Less than 500 metres separate the Stade de France -- the sparkling centrepiece of the Paris Olympics -- and the crumbling Francs-Moisins estate plagued by poverty and crime.

Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday.

Organisers of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris may be feeling a little queasy over their commitment to hold open water swimming in the scenic but often polluted Seine.

French investigators have opened a legal probe into the pay of Tony Estanguet, the head of the Paris Olympics organising committee, a source close to the case told AFP on Tuesday.

Ms. Biles put her mental health first.

But make no mistake, Richardson is still boisterous.

The big theme of the Paris Games next summer is supposed to be unity. That is already proving difficult to deliver.

Senior Chinese officials reportedly told their Russian counterparts not to invade Ukraine until after the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Kamila Valieva can compete again at the Winter Olympics after sport's highest court ruled "exceptional circumstances" meant the 15-year-old Russian figure skater should not be provisionally suspended for a failed drugs test.

Julia Marino finished second in snowboard slopestyle. It was the first time the U.S. hasn’t won a gold medal in the event.

Gymnastics - Artistic - Olympics: Day 11Simone Biles stunned the world by returning to competition in Tokyo, and a movie has now revealed fresh insights into her struggles.

Superstar gymnast Simone Biles wasn’t just struggling with her own personal demons this past week. While she was in Tokyo, tragedy struck.

‘The Wires Just Snapped.’ Then Simone Biles Came Back to Win Olympic Bronze

'For now, the only thing that concerns me is my safety,' Krystsina Tsimanouskaya says

The 24-year-old Biles hasn’t competed since she withdrew from team competition last week because she didn’t feel mentally able to compete safely

Lamont Marcell Jacobs won a closely contested Tokyo Olympics men’s 100 meters on Sunday, becoming the first Italian to capture the title of world’s fastest man.

The 24-year-old U.S. gymnast got open and honest about the danger of the physically disorienting experience and pushed back on critics who said she quit the team finals.

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles has reacted to the widespread support she has received after withdrawing from Thursday's all-around final.

Simone Biles’ shock announcement to withdraw from more events in Tokyo has sparked a flood of reaction from around the globe.