Great Britain has announced their triathlon squad for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, marking the first time since Athens 2004 that no Brownlee brother will be included.

Five-time Olympic gold medalist Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah will not defend her 200 metre title at the upcoming Olympics in Paris, it has been revealed.

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, often referred to as the "Father of Olympism", entered the Musée Grevin last Tuesday, just a few weeks before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone plans to defend her 400-meter hurdles title at the Paris Olympics, opting out of the 200- and 400-meter flat races she initially entered.

Karalo Maibuca will travel across the globe to compete for Tuvalu in the men's 100 metres at the upcoming Paris Olympic Games. The 25-year-old previously served as the flag-bearer during the Tokyo Games three years ago, a role he will once again undertake in the French capital as the sole representative from his country.

Rory McIlroy is poised to compete in the Paris Olympics alongside world number one Scottie Scheffler, returning to golf after a hiatus following his dramatic collapse at the US Open.

Bob Schul, the only American distance runner to win gold in the Olympic 5,000 meters, has died at the age of 86. Miami University in Ohio, where Schul shined on the track and was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 1973, announced his death on Sunday. The cause of death was not revealed.

The Olympic torch has returned to metropolitan France after an emotionally charged Ocean Relay. To celebrate its return, freediver Alice Modolo symbolically retrieved it from the sea in the harbor of Villefranche-sur-Mer, the birthplace of global freediving.

A new report out Tuesday, backed by climate scientists and athletes, warned about the dangers posed by extreme high temperatures at this year's Paris Olympics. The "Rings of Fire" report —a collaboration between non-profit Climate Central, academics at Britain's University of Portsmouth and 11 Olympians— said conditions in Paris could be worse than the last Games in Tokyo in 2021.

Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon became the first divers on the American team to secure their spots for Paris with a victory in the women’s synchronised 3-meter springboard on Monday’s trials at the University of Tennessee Aquatic Center. Totalling 629.82 points with two rounds of dives, the winning duo from Minneapolis, Minnesota closed out the finals with a front 2 1/2 somersaults with one twist.

Music pounds through an empty hangar on the outskirts of Paris as dancers perform a few snatches of a top-secret routine in front of giant mirrors. Audiences will get to see the fruits of their labours on 26 July when the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is held in Paris.

World number three Aryna Sabalenka said on Monday she will miss the tennis event at the Paris Olympics "to take care of her health”. Belarus' Sabalenka lost to Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva in the French Open quarter-finals earlier this month: the first time the 26-year-old had lost before the semi-finals of a major since the 2022 French Open.

At the weekend's Australian Olympic Trials, Shayna Jack and Meg Harris qualified for Paris 2024, while veterans such as Cate Campbell and Cody Simpson missed out on the Olympic stage.

World Sailing has launched its first Para Inclusive Strategy to guide the growth of the sport through to 2029 and facilitate its return to the Paralympic Games. The strategy emphasises the expansion of Para Sailing by working with Member National Authorities (MNAs), major events and the sport's global governing structure to create a more inclusive environment and increase international participation.

The Olympic Torch made a spectacular journey to the four corners of Martinique, known as the "Island of Flowers", revealing all that makes it so attractive, from the summit of the Montagne Pelée volcano to its lush landscapes and beaches.