Summer Olympics

Thierry Henry to coach France at 2024 Paris Olympics: Report

Thierry Henry, who won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 with France, has struggled to hit the same heights in coaching that he reached as a player.

Explained: The arguments for and against exclusion of Russia, Belarus from Paris Olympics

Ukraine fired up its campaign on Friday to have Russia and military ally Belarus excluded from the next Summer Games with talk in Kyiv of a boycott

History and timeline of Olympic bans and boycotts

The Olympics also have a history of countries choosing to boycott rather than compete against athletes they believed should not have been invited.

Explained — What the Winter Games, a different kind of Olympics, are all about

The Beijing Winter Games open on Friday, just six months after Tokyo closed. They'll be followed by the Summer Olympics in 2024 in Paris. Here's a breakdown of why things have unfolded as they have.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Guests get view of Japanese capital ahead of Games— from the bus

Check out some photos to get an insight about Tokyo, as the Japanese capital gears up to host the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan infection expert eyes Games with excitement, concern

As the first athletes start arriving, Hamada says the Games must "be done in a way that will not bring the virus and variants to Japan."

Olympic silver medalist Luvo Manyonga handed four-year ban over missed doping tests, whereabouts violations

The 2017 world champion’s four-year ban runs into December 2024, including the Tokyo Olympics next month and the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Notre Dame: Rector claims restoration of Paris cathedral will need 15-20 years

In the days following the 15 April 2019, blaze that engulfed Paris’ Gothic gem, French President Emmanuel Macron set a five-year restoration deadline for 2024, when Paris is to host the Summer Olympics. But French officials quickly backpedaled Macron’s statement, conceding that it was unrealistic to complete the enormous project by that time.

'Gem of India': Sports fraternity wishes Bajrang Punia as wrestler turns 27

On Bajrang Punia's 27th birthday, many colleagues and members of the sports fraternity took to Twitter to wish the player.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid Summer Games worries

The fate of the Tokyo Olympics and the billions of dollars at stake should the Games fail, makes Japan's vaccine campaign crucial.