At first glance, the logo for the 2024 Paris Olympics resembles the traditional flame introduced at the Amsterdam Games in 1928. However, a closer inspection reveals something entirely different.

They were dismissed for non-compliance with anti-doping rules, but eventually the CAS, the body that deals with the disputes surrounding the participation in Paris 2024, has allowed them to compete.

The official start of the Paris Games was possible despite a problem with the French rail network in the morning and the rain finally making an appearance at the opening ceremony.

The Olympic flame's journey culminated in an ambitious and emotional trek over three months through more than 450 cities in 65 regions, including five foreign territories. Covering 17,000 kilometers, the journey concluded at the opening ceremony, marking the official start of Paris 2024.

On the back of a performance that has made Remco Evenepoe the best young athlete in the Tour de France, he is heading to France for his next challenge, Saturday's time trial at the Olympic Games.

The work of the International Testing Agency (ITA), the international body that carries out anti-doping tests, continues to bear fruit: on Friday, the day of the opening ceremony, it confirmed a result concerning the Iraqi judoka Sajjad Ghanim Sehen Sehen.

The Russian government claims that France has not passed on any information about the arrest on Sunday of a man accused of an alleged plot to destabilise the Olympic Games.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected Russia's appeal to retain the team figure skating gold medal won at the Beijing 2022 Olympics, dismissing their attempt to salvage the victory.

He has the name of a prophet and for him faith is very important, perhaps because it is an exercise in constancy to maintain the routine of going to the weekly office, participating actively in his community and even being a religious singer.

In the face of criticism from a human rights organisation that suspects the neutrality of Russian tennis players competing in the Paris Olympics, the sport's officials guarantee that the investigation has been exhaustive.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games may not open until Friday, but due to scheduling issues, some of the competition has already taken place.

Oleg Verniaiev asserts, "When people tell me 'sport is not politics', no, I'm sorry, I don't agree." For him, the Olympics are more than a sporting event, they serve as a global platform to raise awareness about the ongoing war in his home country, Ukraine.

A total of 90% of participants at the Olympic Games in Paris have already passed their previous anti-doping tests said the ITA, the International Testing Agency, on Wednesday.

The tennis competition at the Paris Olympics has lost two of its hopefuls, the Italian Jannik Sinner and the Danish Holger Rune. In both cases it has been for health reasons: Sinner for tonsillitis and Rune for an injury to the thumb. The Olympic Tennis Games are held at the legendary Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday, the day after the opening ceremony.