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Olympic Games

  • Monday, 5 August, 2024
    News in-depthParis Olympics
    Star-studded basketball becomes the Olympics’ hottest ticket

    Unique opportunity to watch some of the best US players join forces for the first, and maybe last, time proves a huge draw for Lille venue

    Montage of (left to right) Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Victor Wembanyama
  • Sunday, 4 August, 2024
    Paris Olympics
    Noah Lyles wins men’s 100-metre final by razor-thin margin

    Just five-thousandths of a second separate gold and silver Olympic medallists

    Noah Lyles and Kishane Thompson
  • Saturday, 3 August, 2024
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    St Lucia’s Julien Alfred takes gold in women’s 100 metres

    World champion Sha’Carri Richardson bags silver after top Jamaican rival no-show

  • Saturday, 3 August, 2024
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    Brands take centre stage in Paris Premium content

    Plus; social media influencers make themselves heard by using their platform to help drive the sport forward

  • Saturday, 3 August, 2024
    Paris Olympics
    Broadcasters fly in TikTokers and YouTubers to generate Olympic buzz

    NBC and Eurosport among those using ‘creators’ to spur interest and reach wider audiences

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  • Saturday, 3 August, 2024
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    How brands try to turn Olympic victories into marketing gold Premium content

    Even a glimmer of reflected glory is worth competing for

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  • Friday, 2 August, 2024
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    Macron defends creator of Olympics opening ceremony after threats

    Artistic director Thomas Jolly files police complaint over alleged cyber harassment

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  • Friday, 2 August, 2024
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    GB’s Olympians warned of potential French tax shock

    Sponsorships and appearance money at Paris 2024 could attract taxes

    Team GB aboard a boat on the Seine during the Paris 2024 opening ceremony
  • Friday, 2 August, 2024
    Paris Olympics
    Olympics chiefs blame ‘misleading information’ for women’s boxing row

    IOC defends decision to include two competitors barred by international federation after opponent abandons fight

    Angela Carini, left, of Italy abandons her bout during a women’s 66kg tie against Algeria’s Imane Khelif in the North Paris Arena, August 1 2024
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
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    Can the Olympics cure France’s malaise?

    They may not agree on a government but the French are joyfully backing the Games

  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    The Big Read
    Can athletics win a big audience outside the Olympics?

    The sport has less media coverage and prize money than many rivals. Three new projects are competing to raise its profile beyond the Games

    Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce competes in the women’s 100-metre semi-final of the World Athletics Championships in 2023
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    News in-depthParis Olympics
    The official medal selfie: Paris Olympics steps up product placement

    Prominent position of sponsors’ brands is first for the Games

    Medallists from South Korea, North Korea and China take a selfie with a Samsung-provided phone
  • Wednesday, 31 July, 2024
    Paris Olympics
    French swimmer Léon Marchand cruises to two Olympic gold medals

    The 22-year-old sets two records in one night in a huge show of strength

    Leon Marchand, of France, celebrates after winning the men’s 200m breaststroke
  • Wednesday, 31 July, 2024
    News in-depthParis Olympics
    France’s ping pong brothers: how sibling rivalries play out in Olympic sport

    Pairs of brothers and sisters are surprisingly common in elite competition

    Alexis Lebrun, left, and his brother Félix
  • Wednesday, 31 July, 2024
    Paris Olympics
    Paris Olympic triathletes swim in Seine after bacteria levels subside

    Organisers have faced criticism for insisting on holding races in polluted river

    Athletes start the swimming race in the Seine river during the women’s individual triathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 31 2024
  • Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
    Paris Olympics
    Simone Biles leads US women’s gymnastics team to Olympic gold

    Sport’s top star helps drive ‘redemption tour’ in Paris following her withdrawal from Tokyo Games four years ago

    Simone Biles
  • Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    A bold leap towards a leaner and greener Olympics

    The future of the Games depends on meeting lofty efficiency and sustainability goals

  • Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
    Paris Olympics
    Olympic swimming in river Seine postponed over bacteria in water

    Men’s triathlon race pushed back to Wednesday after heavy rain increases levels of E. coli

    The Eiffel Tower in the background, with the Seine and Olympic infrastructure in the foreground
  • Monday, 29 July, 2024
    YouTube Inc
    YouTube sports viewing soars as streaming moves to big-screen TVs

    Google-owned video service in ‘early innings’ of sporting content growth, says CEO Neal Mohan

    Montage of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes on a television screen with play butto
  • Monday, 29 July, 2024
    Paris Olympics
    French far-left groups suspected of being behind Olympics sabotage

    Minister says methods used to disrupt rail match leftists’ modus operandi, as separate incident hits telecoms lines

    passengers waiting for trains
  • Monday, 29 July, 2024
    Simone Biles
    How star gymnast Simone Biles returned to a ‘good spot’

    American athlete has been upfront about need to improve mental health to cope with competition pressures

    Simone Biles during a 2024 training session
  • Sunday, 28 July, 2024
    SNCF fixes sabotaged train lines as security at Olympics remains tight

    High-speed lines shut on Friday are set to operate a full service tomorrow, while officials continue to investigate attack

    A high-speed train by French railway company SNCF
  • Saturday, 27 July, 2024
    Paris Olympics
    Olympics organisers apologise as risqué ceremony sparks backlash

    Religious figures and rightwing politicians complain about portrayal of Christianity

    Spectators watch French singer Philippe Katerine perform on a giant screen during the opening ceremony on Friday
  • Saturday, 27 July, 2024
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    Paris 2024 kicks off under clouds Premium content

    Three big stories set the countdown tone

  • Saturday, 27 July, 2024
    Edwin Heathcote
    Paris’s green revolution is still a work in progress

    Swapping the car for the tree has not been a universally popular strategy

    The Place de la Concorde in Paris is crowded with traffic jam in June 1963
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