After his spectacular victory in the 100 metres event held at Paris 2024, Noah Lyles wants to drive a transformation in American athletics. The sprinter is calling for greater visibility and financial support for the sport in his country, to restore the international glory it once had.

Denmark reaffirmed their status as title contenders with a 32-25 win over Norway to finish the group stage unbeaten. Spain secured a last-minute win, while Germany comfortably beat Slovenia to set up a clash with France in Lille that will be watched closely by the Parisians.

Following requests from the triathlon teams to provide the athletes with more time to prepare for the upcoming Mixed Relay competition, a meeting took place today 4 August at 19:00 to review the water quality results. Representatives from World Triathlon, Paris 2024, the International Olympic Committee, Météo France, DRIEAT, the City of Paris and the Prefecture of the Île-de-France Region were involved in carrying out water quality tests. 

Italy reaffirmed their status as gold medal contenders with a convincing 3-0 win over Turkey at the Paris Arena South 1 to go through to the quarter-finals unbeaten. France went out of the tournament without a win or a set after losing 3-0 to the United States.

Noah Lyles is the new Olympic 100m champion. At the end of the race, not even the athletes knew who had won. There was doubt as to whether it was him or Jamaican athlete Kisame Thompson, who won silver. The bronze went to USA's Fred Kerley.

Vivian Kong Man-wai, Hong Kong's fencing star, announced her retirement from professional fencing on Sunday, following her gold medal win at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Spain beat Belgium 3-2, surprising many who had tipped the Belgians for a medal. Germany edged out Argentina 3-2 in a tightly contested match that came down to the final moments. India and the Netherlands are the other semi-finalists. The semi-finals will take place on Tuesday, while the women's quarter-finals begin on Monday.

The home team defeated Serbia 22-19 at the Place de la Concorde in Paris to book their place in the semi-finals of the men's 3x3 basketball. Lithuania did the same against Poland to also book their place. In the women's competition, Germany, Canada, Spain and the United States will be fighting for medals.

In the men's competition, defending champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark will play Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the final.

Francisca Crovetto made history on Sunday 4, August by winning the gold medal in the women's skeet shooting final at the Paris Olympic Games. The Chilean beat Britain's Amber Jo Rutter in a thrilling competition that required sudden death and was not without controversy.

Many comparisons can be drawn between the backstories of four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and Kenyan distance runner Dominic Lobalu, highlighting their journeys from conflict zones to athletic stardom.

The outcome of the men's golf tournament was surprising. Spain's Jon Rahm had everything going for him, but he faltered in the second half of the round. Neither the British Tommy Fleetwood was able to close a very good day and took the silver. Scheffler came from behind to win. Japan's Hideki Matsuyama took bronze.

South Korea's Kim Woo-jin won the gold medal in the men's individual archery final at Paris 2024 on Sunday 4 August. Thanks to a difference of just three millimetres in the tie-break he was able to beat the American Ellison Brady, who won the silver medal.

The Serbian tennis player wins the title he was missing. He has won all kinds of tournaments, he has won the most Grand Slams, he has been world number one for more weeks than anyone else and now he has won Olympic gold for Serbia.

A photograph capturing thousands of supporters lining the sweeping Rue Lepic in Montmartre during the cycling road race has gone viral, drawing comparisons on social media to a famous 1878 painting by watercolour master Claude Monet. This image is seen as emblematic of the growing popular support for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.