Syrian-born taekwondo athlete Yahya Al Ghotany is gearing up for his debut at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Al Ghotany, who has trained rigorously for this moment, is excited to represent his sport and country on the world stage. Competing in his first Olympics, he aims to make a significant impact.

British Taekwondo athlete Caden Cunningham is improving his results year-by-year. He made his way to senior’s elite with two medals at the Grand Prix at the age of 19. In 2023 Cunningham won gold medals at the European Games and Rome Grand Prix. In 2024 the young athlete won his first continental title, and now is preparing for his first Olympic Games.

A few hours before the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, and on the eve of the launch of the judo tournament, the members of the Executive Committee of the International Judo Federation (IJF) met with President Marius Vizer to discuss the Games and outline the future of the sport.

Boxer Cindy Ngamba and Taekwondo athlete Yahya Al-Ghotany will be the flag bearers for the Refugee Olympic Team during the Opening Ceremony at Paris 2024. This was announced today during the 142nd IOC Session in Paris.

The Judo tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics is set to kick off on Saturday, 27 July, but the Champ-de-Mars Arena, where the competition must be held, is not ready at this moment, Le Parisien reports.

Around 1,000 French police officers were on duty Wednesday to provide security at Israel's football match against Mali at the Paris Olympics, a high-risk occasion which saw fans flying Palestinian and Israel flags.

Boxing made its debut at the modern Olympics in 1904 and has been contested at every Summer Games since, apart from the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm as Swedish law banned the sport at the time.

Double Olympic champion Lukas Krpalek from Czechia is preparing for his fourth Olympic Games. The judo legend won a gold medal at Rio 2016 in -100 kg category and claimed the champion’s title at Tokyo 2020 in +100 kg category.

Michelle Tau became the face of Lesotho (similar to Miss Lesotho) in 2017. Seven years later she is going to compete at her first Olympic Games as a taekwondo athlete.

The 142nd International Olympic Committee Session will take place on 23-24 July at the Palais des Congres in Paris, with the first day of the session dedicated to reports of President Thomas Bach and on the activities of the Coordination Commissions on the next Olympic Games.

US Taekwondo star, CJ Nickolas, won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games and the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships at 80 kilograms, the first U.S. medal in that event since 2009. He bolted to No. 2 in the world rankings in January, making him eligible for the Paris 2024 Olympics. 

Istanbul Aydin University from Türkiye topped the medal table of the Karate event ат the 2024 European University Games held in Debrecen-Miskolc, Hungary from 16-18 July.

Nigerian Taekwondo star Elizabeth Anyanacho booked her Paris ticket through the African Qualifiers, and now she dreams about the Olympic gold, DW reports.

Three Australian taekwondo athletes have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games through the Oceania Qualifiers. Stacey Hymer (women's -57 kg) will be competing in her second Olympic Games, while Lewis Bailey (men's -58 kg) and Leon Sejranovic (men's -80 kg) will be making their Olympic debuts.