As Paris 2024 begins, the anticipation surrounding the cycling competitions increases. Four standout cyclists —Josh Tarling, Wout van Aert, Lucas Plapp, and Lotte Kopecky, are preparing to face one of the most significant challenges of their careers, each with their own aspirations and strategies.

The Spanish women's national team made their debut at the Olympiad this Thursday asserting their status as world champions with a comeback victory against Japan. The efforts from Bonmatí and Caldentey neutralised the initial goal from the Japanese side, a superb free-kick from the edge of the box.

Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina on Thursday withdrew from the Olympic Games tennis tournament, joining men's world number one Jannik Sinner in skipping the event.  The 25-year-old Russian-born Kazakh was down to face Romania's Jaqueline Cristian in the first round of the singles. 

Former world golfing number one Jon Rahm has spoken of his delight to be returning to the Olympic golf event at a venue he holds particularly dear calling it "a dream come true".

American forward Kevin Dirant is still recovering from injury. He is looking for his fourth gold medal at Paris 2024. Teammate Joel Embiid sees a team with a lot of stars, but several of them are very old. And he also appreciates the talent of other teams at these Games.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected Russia's appeal to retain the team figure skating gold medal won at the Beijing 2022 Olympics, dismissing their attempt to salvage the victory.

He has the name of a prophet and for him faith is very important, perhaps because it is an exercise in constancy to maintain the routine of going to the weekly office, participating actively in his community and even being a religious singer.

Another great tennis star will end her professional career at these Olympic Games. Germany's Angelique Kerber, 36, announced her retirement in a message on Instagram and later confirmed it at the tournament draw.

The future of an Australian swimming coach working at the upcoming Olympics is in doubt after openly endorsing a South Korean athlete over his compatriots in the youthful Australian swimming team.

Korda will defend her title at Le Golf National, coming off an impressive streak of five consecutive LPGA Tour victories earlier this year. Her remarkable performance has made her a standout player in the tournament.

In the face of criticism from a human rights organisation that suspects the neutrality of Russian tennis players competing in the Paris Olympics, the sport's officials guarantee that the investigation has been exhaustive.

French relay runner Sounkamba Sylla announced on Wednesday, 24 July, that she will be able to take part in Friday's opening of the Paris Games wearing a cap, rather than a veil, after an elaborate agreement with her country's authorities who insist on the principle of secularism.

The Olympic Games have not started well for Argentina. Marred with controversy on it, following their loss to Morocco, they have since filed a complaint to police and FIFA about being looted while training.

It was an intense and unexpected day for World Aquatics (WA) President Husain Al-Musallam on the eve of the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, as he was again forced to defend the Chinese swimmers declaring "all the swimmers are clean" to a barrage of press inquiries.

British tennis player Andy Murray has opted out of the singles tournament at the Olympics due to back issues. He will partner with compatriot Dan Evans in what will be his final competition as a professional. Murray is the only player to have won two singles gold medals in Olympic history.