Olympics

What makes Paris Olympic village eco-friendly? Other interesting facts

The Paris Olympics athletes' village will be eco-friendly and promises to emit 50% less carbon than an equivalent residential setup built by traditional methods.

Paris Olympics 2024: Eco-friendly athletes' village ready on time, President Macron to inaugurate the facility

The roughly 40 low-rise tower blocks will house around 14,000 people over the course of the Olympics, which kick off on July 26.

Bag containing security plans for Paris Olympics stolen from train

The security plans, in particular the municipal police's plans for securing the Olympics, were saved on a work computer and two USB sticks that were in a bag which was stolen.

Why breast-feeding French athletes will be given hotel rooms outside athletes' village at Paris Olympics?

Breast-feeding French athletes will be given hotel rooms near athletes' village during Paris Olympics, French Olympic Committee has announced.

It makes more sense for IOC to give 2036 Olympics to India: Anurag Thakur

Anurag Thakur said the government's focus on creating sports infrastructure in the last 10 years and pumping in money gave him confidence

Paris Olympics 2024: French president Emmanuel Macron rules booksellers near river Seine should stay

Already struggling to bounce back from COVID shutdowns and a longer-run loss of interest from locals, the booksellers are desperate to profit from the arrival of an estimated 16 million tourists during the Olympics

Paris Olympics 2024: Medals to contain piece of Eiffel Tower - all you need to know about the unique prize

Paris Olympics medals will contain 18g of iron from the iconic Eiffel Tower. Here's everything you need to know about the unique prize

Paris Olympics 2024: Life set to be 'not like usual' for Parisians amid restrictions

The decision to use Paris' monuments as a backdrop is part of organisers' vision of an "iconic" Olympics, but it has many locals worried about their freedoms

Paris Olympics 2024: Heatwave risk hovers over Summer Games

A new all-time temperature peak was set in July 2019 when the Meteo-France weather service clocked 42.6 degrees Celsius (108.7 degrees Fahrenheit) in Paris

IOA in active dialogue with IOC's Future Host Commission on hosting 2036 Olympics: PT Usha

This is the first time the IOA officially said that it has started a formal dialogue with the Future Host Commission of the IOC