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Paris Olympics 2024: The make or break year for the Games?
What Parisians think about the event and the legacy it could leaveBBC News - Top stories - Olympics -
Watch: Olympic flame lit in Greece's ancient Olympia
The lighting of the flame is the start of an international torch relay, which ends at the Paris 2024 Games.BBC News - Top stories - Olympics -
Macron says Paris Olympics opening could be moved
The French president says the opening ceremony could move from the River Seine if security is compromised.BBC News - Top stories - Olympics -
USA Basketball announces its men's team for the Paris Olympics
LeBron James is going back to the Olympics for the first time in 12 yearsABC News - Sports - Olympics -
The Questions That Need to Be Answered Ahead of the Paris Olympics
With 100 days to go, there are problems that still exist ahead of the biggest sporting event of the summer.The New York Times - Sports - Olympics -
Former world champion runner Jeruto faces doping case hearing in June ahead of Paris Olympics
Former steeplechase world champion Norah Jeruto faces a doping case hearing in June, five weeks before the Paris Olympics openABC News - Sports - Olympics -
Bit of a stretch? Louvre to host yoga classes during Paris Olympics
Dance, yoga and work-out sessions to be held inside museum Move aimed at whipping up enthusiasm before Games beginThe Louvre museum in Paris is planning to organise yoga and sport sessions in its famed galleries as part of a city-wide cultural ...The Guardian - World - Olympics -
USA Basketball announces its men's team for the Paris Olympics
LeBron James is going back to the Olympics for the first time in 12 yearsABC News - Top stories - Olympics -
Paris Olympics opening ceremony could move if threat detected, says Macron
French president says location of spectacle, due to take place on Seine, could change if there is serious risk of terror attack. France has backup plans to move the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games from the Seine if there is a serious ...The Guardian - World - Olympics -
Flame for the Paris Olympics is lit at Greek birthplace of ancient games
Flame for the Paris Olympics is lit at Greek birthplace of ancient gamesABC News - Sports - Olympics -
Chinese swimmers' doping scandal causes concern, controversy ahead of Paris Olympics
Chinese swimmers who tested positive for the banned drug trimetazidine were allowed to swim at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The case came to light after a New York Times investigation. The World Anti-Doping Agency says it followed "due process" in ...CBS News - Top stories - Olympics -
USA Basketball announces roster for Paris Olympics
USA Basketball announced its star-studded men's Olympic team for Paris, which includes LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant.CBS News - Top stories - Olympics -
Noah Eagle picked by NBC as play-by-play voice for basketball at the Paris Olympics
Noah Eagle is broadcasting his second Olympics this summerABC News - Entertainment - Olympics -
The Doping Crisis Set to Test the Paris Olympics
The World Anti-Doping Agency faces a credibility fight over its handling of 23 Chinese swimmers’ failed drug tests.The Wall Street Journal - World - Olympics -
Skimpy Women's Olympics Uniforms Cause Uproar
The “Baywatch”-style Nike Olympics track-and-field kit revealed this week in Paris drew criticism from runners. “It’s honestly disrespectful.”The Wall Street Journal - World - Olympics -
Threats spark security headaches ahead of Paris Olympics
Officials stress IS-linked threats are not new, but police put on a show of force ahead of the Games.BBC News - Top stories - Olympics -
Beetroot and beefless bourguignon as Paris Olympics embraces vegetarian cuisine
Top chefs say the Games will rebrand French gastronomy as a showcase for plant-based food . It will boast the world’s biggest salad bar, offer fans vegetarian hotdogs and bring in up to half a million bananas by boat to meet athletes’ insatiable ...The Guardian - World - Olympics -
Team GB’s Paris Olympics kit is short on imagination as function wins out | Lauren Cochrane
Promo images show youngsters looking excited – but possibly more for the task ahead than the clothes they are wearing. Designing the kits for Olympic and Paralympic athletes to compete in is hardly a simple task. It’s one that takes in the demands ...The Guardian - World - Olympics -
Despite weather glitch, Paris Olympics flame is lit at 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 GreeceABC News - Sports - Olympics -
I’m done – Max Whitlock announces Paris Olympics will be his final competition
Whitlock has won three Olympic and three World Championship golds among his 32 global medals.Yahoo Sports - Sports - Olympics -
Boston Marathon winners hope victories will earn them spot in Paris Olympics
Boston Marathon winner Sisay Lemma says he expects to be on the Ethiopian roster for the Paris OlympicsABC News - Sports - Olympics -
The 2024 Paris Olympics Prepares For Cyberattacks
“We will be attacked,” the official responsible for fending off cyberthreats said. To prepare, organizers have been hosting war games and paying “bug bounties” to hackers.The New York Times - Tech - Olympics -
Will Gallic grouchiness snuff out the Olympics flame?
Planning issues and security risks mean that with less than 100 days to go, excitement levels in Paris are lowFinancial Times - World - Olympics -
Seeing purple: Fans get a new track color and maybe record-breaking times at Paris Olympics
Fans will be seeing purple at the Olympics when athletes try to set records at this summer’s Paris GamesABC News - Sports - Olympics -
Paris Olympics opening ceremony on river Seine will last nearly 4 hours
With sunset and moonlight gleaming on the river, the grandiose opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics will last nearly four hoursABC News - Sports - Olympics -
Stephen Curry and wife Ayesha planned new baby around Paris Olympics
Golden State guard Stephen Curry knew he was running out of chances to play in what would be his first Olympics, so he and his wife Ayesha started planning many months ago about how to make the Paris Games work for their family.NBC News - Top stories - Olympics -
Noah Eagle picked by NBC as play-by-play voice for basketball at the Paris Olympics
Noah Eagle is broadcasting his second Olympics this summerABC News - Sports - Olympics -
Countdown clock for Paris Olympics hits 100-day mark on same day Olympic Torch is lit
The Olympic Torch is lit and the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is 100 days awayABC News - Sports - Olympics -
AP PHOTOS: Paris Olympics venues mix history and modernity and showcase cultural heritage
Iconic or historic venues are at the heart of the Paris Olympics — organizers want the event to be about the spectacle as well as the sports. Athletics stars will speed along an eye-catching new purple track at the Stade de France national ...ABC News - Sports - Olympics -
Paris prize money opens Olympic divide
Move exposes yawning financial gap between rewards for elite Olympians and other top sports professionalsFinancial Times - World - Olympics -
British gymnast Max Whitlock to retire after Paris Olympics
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Max Whitlock of Britain plans to end his gymnastics career after the Paris GamesABC News - Sports - Olympics -
Triple gold medallist Max Whitlock to retire after Paris Olympics
Britain's most successful gymnast Max Whitlock says it "feels right" to announce that he will retire after the Olympics this summer.BBC News - Top stories - Olympics -
How is Paris preparing for the Olympics and Paralympics?
France's government may change the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris because of security worries.BBC News - Top stories - Olympics -
Chinese swimmers' doping scandal causes concern, controversy ahead of Paris Olympics
Chinese swimmers who tested positive for the banned drug trimetazidine were allowed to swim at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The case came to light after a New York Times investigation. The World Anti-Doping Agency says it followed "due process" in ...CBS News - World - Olympics -
Olympic rings will be displayed on the Eiffel Tower for 2024 Paris Olympics
The 2024 Paris Olympics will get underway on July 26 and run through August 11CBS Sports - Sports - Olympics -
Summer Olympics Competitions Fast Facts
Read CNN's Summer Olympics Fast Facts to learn more about the athletic competition.CNN - Top stories - Olympics -
Paris Olympics flame lit as athletes prepare for Summer Games
The 2024 Olympic torch has been lit ahead of the Summer Games in Paris. CBS News producer Elizabeth Campbell joins with a preview of the event.CBS News - Top stories - Olympics -
100 days until Paris Olympics 2024: Dates, athletes and everything to know
The 2024 Paris Olympics will kick off on July 26 -- and until then, we've got 100 things you'll want to know, from the athletes to watch to the milestones that could be reached.ESPN - Sports - Olympics -
Group says Paris Olympics swimmers facing "alarming levels" of bacteria
A water charity says it has found "alarming levels" of dangerous bacteria in the Seine river just months before the Paris Olympics.CBS News - World - Olympics -
The 2024 Paris Olympics Prepares For Cyberattacks
“We will be attacked,” the official responsible for fending off cyberthreats said. To prepare, organizers have been hosting war games and paying “bug bounties” to hackers.The New York Times - Tech - Olympics -
Cries of Sexism Greet a Nike Olympic Reveal
The sporting giant offered a sneak peek at its track and field outfits for Team U.S.A., and an unexpected backlash ensued.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Marta to retire from Brazil squad after Olympics
Brazil's all-time top scorer in both men's and women's football, Marta, will retire from internationals this year, the striker said on Thursday.ESPN - Sports - Brazil -
Will the French Olympic Team Be Best Dressed at the Opening Ceremony?
Carine Roitfeld teamed up with Berluti to sprinkle some fashion fairy dust on the designs. Here’s the verdict.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Volleyball at the Eiffel Tower: Paris begins Olympic makeover
Preparations have begun to allow breakdancers at the Place de la Concorde and archers at Les InvalidesFinancial Times - World -
Volleyball at the Eiffel Tower: Paris begins Olympic makeover
Preparations have begun to allow breakdancers at the Place de la Concorde and archers at Les InvalidesFinancial Times - World -
Volleyball at the Eiffel Tower: Paris begins Olympic makeover
Preparations have begun to allow breakdancers at the Place de la Concorde and archers at Les InvalidesFinancial Times - World -
Volleyball at the Eiffel Tower: Paris begins Olympic makeover
Preparations have begun to allow breakdancers at the Place de la Concorde and archers at Les InvalidesFinancial Times - World -
Volleyball at the Eiffel Tower: Paris begins Olympic makeover
Preparations have begun to allow breakdancers at the Place de la Concorde and archers at Les InvalidesFinancial Times - World -
Volleyball at the Eiffel Tower: Paris begins Olympic makeover
Preparations have begun to allow breakdancers at the Place de la Concorde and archers at Les InvalidesFinancial Times - World -
Volleyball at the Eiffel Tower: Paris begins Olympic makeover
Preparations have begun to allow breakdancers at the Place de la Concorde and archers at Les InvalidesFinancial Times - Business -
Olympic tennis champion Belinda Bencic announces the birth of her daughter
Olympic tennis champion Belinda Bencic has become a mom for the first timeABC News - Sports -
Nike’s Layoffs Prove the Olympics Can’t Solve Its Midlife Crisis
Nike’s reputation—and sales—are both in trouble. Now layoffs threaten to sour hopes that the Paris games could turn its fortunes around.Wired - Tech -
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 routeABC News - Sports -
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WATCH: Olympic champion soars to new ski jump record
Japanese Olympic champion Ryoyu Kobayashi soared to a world record 291m (around 954 ft.) ski jump, shattering the ski flying and ski jump world records.ABC News - Top stories -
Paris, Despite Terrorism Scars, Prepares an Olympic Opening Without Walls
The opening ceremony for this summer’s Paris Games will be held outside a stadium — an Olympics first. Making it safe is complicated.The New York Times - World -
Paris will become a no-fly zone to safeguard its wildly ambitious Olympic opening ceremony
The head of the Paris airports operator says skies over the French capital will be closed completely for six hours as part of the massive security operation for the July 26 opening ceremony of the Olympic GamesABC News - Sports -
Basketball Hall of Fame: Enshrinement ceremony moved to October because of 2024 Paris Olympic Games
The ceremony was previously supposed to be held Aug. 16-17CBS Sports - Sports -
French Open to reveal second retractable roof court at Roland Garros ahead of Olympics
Organizers of the tennis French Open say the second retractable roof at Roland Garros will be inaugurated on the opening day of main draw play next monthABC News - Sports - French Open -
USWNT Olympic roster projection 2.0: Jaedyn Shaw continues her rise as Rose Lavelle's status unclear
Where do players stand with the Olympics 90 days out?CBS Sports - Sports -
Anti-doping watchdog asks Swiss prosecutor to review its handling of Chinese Olympic swimming case
The World Anti-Doping Agency has been heavily criticized this week for its secretive oversight of positive tests by 23 Chinese swimmers before the Tokyo OlympicsABC News - Sports -
Aya Nakamura thanks fans for support over Olympics racism as she wins awards
French singer dedicates top prizes at Les Flammes ‘to all black women’ after backlash over rumoured Paris show. The French pop star Aya Nakamura, who found herself at the centre of a racist row after rumours she was going to sing at the Paris ...The Guardian - World -
Meet the Walmart deli employee who's also a track star hoping to make the Olympic team
When it comes to Olympic athletes, Dylan Beard is cold cut from a different cloth.NBC News - Top stories -
Paris organizers take delivery of Olympic flame at Greek venue of first modern Games
The flame that will burn at the Paris Olympics has been formally handed over to French organizersABC News - Sports -
Breaking down Caitlin Clark's chances to make Team USA's roster for 2024 Olympics in Paris
Will Clark be the first rookie to play on the U.S. Olympic squad since Breanna Stewart?CBS Sports - Sports -
Paris organizers take delivery of Olympic flame at Greek venue of first modern Games
The Paris Oympics flame was formally handed to French organizers on Friday in the all-marble stadium where the first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896.NBC News - Top stories -
LeBron James' return to Olympic team sparked by chat after NBA points record
LeBron James returns to the U.S. Olympic team for the first time since 2012 London Games as the oldest men's player in American history.Yahoo Sports - Sports - NBA