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How 37 remarkable athletes have overcome harrowing tales of hardship and tragedy to make it to the Paris Games

From countries with no Olympic medalists to nonexistent cities, here are the oddest locales to go for gold.

“It’s not the job of an IOC president to have an easy life,” said Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, adding that his task is to "organise the best possible Olympic Games for the athletes". Bach spoke to FRANCE 24 about the impact that the wars around the…

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the controversial French founder of the modern Olympics, is proving to be a divisive figure for organisers of the Paris Games. Yet while some deplore his sexist and colonialist remarks, others have praised his dedication to using sport to promote peace, viewing him as a visionary…

Think of the Olympic Games and for many of us it conjures images of the traditional marquee events: track and field, swimming, weightlifting, gymnastics. But the games are changing – and the Paris Olympics will take it to a new level.

HYDERABAD: Top Indian doubles shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were placed in Group C and are expected to reach the quarterfinals without breaking any sweat.

As Paris gets closer to hosting its third Olympics, Al Jazeera looks at the five biggest talking points.

As the world’s best athletes head to Paris for the upcoming Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is trying to make it easier for new parents to compete at their best.

The DP World Tour golfer may yet feature in the 60-man field after a tumultuous attempt to confirm his place so far...