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Paris Olympics 2024

All the latest news on the 2024 Paris Olympics, including dates, fixtures, results, venues and the opening ceremony

UAE's Omar Marzooqi receives his Longines FEI Rising Star award at an award ceremony in Abu Dhabi. Photo: FEI Awards

UAE showjumper Al Marzooqi becomes first Arab to win FEI Rising Star award

SportNovember 14, 2024

Imane Khelif won gold in the welterweight division of the women's boxing competition at Paris 2024. PA

Boxer Khelif taking legal action after new eligibility claims, says IOC

Combat SportsNovember 06, 2024

French swimmer Leon Marchand walks on the catwalk along the Champs Elysees during a parade for all the French athletes who participated in the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo / Aurelien Morissard, Pool)

France bids final farewell to Olympics with Champs-Elysees parade

OlympicsSeptember 14, 2024

Mohammed Othman, centre, was the UAE's breakout star in Paris, placing fifth in the T34 100m. Reuters

Positives for UAE to take forward from Paris Paralympics to LA 28

OlympicsSeptember 09, 2024

Iraq's Najlah Imad Lafta during her table-tennis final win over Maryna Lytovchenko at the Paris Paralympics. Getty Images

Lafta secures historic table-tennis gold for Iraq at Paris Paralympics

OlympicsSeptember 08, 2024

This animated Doodle celebrates the conclusion of the 2024 Summer Games. Photo: Google

Every Google Doodle for Paralympics 2024 explained

Pop CultureSeptember 08, 2024

Maryam Al Zeyoudi won a gold medal at the 2024 Para Athletics Championships in May. Photo: WAM

Al Zeyoudi and Khalaf narrowly miss out on medals as UAE end Paralympic campaign

OlympicsSeptember 07, 2024

Maryam Al Zeyoudi won a gold medal at the 2024 Para Athletics Championships in May. Photo: WAM

UAE's Al Zeyoudi fourth in Paralympics shot put final

OlympicsSeptember 07, 2024

Kaba, 15, from Guinea, sits in a sports centre in the south of Paris, where young homeless people are living. Orysia Murat for The National

How flashy Paris Olympics pushed homeless out of city

OlympicsSeptember 03, 2024

Iran's Morteza Mehrzadselakjani, second left, and his teammates before their men’s sitting volleyball match against Ukraine on Friday at the Paris Paralympics. AFP

No bed available in Paris Paralympic village for world's second tallest man

NewsSeptember 01, 2024

UAE's Mohammed Othman qualified for the men's 100m T34 final at the Paris Paralympics. Photo: UAE Paralympic Committee

Paralympics: UAE's Othman qualifies for men's 100m T34 final

OlympicsSeptember 01, 2024

Netherlands' Caroline Groot after winning golf in the women's C4-5 500m time trial at the Paris Paralympics. AP

Paris Paralympics: Caroline Groot gets Games off to a rousing start

OlympicsAugust 29, 2024

Moroccan players celebrate winning bronze in the men's five-a-side blind football at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Reuters

Morocco hope Paralympics platform leads to bright future for cecifoot

OlympicsAugust 29, 2024

Nathalie Dugnet supports disabled men and women from disadvantaged backgrounds in sports and physical activity. Matt Kynaston / The National

Hopes Paris Paralympics will open up sporting access to disabled

EuropeAugust 28, 2024

UAE Paralympic athletes Maryam Al Zeyoudi and Ahmed Al Badwawi. Photos: WAM; UAE Paralympic Committee

Al Badwawi and Al Zeyoudi to be UAE flag-bearers at Paralympics

OlympicsAugust 27, 2024

Great Britain's Terry Bywater and Lucy Shuker in Paris for the Paralympics. Smarter promotion of these games suggests society is moving closer to truly appreciating disabled sports. PA

The Paralympics are about sport, not sentimentality

CommentAugust 27, 2024