With Paris traffic snarled by Olympics-related changes and closures, and uncertainty over Sunday's election, Parisians have yet to get into the spirit of the Games.

Sha'Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles stayed on course for sprint doubles and 400m hurdles queen Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone strolled to an easy victory in heats at the US Olympic athletics trials on Thursday. Richardson, who claimed an impressive victory in the 100m on Saturday, barely got out of second gear as she coasted through her opening 200m heat in 21.99sec at Hayward Field in Eugene.

Skye Blakely is missing this week’s Olympic Trials after rupturing her right Achilles on Wednesday during practice. The 19-year-old top contender sustained the injury while practising a tumbling pass on floor exercise at the trial’s venue in Minneapolis. Blakely received medical attention and was later carried off the podium by staff, leaving the arena in a wheelchair.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday invited 22 Russian and 17 Belarusian athletes to compete at the Paris Olympics as neutrals even though some have already decided against taking part. A second list of names authorised to compete in the Games showpiece included competitors from tennis, shooting and rowing. 

Two-time World Cup winner Alex Morgan has been left out of the US women's team for the upcoming Paris Olympics by new coach Emma Hayes, who has opted for a younger squad.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will mark a historic milestone, finally achieving gender parity in athlete participation 128 years after the modern era began in Athens in 1896. 

Paris is striving to present its best image ahead of the Olympic Games, which begin in just over a month. The aim is to transform its appearance, modernise the city and host events in different parts of the capital.

Reigning women's Olympic 800 metres champion Athing Mu will not defend her title at next month's Paris Games after suffering a dramatic fall at the US trials in Eugene, Oregon.

After months of racing against the clock, Emmanuel Macron inaugurated the extension of line 14, connecting Saint-Denis in the north of Paris to Orly Airport, one month before the opening of the Olympic Games.

Since Paris launched its bid for the 2024 Olympics and secured it in 2017, the project has undergone numerous changes by its organisers and public administrations. From ticket prices to environmental concerns, saying is one thing, doing is quite another.

Results and qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been announced from the US Athletics Trials. Sha'Carri Richardson and Noah Lylesstood out in the 100 metres, while Heath Baldwin led in the decathlon.

Andy Murray has not yet decided if he will play Wimbledon for the final time despite the ruling body of the men's tour claiming he has withdrawn from the Grand Slam tournament where he is a two-time champion.

Three-time Olympic medallist Jordan Larson has come out of retirement to play in her fourth Olympiad. The 37-year-old retired after leading the US Team to a long-awaited gold medal at the Tokyo Games. Yet after a divorce and some serious soul-searching, Larson finds herself back on the national team and headed to Paris.

Three years on from the devastating loss of form and confidence that turned Simone Manuel's Tokyo Olympic dream into a nightmare, the US swim star has found "healing" at the US Olympic swimming trials. It's not a venue known for promoting peace of mind —a meeting where only the top two finishers in each final can secure the longed-for Olympic berth and some of the best swimmers in the world are destined to be disappointed.

India's sports officials plan to "advocate strongly" during the upcoming Paris Olympics to enhance the country's prospects of hosting the 2036 Games. If successful, they aim to promote indigenous disciplines such as yoga, kho kho, and kabaddi.