Afghan judoka Mohammad Samim Faizad has explained the positive result for steroids, a banned substance for which he has been suspended, as the result of medical treatment.

She could not live in her own country, Cameroon, where being LGBTQ is a cause for persecution and violence. Neither did Cindy Ngamba have it easy in UK, which tried to deport her back home. The police arrested her and her brother.

A Belgian triathlete has fallen ill after taking part in a race that included a stage on the Seine River. 

Spectators at the Defense Arena, the Parisian venue for swimming competitions that ended on Sunday, are getting used to seeing records broken. Three world records were broken by the USA and China in the 1,500 freestyle and the men's and women's 4x100 relays.

The young gymnast Kailya Nemour has achieved her lifelong dream of winning gold in rhythmic gymnastics, which is more than a medal for her: it is the first medal in that discipline to be won by someone representing an African country.

The crowd at La Defense Arena got to see several gold medals, Olympic and continental records on the same Saturday afternoon and the three stars of the show were the aristocracy of world women's swimming: Summer McIntosh, Katie Ledecky and Ariarne Titmus.

Spain's David Sánchez López has asked the CAS, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, a body that deals with sports-related disputes, to exclude Türkiye from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the sport of weightlifting.

Jubilant and aware of her abilities, Simone Biles, has won a new gold medal for the United States, a third triumph of the Paris Games and her seventh career Olympic crown.

South Korea won the gold medal in archery in the mixed team final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Friday, in the various knockout rounds held at the Esplaanda des Invalides.

Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya from Belarus has won the silver medal in trampoline at the Olympic Games in Paris on Friday.

In a post on X, Riley Gaines has accused Olympic leaders of "glorifying male violence against women", talking about the controversies with Algeria's Imane Khelif in boxing women.

The United States claimed gold in the women's team foil after winning 45 points to Italy's 39 points to take silver in one of the qualifying rounds played in a 66-minute marathon this afternoon.

Kaylia Nemour, 17, has all eyes on her in Paris as she could win the first gold medal in gymnastics for Algeria, where her father is from.

British teenage skateboarder Sky Brown has dislocated her shoulder just a day before traveling to Paris for next week’s competition. The injury could impact her participation in the highly anticipated event, putting her preparation to the test.