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By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Roald Bradstock can remember the exact moment when he began to feel unwell. The former Olympic javelin thrower’s resting heart rate suddenly surged to a frightening 200 beats per minute last year, triggering an unusual first instinct: His first thought wasn’t about trying to save his own life, it

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The US men’s soccer team suffered a brutal return to Olympic action as it was beaten 3-0 by host nation France in its opening match of the Paris Games on Wednesday. The soccer tournament at this year’s Olympics kicked off two days before the Opening Ceremony, with teams consisting

By Andrew McNicol and David Close, CNN (CNN) — Argentina thought it had leveled its Olympic soccer opener against Morocco in the dying seconds on Wednesday – before its goal was dramatically ruled out and a pitch invasion caused the final three minutes to be played in an empty stadium after a nearly two-hour delay.

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Reigning US Open champion and women’s world No. 2 tennis player Coco Gauff has been named Team USA’s female flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) announced Wednesday. Gauff will join male flag bearer and three-time Olympian LeBron James front

By Emily Blumenthal and Emmanuel Miculita, CNN (CNN) — When the world’s best track and field athletes arrive at the Stade de France for the Paris Olympics later this month, they will compete in state-of-the-art facilities: a newly renovated purple track, better lighting and bigger screens in the stands. Fans who want to watch an

By Joseph Ataman, Emmanuel Miculita and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of dancers threatening to disrupt the Olympic Games’ Opening Ceremony over pay have called off strike action after reaching an agreement with Paris 2024, according to a statement from the union representing the dancers. FSA-CGT union said on Wednesday that it received a

By Saskya Vandoorne and Julen Chavin, CNN (CNN) — France’s Interior Ministry rejected around 5,000 security accreditation requests for Olympics volunteers and workers, with roughly 1,000 of those cases blocked due to suspicions of meddling or espionage. The Ministry outlined in a statement on Tuesday that it conducted “about a million” administrative investigations into various

By Matias Grez, CNN O2 Arena, London (CNN) — The USA’s women’s basketball team finalized preparations for Paris 2024 with a resounding 84-57 victory over Germany at the Basketball Showcase in London. It was far from a vintage USA performance – the first half in particular was below the lofty standards the team has set

By Kevin Dotson, James Legge and Sahar Akbarzai CNN (CNN) — Canadian Olympic chiefs have apologized after a member of staff for their women’s soccer team allegedly flew a drone over a New Zealand team training session, three days before they face each other at the Paris Games. The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) acknowledged that

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — The director of an international sports advocacy group has a warning for organizers of the Olympic Games ahead of next week’s competitions in the pool: The doping scandal that plagued the sport in recent months isn’t going away. Ever since the New York Times reported in April that 23

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Three-time Olympic gold medal winner Charlotte Dujardin has shockingly announced she has pulled out of Paris 2024 just days before the opening ceremony. In a social media post, the famed British dressage star said she had withdrawn from all competition due to “making an error of judgement during a coaching

By Zayn Nabbi and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — American rapper and actor Snoop Dogg will be one of the final torchbearers of the Olympic flame ahead of the Games’ Opening Ceremony in Paris on Friday. Snoop Dogg, whose full name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., will carry the torch through the neighborhood of Saint-Denis, according to

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar will not compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics due to fatigue, the cyclist and the Slovenian Olympic Committee announced on Monday. “After an intense few months, I’m going to take a bit of rest and build up to the World Championships where I

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Millions of visitors and thousands of athletes will flock to Paris for the Summer Olympic Games, but the great unknown for organizers is the potential risk of protests, terrorism and cyber attacks. The Olympics have been a target for attacks in the past, notably the 1972 Munich Games where 11 Israeli athletes and

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — The St. Louis Cardinals are denying widespread speculation that their players were paying homage to former President Donald Trump while rounding the bases on Sunday. After Alec Burleson’s solo home run in the third inning against the Atlanta Braves, the game broadcast showed the right fielder cupping his ear

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Andy Murray has confirmed that he will retire from professional tennis after the Paris Olympics, saying it will be his “last ever tennis tournament.” The 37-year-old, a three-time grand slam champion, will be appearing at his fifth Games and is the only man in history to win two Olympic

By Hannah Ryan, Issy Ronald and Way Mullery, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are unfolding against the backdrop of growing instability around the globe, as Russia pushes on with its yearslong invasion of Ukraine and the war between Israel and Hamas rages on in Gaza. While the international community has been

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN London, UK (CNN) — The USA men’s basketball team had to stage another fourth quarter comeback during its preparations for the Olympic Games as it eked past Germany, 92-88. Following Saturday’s last-gasp victory against South Sudan, the USA were forced to once again fight deep into the game – this time

By Daniel Renjifo, CNN (CNN) — When 32-year-old swimming star Chad Le Clos is asked about his chances at the Paris Olympics, South Africa’s most decorated Olympian of all time is resolute: “I have unfinished business,” he told CNN. Despite his “horrendous time” at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where he didn’t win a medal and

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Shoko Miyata, the captain of Japan’s women’s gymnastics team, has withdrawn from Paris 2024 after allegedly breaking the team’s code of conduct by smoking and drinking alcohol, according to the Japanese Gymnastics Association (JGA). The legal smoking and drinking age in Japan is 20 and the JGA’s code of conduct prohibits gymnasts from doing