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Paris Olympic Games 2024

  • Sailing, golf and equestrian.

    Less is more for LA Olympics so let’s cut your favourite sport

    Jonathan Liew
    With five extra sports at LA 2028, events that feel peripheral, repetitive or involve horses should be cut from an ever-expanding roster
    • Jordan Chiles

      Gymnastics
      Chiles says ‘unjust’ stripping of bronze has led to racist abuse

    • Beach volleyball
      Dutch player who raped child breaks silence

    • Shooting
      Rutter wants apology and VAR after silver medal

    • 'Painful battle'
      Team GB's Harvey says she ran Paris marathon with broken leg

    • Gymnastics
      Chiles must return bronze medal after US appeal fails

    • Football
      Team GB men’s team back on table for Los Angeles

    • Team GB
      UK Sport happy with medals but ‘work to do’ on golds

    • ‘Unforgettable’
      French papers rejoice over successful Olympics

Olympics data

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    Medal table gold medals silver medals bronze medals Total medals
    1 United States 40 44 42 126
    2 China 40 27 24 91
    3 Japan 20 12 13 45
    4 Australia 18 19 16 53
    5 France 16 26 22 64
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News & features

  • Kateřina Siniaková and Tomáš Macháč giggling

    Fans' verdicts
    ‘I cried with joy’: readers’ memorable moments from Paris

  • Marchand, Dupont and Biles.

    Olympics
    Highs, lows and Snoop Dogg: our writers' standout moments

    It was Paris itself that proved the ultimate star of the Games
  • Some of our favourite pictures from the 2024 Olympics.

    Shoot like a pro
    How the best photos of the Paris Olympics were taken

    From Simone Biles bowing down to her biggest rival on the podium to that viral surfing celebration, here’s how some of the best Olympic images were created

  • Diving
    ‘This is bloody cool’: Tom Daley’s best moments

  • Germany
    Country ponders future after disappointing medal tally in Paris

  • Sport politics
    Coe hints strongly at IOC presidency bid

  • 28 Hours Later
    An Olympic zombie in Paris after the Games are finally over

  • Basketball
    USA win eighth straight women’s title in thriller

  • Marathon
    Hassan caps remarkable Games with gold by 3sec

  • Medal table
    USA edge past China in final event to top standings

  • Emily in Paris
    Campbell does heavy lifting for Team GB with bronze

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In depth

  • Simone Biles will be 31 when the Los Angeles Games begin in 2028.

    Biles and Ledecky for 2028?
    Home Olympics will be a lure for Team USA veterans

    Some of the biggest American stars at Paris 2024 may be tempted to extend their careers until 2028
  • France's Valentin Madouas cycles past the Basilica of Sacre Coeur during the men's cycling road race.

    France’s far right goes quiet as Paris shows what real patriotism is all about

    Philippe Auclair
    Factions that thrive on anger and division were unable to impact Paris party
    • Fireworks are seen from the roof of the Stade de France during the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games.

      Final show of colour as Paris passes the flame to Los Angeles

      Barney Ronay
    • Beth Shriever (centre) leads riders in the third heat of the first run of the women's BMX.

      Britain's cycling campaign never caught fire despite bright start

      Jeremy Whittle
    • Georgia Bell celebrates on the podium with her bronze medal

      From parkrun to podium
      Bell’s inspiring Olympic journey to 1500m bronze

    • Alice Dearing

      What's next?
      ‘Sometimes you really have to let go’: can Olympians embrace retirement?

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Midas touch

  • Medias Touch: How to shoot like Steph Curry

    Basketball
    How to shoot like four-time NBA champion Curry

  • Lizzie Deignan

    Cycling
    How to beat the heat like road racer Lizzie Deignan

  • Midas Touch: How to snatch like Emily Campbell

    Weightlifting
    How to snatch like weightlifter Emily Campbell

  • Iga Swiatek illustration including annotated angles on her arm as she prepares to strike the ball

    Tennis
    Learn how to hit a topspin-heavy forehand like Swiatek

Opinion

  • Léon Marchand parades a gold medal in front of the Eiffel Tower

    Adieu, Paris: you were chic, spectacular and staged handsome Games

    Andy Bull
  • Postcards from Paris

    Photo essay
    Postcards from Paris: iconic scenes from the 2024 Games

    Tom Jenkins has toured the French capital and visited its most renowned spots during Games
  • The Olympics cross-country event at the Palace of Versailles.

    How slick Team GB played its part in dividing Britain

    Barney Ronay
    Managed decline or managing victory? In the bubble of Paris 24 it has felt as though the fear and fanfared medal pursuit are trying to tell us something

    Video

    • 'I really appreciate the positivity and I’m glad I was able to bring some joy into your lives'

      2:19

      'I worked my butt off': breaker Raygun responds to 'devastating' online hate – video

    • Beau Dure explains how an incorrect ruling made in haste has resulted in Jordan Chiles being asked to return her bronze medal, despite potential evidence that she is indeed deserving of it

      3:16

      Why does Jordan Chiles have to return her Olympic gymnastics medal? – video

    • 'Raygun' broke out some of her moves in the streets of Paris before the closing ceremony

      1:59

      'Raygun' continues to break out iconic moves as officials condemn online mockery – video

    • The breaker was filmed dancing on the streets of Paris at the conclusion of the 2024 Paris Olympics

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      Viral Australian breaker 'Raygun' dances her way to the Paris Olympics closing ceremony - video

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