Olympics: 8.8 million tickets sold, 2,000 athletes already in Paris
Less than a week before the opening ceremony, Paris Olympic organizers have announced a record number of tickets sold, exceeding 8.8 million, with 2,000 athletes already settled into their village.
Central Paris locks down for Olympics as athletes arrive
The opening parade along six kilometers (four miles) of the river led to the closure of riverside central districts to most vehicles from 5:00 am (0300 GMT) on Thursday
France’s Bastille Day parade meets the Olympic torch relay in an exceptional year
PARIS — Paris hosted an extra-special guest for France’s national holiday Sunday — the Olympic flame lighting up the city’s grandiose military parade for Bastille Day.
Just 12 days before the French...
Russian judokas to boycott Paris Olympics
The IOC gave the green light for participation in Paris to just four Russian judokas
PARIS: The judo competition at next month’s Paris Olympics will...
France makes multibillion-euro gamble on Olympic gold
Ahead of the July 26 opening of the Games, ministers and financial observers are juggling the figures to estimate the costs and benefits of the sporting spectacle
McIlroy, Scheffler qualify for Paris Olympics
The qualifying period for the event came to an end after the US Open at Pinehurst at the weekend
The top 15 players in the world rankings...
Political turmoil in France won’t affect Paris Games, IOC head says
Emmanuel Macron calls snap election after the far-right National trounced his own party in Sunday’s European Parliament vote
Two voting rounds will be held on June 30th...
Ahead of the Paris Olympics, police clear a migrant camp near City Hall
French police evicted migrants from a makeshift tent-camp next to Paris City Hall early on Tuesday, the latest clear-out of people without homes that aid groups allege is a campaign of ’’social cleansing″ ahead...