A dominant Ariarne Titmus held off Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky to successfully defend her Olympic 400m freestyle title Saturday, leading from start to finish this Saturday, as German Lukas Maertens surged to the men's gold on day one in the pool in Paris.

France 3:34.997. Great Britain 3:35.258. Italy 3:36.51Men4x100m freestyle relayFinal1.

A heart attack claimed the life of 60-year-old Lionel Elika Fatupaito last Friday. On the first day of preliminary bouts at the North Paris Arena, there were no major surprises, except for the defeat of the Rio 2016 Olympic champion, Frenchwoman Estelle Mosley, by American Jajaira Gonzalez.

nbsp;Perhaps the most surprising result was the defeat of Rio 2016 Olympic champion Estelle Mosley of France

In Group B, France beat Brazil and Germany beat Japan. USA open against Serbia on Sunday.

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Basket (@equipedefrancebasket)France did not start well.

They forced France to stay focused in order not to let the victory slip away.

France will face Japan.

Nigeria-Australia at 11:00 and Canada-France at 17:15.

With Friday's unprecedented Opening Ceremony officially opening the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the best athletes from around the globe have begun going head-to-head in an attempt to clinch gold, see their hard work come to fruition, and push their nations up the medal table. 

hands on an opening-day gold in the rugby sevens in front of an ecstatic crowd at the Stade de France

the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to the jubilance of a packed out Stade de France.Gold medalists of Team France

France beat Fiji, who had won gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, in the final.

decided to switch to Rugby Sevens to play the Olympic Games at home and in the final he was key to France

The Stade de France kept pushing their players on.

In the group stage, they managed to beat France, and all the opponents who came their way fell to the

But then hosts France came along to stop them in their tracks.

France, the hosts, were silver three years ago.

Canada's hopes of defending their Olympic women's football title in Tokyo have been dashed after an exemplary sanction was handed down in the wake of the drone case - the use of drones to spy on a rival team during a pre-match training session at the current Olympic Games.

2024The main consequence is that the Canadians drop three points in Group A ahead of a meeting with hosts France

coach for the remainder of the competition and will be on the bench for Canada's next game against France

The first matches of this spectacular Olympic event took place on Saturday. It rained on the improvised court next to the "Iron Lady". The spectators, who had already been soaked in the stands during the opening ceremony on Friday, took out their umbrellas again. Cuba beat the USA in the first match of the tournament.

It's terrible, but it's Paris," said Thibault Fournes, a visitor from northern France.

Some call it a curveball, others a forceful twist of the arm and the most daring might use the word ‘blackmail’ but “unprecedented” seems like the best fit when addressing the International Olympic Committee’s decision to award the next Winter Games “with conditions” to the French Alps and Utah.

iocmedia) July 23, 2024The 2030 designation to the French Alps was also awarded under the condition that France

France wants to show the rest of the world that the Winter Games are not just history but part of our

Security forces were on high alert across the country after saboteurs disrupted trains in France on Friday

🤦#DemocratieHorsJeux #JeuxOlympiques #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/AR4jMxgQtX— Extinction Rebellion France

forces are on high alert nationwide after saboteurs early Friday disrupted train travel throughout France

Kazakhstan's Yeldos Smetov came to Paris in search of his third Olympic medal. The Rio 2016 runner-up and Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist struggled during the Olympic cycle, with teammates Nurkanat Serikbayev and Magzhan Shamshadin ahead of him in the Olympic rankings. 

 The final between Luka Mkheidze of France and Smetov started with attacks from Mkheidze, who was

France, like Japan, won two medals on the opening day of judo but will have to wait for their first gold.Kazakhstan's

Spain's Laura Martinez Abelenda.In the men's -60kg category, Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Luka Mkheidze of France

Russian officials have slammed the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony drawing on a range of elements from Friday’s elaborate event.

year-old Russian politician found little to favour and much to fault as she described the capital of France

Squash is stepping into the spotlight after years of being relegated to hidden back courts. Despite ongoing questions about its Olympic status, squash secured its place at Los Angeles 2028 last October, following years of efforts to be included.

nbsp;It now includes striking indoor and outdoor tournaments in vibrant urban settings like Nantes, France

Remco Evenepoel and Grace Brown are the new Olympic time trial champions. They were the fastest on the wet and challenging 32.4km course through the streets of Paris. Both recorded the fastest times on the course from the Esplanade des Invalides to the Pont Alexandre III. 

Dygert had an accident and finished third.Evenepoel, who finished third in the recent Tour de France

Despite the excitement of the Opening Ceremony for athletes, officials and the general public, thousands of tickets are still available for the third Olympic Games to be held in the French capital. High ticket, transport and accommodation prices are proving to be a challenge for Paris.

France has passed the first test with flying colours.

doubled and accommodation is exorbitant in an already expensive city.Hockey match between Germany and France

Mother Nature is playing a nasty trick on Paris 2024 and the rain is worrying the organisers. It's not just the potential loss of spectators in the open-air Olympic venues and parks with giant screens, but there's also a serious risk that the events on the Seine could be cancelled due to the increased pollution caused by the rain.

INSIDETHEGAMESAlthough the Seine is more than 770 kilometres long and runs through almost the whole of France