Less than three weeks before the start of the Olympic athletics competition, Paris will host the eighth

meeting of the Diamond League this Sunday, a competition that, with Sebastian Coe at the helm of world athletics

It won't be at the Stade de France, which is preparing to host athletics, rugby 7s and the Closing Ceremony

Normandy provided the backdrop for another kaleidoscopic experience as the 50th stage of the Olympic Torch Relay took it to the Eure department, shining a light on its emerald landscapes, bucolic villages and rich heritage.

 The athletics Team Relay took place at the Jesse Owens Stadium in Val-de-Reuil after a parade of

There was also Alexis Ridel, a volunteer at the local athletics club who coaches young athletes, and

Attended by 40 international journalists at its press launch in the prestigious Wyndham Grand Hotel, Manama, the Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) announced the athletes comprising its Olympic Team on 6 July. 

participants, which will comprise 14 athletes and is amongst the highest ranked teams, with eight competing in athletics

Shot putter Amelia Campbell is among the numerous British athletes who have met the World Athletics ranking

criteria but were not selected for the Paris Olympics team due to stringent UK Athletics standards.

The 30-year-old, who won the shot put event at the 2024 British Athletics Championships last week, was

not named on the Team GB athletics squad last Friday.

Campbell said she is considering retiring from athletics after the snub.

(@BritAthletics) July 5, 2024World Athletics’ two-pronged qualifying pathway is decided first by

Norman missed UK Athletics' steeplechase standard by just 15 hundredths of a second."

The National Olympic Committee of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced the details of the UAE's participation in the 33rd Summer Olympic Games to be held in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024.

delegation consists of 14 athletes competing in five sports (equestrian, judo, cycling, swimming and athletics

Aron Szilagyi experienced a few early career missteps in sports, but the distinct sound of swords clashing ultimately guided him to become the first male fencer to win three Olympic individual titles.

 However, it was during a run around an athletics track that he had a transformative moment.

The Kuwaiti Olympic Committee delegation is scheduled to depart for France on 21 July to participate in the 33rd Olympic Games, Paris 2024, which will take place from 26 July to 11 August. The delegation consists of 10 athletes, with the first group leaving on 18 July.

Al-Shamlan (fencing), Amina Shah (sailing), Suad Al-Faqaan (rowing), Yaqoub Al-Yawha and Amal Al-Rumi (athletics

At the heart of the Paris-Brussels-London triangle, the Somme, with its legendary bay, its heritage and its cultural flair, is a destination like no other. This stage focused on peace, passing through the First World War memorials

vice-president of the regional Para-sports Committee), Athos Felemou (US Métro volunteer), Bastien Keller (athletics

With a majority female delegation and the goal of breaking the medal record, Brazil will arrive at the great event on 26 July, aiming to surpass the seven gold medals won in the Tokyo Games.

podium.Individually, the strongest hopes are primarily in artistic gymnastics, judo, skateboarding, athletics

World Athletics Heritage and Museum of World Athletics (MOWA) is celebrating Paris 2024 by showcasing

a selection of competition artefacts from the MOWA Olympic Athletics Collection, which have been worn

Atlanta 1996 gold spikes in which he won the 200m and 400m double, the former in a world record.The World Athletics

spaces of the Westin Paris - Vendome from 24 July to 11 August.More about the exhibition ⬇️— World Athletics

GETTY IMAGESThis year, World Athletics Heritage has also sponsored a series of monumental athletics sculptures

Sifan Hassan, a Dutch athlete of Ethiopian origin and an Olympic medalist in long-distance and middle-distance running, continues to be a source of inspiration for the young people who train today at the facilities where she developed as a runner more than a decade ago.

intending to take a nursing course, where she met other Ethiopians who were already members of the local athletics

Neeraj Chopra returned home to India a national hero after winning Olympic javelin gold in 2021 but the farmer's son has never forgotten his humble roots. The 26-year-old will defend his title in Paris, having made history in Tokyo three years ago with India's first Olympic track and field gold ever.

‘cool cat’, very consistent, and goes quietly about his job without taking too much pressure, says Athletics

The Olympic Torch Relay continued to explore the north of mainland France, in the Pas-de-Calais, under the eyes of thousands of spectators. Throughout the day, it shone the spotlight on an attractive area, renowned for its landscapes as well as its cultural, economic and sporting vitality.

Barcelona in 1992), and Philippe Lamblin, a former 400-metre runner and current chairman of the French Athletics

carried the Torch, including disabled athletes Karine Boucher (para-golf), Théotime Malbesin (para-athletics

were also many volunteers who shared their passion for sport on the ground, such as Aurélie Remoleux (athletics

Venezuelan athlete Yulimar Rojas will be present at Paris 2024 despite being unable to compete due to injury. She will be the flag bearer for her South American nation at the Olympic Games, which begin in France on 26 July.

Venezuelan delegation.Yulimar Rojas competes in the Women's Triple Jump Final during day seven of the World Athletics

The International Testing Agency (ITA) is honing its tools for the Paris Olympics and will implement technology and new models to identify and deter potential cheats.

The latter, along with athletics, is one of the sports most controversial due to a high number of positive