The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will add an extra 0.3 points of growth to the French economy in the third quarter, according to the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (Insee).

Twelve years on from her stunning 800m freestyle victory at the London Olympics, Katie Ledecky is headed to Paris for her fourth straight Games aiming to extend an astonishing run of sustained excellence. The American freestyle great, whose talents were once dubbed "otherworldly" by Michael Phelps' mentor Bob Bowman, brings an even-keeled approach that doesn't hide a fierce competitive streak as she vies to add to her cache of 10 Olympic medals —seven of them gold.

Eight Palestinian athletes taking part in the Paris Olympics will be symbols of "resistance" during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, a Palestinian minister said Sunday as the official delegation left the occupied West Bank. This will be the eighth time Palestinian athletes have taken part in the Olympics since 1996, but Olympic committee head Jibril Rajoub said the athletes had never felt so much attention.

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has compensated 245 athletes, who were banned from competing at the Paris Olympics, with more than 200 million roubles (equivalent to over $2 million).

The chief organiser of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, former canoeist Tony Estanguet, remains "serene" and confident amid the recent political turmoil in France.

Zhiying Zeng began her Olympic dream in the 1970s. Decades later, her dream is about to become a reality. Zeng is set to make her Olympic debut at the age of 58, representing Chile in table tennis.

Paris 2024 is set to be a thrilling spectacle, and the football tournaments are no exception. Featuring both rising stars and established talents from the men's and women's teams, these games promise unforgettable moments. Here are ten footballers poised to make a significant impact in Paris.

Tunde Popoola, Secretary General of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, reassured the public that there is "no cause for alarm" as the 12 July final judgment by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) approaches, according to Nigerian news outlet Punch.

World Athletics has released the entry list for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, featuring 36 Tokyo 2020 Olympic champions and several world record holders, including Faith Kipyegon, Mondo Duplantis and Ryan Crouser.

French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera swam in the Seine on Saturday, raising hopes that the river will be clean enough for competitors at the Paris Olympics, which start in less than two weeks. The 46-year-old was joined by para-triathlete Alexis Hanquinquant, who will be France's flag-bearer at the Paralympics opening ceremony on 28 August.

Canadian prodigy Summer McIntosh, expected to be one of the stars of the Paris Olympics, has already made her mark in swimming, and nobody in her family or entourage is surprised. The 17-year-old swimmer is already a four-time gold medallist at the World Championships —in the 200m butterfly and 400m medley in 2022 in Budapest and in 2023 in Fukuoka.

Paris City Hall announced on Friday that the River Seine has been clean enough for swimming for the majority of the past 12 days, a positive sign just weeks before the Olympic Games begin.

Sport climbing aims for higher ground at the upcoming Paris 2024. Its debut at the Tokyo Games was a bittersweet experience, marked by criticism from athletes about the event's format. 

As Samia Achoui, a secretary residing in the Francs-Moisins estate, peers out of her window, she can already envision the roars and cheers reverberating from the nearby Stade de France. Less than 500 meters separate her world, plagued by poverty and crime, from the sparkling center of the Olympics.

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has named the 592-member Team USA 2024 for the upcoming Olympic Games, with the Opening Ceremony scheduled for Friday 26 July in Paris. To date, 138 Para athletes have qualified for the Paralympics, which begin on 28 August.