Russia will not be sending any competitors to the Paris Olympics after only four of its seventeen judokas were given permission to compete by the International Olympic Committee.

High levels of bacteria and excessive water flow in the River Seine are causing growing concern as the countdown to the Olympic Games, now less than a month away, continues. The situation could lead to the suspension of activities.

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.

The Chinese Anti-Doping Agency warned that it would “never” share its information regarding the athletes that tested positive in recent Olympic Games after US Congress demanded details of the probe be made public. Tensions between American officials, the Asian country and WADA keep mounting.

Simone Biles continued her march toward the Paris Olympics on Friday with a dynamic day one at the US gymnastics trials that featured brilliance and a little reminder that she's human, too. The four-time Olympic gold medallist thrilled the Target Center crowd with her signature Yurchenko double pike vault, now also known as the Biles II. She earned 15.975 points for the vault which no other woman has attempted in competition.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeals filed by World Athletics and the World Anti-Doping Agency against the decision of the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal (WADT) of 17 August 2023 regarding Nigerian hurdler Tobi Amusan, who was found not to have committed an anti-doping violation and will be able to participate in the Paris Olympic Games.

Three-time world champion Grant Holloway punched his ticket to the Paris Olympics on Friday in the 110m hurdles at the US trials, while Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson cruised into the 200m finals. Holloway won the 110 hurdles final in 12.86secs, the fastest time in the world this year, with Freddie Crittenden second in a personal best 12.93 and Daniel Roberts third in a personal best 12.96.

Kishane Thompson won the men's 100m in 9.77secs, the fastest time in the world this year, and Shericka Jackson dominated the women's 100m final on Friday at the Jamaican Olympic athletics trials. Thompson, with a wind of 0.9m/sec, took the title in Kingston with Oblique Seville second in 9.82 and Ackeem Blake third in 9.92 to book their trips to the Paris Olympics.

Slowing her breath and focusing on a bullseye in her pistol's sights, Kishmala Talat is aiming to become the first woman from Pakistan to win an Olympic medal. At the Paris Games, Talat will compete in the 10m air pistol and 25m pistol events, going for glory abroad and defying stereotypes back home.

Malaysian officials agreed Friday to redesign some of the country's kit for next month's Paris Olympics after fans derided the outfits as "ugly" and "cheap looking". Controversy erupted when the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) unveiled the gold-themed outfits featuring a tiger-stripe design last weekend.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) authorised six Russians and two more Belarusians to participate in the Paris Olympic Games raising the total count to 47, according to a third list expanded to judo and canoeing. The IOC published the initial list on 15 June and expanded it on Thursday with 39 athletes in tennis, shooting and rowing.

An army of artisans is racing to complete thousands of costumes for the Paris Olympics ceremonies that the designers say will each be a unique combination of history, sport and flamboyance. At a workshop in Seine-Saint-Denis on the outskirts of the French capital, some 20 costume designers and milliners were hunched over their creations during a recent visit by Agence France-Presse.

The International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA) stands as the only recognised International Federation for the art and sport of Muaythai within the Olympic Movement and is also the only signatory to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

The Olympic Torch continues its adventure in the heart of Europe and the people of Moselle celebrated its return. Metz had already rolled out the red carpet for the Torch 32 years ago, on 4 January 1992, before the Winter Olympics in Albertville. 

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.