in the womenโs 200-meter freestyle at Australiaโs Olympic swimming trials.
Clark left off USA Basketball national team roster, AP Source says; Taurasi makes sixth Olympic team
Caitlin Clark wonโt be headed to the Paris Olympics, according to a person familiar with the decision.
The Olympic rings are mounted on the Eiffel Tower to mark 50 days until the Paris Games
Organizers have unveiled a display of the five Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower as the French capital marks 50 days until the start of the Paris Games.
France files preliminary terrorism charges against teenager accused of plan to attack Olympic fans
French authorities have handed preliminary terrorism charges to an 18-year-old accused of a plot targeting spectators attending Olympic soccer games.
Record-breaking gymnast Oksana Chusovitina's bid for ninth Olympics ends with injury at 48
Record-breaking 48-year-old gymnast Oksana Chusovitina says an injury has ended her attempt to qualify for what would have been her ninth Olympics.
Emma Hayes' first roster as coach of the US women's team includes 2 first-time call-ups
Coach Emma Hayes has selected her first roster for the U.S. ahead of a pair of friendlies as she prepares to lead the womenโs national soccer team at the Paris Olympics.
Wembanyama coming to Paris as San Antonio Spurs to face Indiana Pacers in two NBA games next January
Victor Wembanyama will return to Paris, he hopes as an Olympic champion, when the San Antonio Spurs face the Indiana Pacers in two regular-season NBA games early next year.
Paris Olympic athletes will feast on freshly baked bread, select cheeses and plenty of veggies
Some 40,000 meals will be served each day during the Paris Games to over 15,000 athletes from 200 different countries housed at the Olympic village.
Massive policing for Paris Olympics to include security checks for some of the capital's residents
Special anti-terrorism measures being put in place to safeguard the unprecedented opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on the River Seine will also apply to all buildings along the route.
Olympic sports bodies criticize track and field's move to pay $50,000 for Paris gold medalists
The collective group of Summer Games sports has criticized World Athletics for promising to pay $50,000 for each track and field gold medal won at the Paris Olympics.
The Paris Games' grandiose opening ceremony is being squeezed by security and transport issues
The talk before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games ideally should be about its grandiose backdrop: a summer sun setting on the Seine River as athletes drift by in boats and wave to cheering crowds.
Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit at the Greek cradle of ancient games
The flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics has been kindled at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece.
Torch and sandals: What to know about the flame-lighting ceremony in Greece for the Paris Olympics
In a meticulously choreographed ceremony on Tuesday, the flame for this summerโs Paris Olympics will be lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games in southern Greece.
Macron says the Olympic opening ceremony on the Seine could be moved to stadium for security reasons
French President Emmanuel Macron says the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine could be shifted instead to the Stade de France if the security threat is deemed too high.
At birthplace of Olympics, performers at flame-lighting ceremony feel a pull of the ancient past
Every two years, a countdown to the Olympic Games is launched from its ancient birthplace with a flame-lighting ceremony in southern Greece at ancient Olympia.
A Paris exhibit shows how the Olympics mirror society, from Nazi propaganda to fighting inequalities
An exhibit in the French capital before this summer's Paris Olympics shows how the games have been a โmirror of societyโ since the beginning of the 20th century.
USA Basketball learns its groupings for the Paris Olympics. Tough draws await the men and women
USA Basketballโs menโs team will see Serbia and South Sudan in two of its three group-stage games at the Paris Olympics, while the U.S. women will open their schedule in a gold-medal-game rematch against Japan in France.
Kelly Clarkson and Peyton Manning join NBC's Paris Olympics opening ceremony coverage as hosts
Singer Kelly Clarkson and NFL legend Peyton Manning will bring a new flavor to NBC Universalโs upcoming Paris Olympics coverage this summer.
To avoid strikes at Paris Olympics, French government to pay bonuses to civil servants
France's public administration minister says the government will offer bonuses to civil servants mobilized to work in Paris during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in a bid to avoid strikes.
Major French union threatens strikes during Olympics. Hospital workers could walk off the job
A major French union is warning of possible strikes in the public sector, including at hospitals, during the Paris Olympics.
Israel's Olympic status not in question says IOC president Bach amid frustration with Russia
IOC president Thomas Bach confirms Israel faces no threat to its Olympic status ahead of the Paris Games despite the conflict in Gaza.
Paris won't allow tourists free access to the Olympics opening ceremony along the Seine River
The French government says tourists wonโt be allowed to watch the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics for free.
Victor Wembanyama receives second consecutive NBA Rookie of the Month award
Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs has been named NBA Rookie of the Month for February. Itโs the first time a Spurs player has the award in back-to-back months since Tim Duncan did back in 1998.
LeBron James still committed to Paris Olympics, but health remains the big key
LeBron James still wants to participate in the Paris Olympics this summer, sure sounds like extending his NBA career for at least a couple more seasons is an option and said he would like to see his playing days end as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.
IOC won't change boxing age limit to let Manny Pacquiao compete at Paris Olympics at age 45
The International Olympic Committee will not change its rules on age limits to let boxing great Manny Pacquiao compete at the Paris Games.
Paris Olympic medals headed in big numbers to United States and China in one forecast
The United States is predicted to top the medals tables โ both the overall count and gold-medal count โ for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
James, Embiid, Curry and Durant are in the US player pool for the Paris Olympics
There are few surprises in USA Basketballโs menโs player pool for the Paris Olympics that was announced Tuesday, with most of the big names like LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant on the list.
Olympic host country France sees less New Year's Eve disorder as it celebrates 2024's arrival
France's interior minister says the Olympic host country saw fewer of the car burnings that usually blight the arrival of a new year as it celebrated the start of 2024.
A frantic push to safeguard the Paris Olympics promises thousands of jobs and new starts after riots
Organizers of the Paris Olympics urgently need thousands of security guards to help keep athletes and spectators safe and reduce the likelihood of another deadly extremist attack in the French capital.
New tower at surfing venue in Tahiti spurring more blowback against Paris Olympic organizers
Organizers of the Paris Olympics say work will continue on a new tower for judges and TV cameras at the surfing venue in Tahiti.
Putin questions Olympic rules for neutral Russian athletes at Paris Games
Russian President Vladimir Putin has questioned the International Olympic Committee rules mandating Russian athletes compete at the Paris Olympics as neutral athletes.
Work to resume at Tahiti's legendary Olympic surfing site after uproar over damage to coral reef
Organizers of the Paris Olympics say work will resume this week to prepare the surfing venue in Tahiti after an uproar over damage to a coral reef put efforts on hold.
IOC confirms Russian athletes can compete at Paris Olympics with approved neutral status
The International Olympic Committee says some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
South Korea Olympic committee pushes athletes to attend navy boot camp, triggering rebukes
South Korea's Olympic committee is pushing to send hundreds of athletes to a navy training center to enhance their mental toughness ahead of the Paris Olympics.
European gymnastics federation rejects return of athletes from Russia and Belarus to competition
The governing body of gymnastics in Europe voted against allowing Russian and Belarusian gymnasts to return to international competitions, calling into question how they could qualify for next yearโs Olympics.
FIBA holds draw for final 4 Olympic men's basketball qualifying events
Dallasโ Luka Doncic, Milwaukeeโs Giannis Antetokounmpo and Minnesotaโs Karl-Anthony Towns all still have a chance to play in next summerโs Paris Olympics.