The emotion that Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh experienced on 4 August when she won the high jump did not end after clearing the 2m bar. "I am competing for my people," she said as she stepped off the podium with the flag of her country, to which she has not returned since the Russian occupation.

Korean badminton star and world number one Se Young An won the gold medal in women's singles at the Paris 2024 Olympics, defeating He Bingjiao. In the men’s final, Viktor Axelsen claimed gold, outplaying Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn.

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe praised Noah Lyles for reinvigorating athletics like Usain Bolt did. After Lyles' thrilling 100m win at the Stade de France, Coe emphasised how Lyles' victory is creating a compelling new narrative for the sport.

Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider made history by becoming the first Russian athletes to win a medal at the Paris Olympics, securing silver in the women's doubles tennis event after losing the final to the Italian duo Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Ad Hoc Division for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has issued decisions in two key cases involving French 400m runner Adrien Coulibaly and Swiss athlete Dany Brand.

In light of the widely debated decision for Solomon Islands long-distance runner Sharon Firisua to switch from the Marathon to the Women’s 100m Sprint at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands (NOCSI) President Martin Rara has clarified the decision and addressed related concerns.

Spain, the current world champion, and the United States, the four-time Olympic champion, aim to fight for gold in the Olympic final if they can overcome Brazil and Germany, respectively, in the semifinals.

Pan Zhanle and Zhang Yufei are the main architects behind winning 12 medals in the Olympic pool in Paris for China, dispelling the ghosts of the doping controversy that involved 23 of their swimmers ahead of the Games. 

A final sprint from Laura Lindemann secured gold for Germany in the mixed relay triathlon final at the Paris Olympics on 5 August. USA and Great Britain claimed the silver and bronze medals respectively, after France, the strong favourite, saw their hopes dashed due to an accident.

Novak Djokovic expressed his delight after securing Olympic gold medal on Sunday, dubbing it as "probably" his "biggest sporting success" and hinted at a possible title defence at the 2028 Los Angeles Games when he will be 41.

The International Olympic Committee said the gender testing of boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting was "so flawed that it is impossible to deal with". IOC spokesman Mark Adams strongly defended Khelif of Algeria and Lin of Chinese Taipei, criticising the sport's governing body, the International Boxing Association, which said the athletes failed unspecified eligibility tests for women's competition.

Scottie Scheffler expressed feeling "proud to be an American" after a thrilling victory in the men's golf event to secure Olympic gold on Sunday.

Dutch runner Sifan Hassan, the reigning Olympic champion in both the 5,000m and 10,000m, aims to defend both titles in Paris and add a marathon victory to her achievements. Only Czech runner Emil Zatopek has managed to accomplish this feat, and that was in Helsinki in 1952.

He missed the final by a whisker after losing to Azerbaijani Loren Berto, ultimately winning the bronze. Despite being more aggressive, he came out on the losing side. The potentially controversial verdict reignites mumblings of dubious refereeing decisions that have marred much of boxing history.

The women's tournament ends on Sunday. In the quarter-finals, the pairings will be: USA-Nigeria, Spain-Belgium, France-Germany and Serbia-Australia. They will be played next Wednesday. The draw for the semi-finals is yet to be made. The United States and Spain cannot meet until the final.