The Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games will conclude 17 memorable days of sporting excellence and celebration in France on 11 August. Thomas Jolly has designed and directed “Records,” an exceptional show on a 2,800 m² stage at the Stade de France to mark these final moments of the Games.

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.

A court has allowed Joost Luiten to take part in the Olympic golf tournament in Paris. It is not out of the question that this measure could also be applied to his compatriots, who faced the same refusal from the Netherlands Olympic Committee (NOC), which argued that they had no chance of finishing among the top players.

Sixteen-year-old Hezly Rivera will be heading to Paris this summer, as one USA Gymnastics five-woman team. Rivera, who turned 16 on 4 June, will be the youngest member of the team as she joins veterans 37-time Olympic and World medallist Simone Biles, reigning Olympic all-around champion Suni Lee, Olympic floor exercise gold medalist Jade Carey and Olympic team silver medalist Jordan Chiles. 

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.

Swimmers battling for gold at this month's Paris Olympics are banking on the latest cutting-edge swimsuits to be their secret weapon in the pool. Competitors believe innovation can be the difference in a sport where medals are sometimes decided by a mere fingertip, although the evidence is not so sure.

Transgender and nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, clocking in a time of 3:55:33 in the women’s 1500m race at the US Olympic Trials Sunday: breaking Elle St. Pierre’s trials record of 3:58.03, set in 2021. Hiltz is not the first transgender non-binary person to compete at an Olympics  —Canadian football player Quinn, who competed at Tokyo 2020, was the first openly transgender and nonbinary athlete to participate and win a medal at the Games. 

Brazilian footballer Bia Zaneratto will miss the Olympics due to a foot fracture, she revealed on Instagram on Sunday.

While several Russian athletes have refused to go to Paris 2024 without representing their country and having to compete as neutrals, tennis player Daniil Medvedev has agreed to take part in the Olympic event, which will see tennis action at Roland Garros from 27 July to 4 August.

Tony Estanguet, the chief organiser of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, said on Tuesday that he was concentrating on preparations for the Games later this month rather than the political turmoil rocking France.

After impressing at the recent U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, 16-year-old Quincy Wilson will have the chance to do it again in Paris this summer after being selected for the relay team of the world's leading sporting power.

In recent weeks, both well-known athletes and new faces have made their mark, with only a month remaining before the track and field events commence at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

After the Taliban took power three years ago, the Afghanistan women's cricket team effectively disbanded. Former players have since been urging officials to help them form a refugee cricket team based in Australia.

The main risk to the Paris Games due to France's current political instability is the potential for public disturbances, which could strain the already stretched security services, a former International Olympic Committee executive told AFP on Monday.

Paris 2024 has announced the grand opening of its flagship megastore for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games. The store is located at Place Clemenceau, 75008 Paris, on the iconic Champs-Elysees.