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Paris Olympics supremo Tony Estanguet said Sunday that the city was "ready" for the Games as he played down complaints from some residents and businesses about the impact of the event.

Australian star Jessica Fox will be joined by younger sister Noemie Fox for the first time at her fourth Olympics as she aims for more canoe and kayak success.

French authorities have recalled Olympics-branded water bottles for children containing excessive levels of endocrine disruptor Bisphenol A, a week ahead of the Paris Games' opening.

But a Nice time trial has its own attractions, riders say– as well as a whole load of historic connotations

The head of the Paris Olympics boldly declared that France’s capital would be “the safest place in the world” when the Games open. Tony Estanguet’s confident forecast, delivered a year ago, looks less far-fetched ahead of the opening ceremony Friday. Squadrons of police are patrolling Paris streets and fighter jets…

Hollywood’s Tarzan, a swimmer from Blackpool and devout Eric Liddell are among the stars in a superb show of art, film, photography and more capturing the speed and style of the city’s pivotal modernist Games

For the past five years, Agnès Poirier has had unique access to the army of artisans tasked with rebuilding the 12th-century ‘soul of France’

Some 95 percent of sports venues in the Paris region exceed the World Health Organisation's air quality recommendations, according to a French watchdog.

The head of the Paris Olympics boldly declared that France’s capital would be “the safest place in the world” when the Games open