Rafael Nadal will head to the Paris Olympics chasing a third gold medal but admitted his "level was so far from what it should be" after losing in the Bastad clay-court final on Sunday.

Rafael Nadal admits ‘he’s far from the level he should be at’ after losing Bastad Open Final

India will compete in the men's and women's table tennis team event at the Olympics for the first time at the Paris Games after climbing into the top 16 in the rankings, but coach Massimo Costantini is still not satisfied.

‘My goal is to be in top four’ – India's Table Tennis coach unsatisfied with mere ‘Olympic qualification’

The Paris Olympics' opening ceremony next Friday will be a joyful, daring and atypical show in which artists and athletes together celebrate Paris, France and the Games alongside the river Seine, the ceremony's organisers said.

Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony will be daring and joyful: Organisers

Dhinidhi Desinghu, 14, is a grade nine student and the youngest athlete in the Indian contingent for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Once she takes a dip in the women’s 200m freestyle event in Swimming at the Olympics 2024, Dhinidhi will become only the second youngest Indian athlete after Aarti Saha, who competed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

Meet 14-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu, India’s youngest athlete at Paris Olympics 2024

Ace Indian shuttler and medal hope Lakshya Sen readies for a tough Group and glory at the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024, starting July 26. Drawn in Group L alongside world No.

Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen readies for tough Group, glory at Paris Olympics 2024

The River Seine has been clean enough to swim in for six of seven days tested ahead of the Olympic Games which get underway in a week, Paris city hall said on Friday.

Paris Olympics: Seine fit for swimming six of seven days according to test reports

Palestinians to compete in one of the biggest sporting events of the year. Watch.

Paris Olympics 2024: Palestinian resilience & representation

Thousands of French security forces locked down a six-kilometre (four-mile) stretch of central Paris on Thursday ahead of the hugely complex Olympics opening ceremony next week.

Olympics 2024: Central Paris locks down as athletes arrive ahead of next week's opening ceremony

Paris Olympics 2024 edition is set to begin on July 26. The showpiece event is keenly-awaited after India's success in the previous edition, held in Tokyo three years back.

India's full schedule at Paris Olympics 2024: All you need to know

Anne Hidalgo is the latest French politician to take the plunge and show River Seine is clean enough for Olympic events. Watch to know more.

Paris Olympics 2024: France's Armed Forces have been deployed along the River Seine

Organisers of the Paris Olympics said Wednesday that there were still 1.2 million tickets left for the Games, mostly for football, basketball and handball. Team sports such as football have struggled to sell out the large venues chosen for the matches, while organisers are also set to release new more sought-after places for the finals of the swimming and athletics from Thursday.

Paris Olympics 2024: 1.2 millions tickets still unsold despite record-setting sale

The Indian contingent for Paris Olympics 2024 has been approved by the sports ministry. As many as 117 athletes will be travelling to Paris for the showpiece event, which kicks off on July 26.

Paris Olympics 2024: IOA releases list of 117 athletes and 140 support staff for mega event

Stephen Curry admits playing on a stacked USA Olympic team where he is not expected to carry the offence like he does with the Golden State Warriors in the NBA is requiring a great deal of adjustment.

Paris Olympics: Stephen Curry says playing for USA an 'adjustment' after warm-up win vs Australia

Tokyo badminton gold medallist Viktor Axelsen is not resting on his laurels ahead of the Paris Olympics but the Dane is being careful not to overdo it in training having reached the age of 30.

Paris Olympics 2024: Viktor Axelsen keen to get balance right before badminton title defence

India batter Virat Kohli has shared a special message for the Indian athletes taking part in the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024 which starts from July 26. Taking to social media platform X, Kohli shared a video and said: "India, Bharat, Hindustan.

Paris Olympics 2024: 'India, Bharat, Hindustan,' Virat Kohli's special message to Indian athletes | WATCH

BTS member Jin was the torchbearer of the Olympic flame on Sunday in Paris. Jin carried the Olympic torch near Paris' Louvre Museum. The oldest BTS member was only recently discharged from his mandatory military service in South Korea.

BTS member Jin carries the iconic torch through Paris streets ahead of Olympics 2024

USA men's basketball team head coach Steve Kerr has downplayed Kevin Durant's calf injury that has kept the triple Olympic gold medallist from training with the group ahead of the Paris Games.

Paris Olympics 2024: Coach Kerr confident of Durant 'going to be okay' as Team USA chase 17th basketball gold

Paris is getting all geared up to host the 2024 Olympics with just a few weeks left for the sporting event visitors can now enjoy a ride on the flying taxi at the Seine River. The French government has given a go-head for the construction of a floating Landing Pad.

Flying Taxis to carry passengers at 2024 Paris Olympics

India Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday (July 8) announced star badminton player PV Sindhu as the female flag bearer for the Paris Olympic Games while table tennis star Sharath Kamal will do so for the men’s contingent.

Paris Olympics 2024: PV Sindhu, Sharath Kamal to be flag bearers; Narang replaces Mary Kom as Chef-de-Mission

Taliban has said that it doesn't recognise Afghanistan women athletes participating in Paris Olympics 2024. The news was confirmed by a sports official of Taliban which currently rules Afghanistan post the USA's exit in 2021.

Paris Olympics 2024: Taliban denies recognition to Afghanistan female athletes taking part in games

Australia will be sending their largest ever team of track and field athletes to an overseas Olympics in Paris later this month with the 75-strong squad taking the overall delegation of competitors to a final 460.

Paris Olympics: Athletics squad takes Australia's team up to 460

Spiralling travel and accommodation costs, French political tumult and security concerns are discouraging many sports fans and visitors from attending the Paris Olympic Games this summer.

High cost, safety concerns hit bookings for 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

Tareg Hamedi went from being a hard-working student athlete to a national hero and millionaire after landing Saudi Arabia's second ever Olympic silver medal in the karate competition in Tokyo three years ago.

Cash, luxury cars and land grants – Governments' promise to Arab medallists at Paris Games

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles is headed to the Paris Games with a resounding all-around victory at the US gymnastics trials on Sunday. Biles capped her trials with another electrifying floor routine, her high-flying tumbling bringing the crowd to its feet.

Gymnastics: Gold medal favourite Simone Biles qualifies for Paris Olympics

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