The latest news and analysis on the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Water quality has improved after heavy rains, boosting hopes bacteria levels will be low enough for athletes to compete
The vermilion double-header is now blooming in its thousands in Paris’s parks. It’s a chic expression of the city’s commitment to urban greening
Plus, The Hundred looks to lure big money investors
GB Rowing team are going to great lengths to avoid repeating disappointing performance of Tokyo Games
A weekend with the b-boys and b-girls dreaming of Paris
For some athletes the podium can be a platform
Shortage of infrastructure funding has left Britain ‘behind the curve’ compared with rivals, says Andy Anson
After a divisive election, this summer’s Games will fire the starting gun on a vast project to transform the French capital
Political chaos dents France’s image and raises security issues at world’s most-watched sporting event
Airline says traffic to and from French capital is behind other European cities in run-up to games
‘Cash for medals’ call raises storm. The greener games plan. Youth-focused sports earn place. London 2012 set urban regeneration standard. Corporate sponsors join balanced-budget effort. IOC needs Parisian spectacular . . . (amid memories of 1900)
Emissions targets prompt organisational ‘rethink’ on everything from food to building materials
Corporate backers vie for visibility in joining effort to help Paris games balance budget
For games’ chief control body, big media changes and sponsor contract expiries point to challenges ahead . . .
Against the historical odds, the UK capital’s games were a marked economic success
Pressure is on to innovate as new business models, competition formats and events come to athletics
The stories of the historic sites and key venues in the birthplace of the modern Olympics — and many international sports events
Paris event organisers pledge to halve greenhouse gas emissions from London and Rio levels
Preparations have begun to allow breakdancers at the Place de la Concorde and archers at Les Invalides
Xi Jinping hopes manufacturing can offset the property slump
A glut of apartments available in the French capital this summer is pushing down prices
Move exposes yawning financial gap between rewards for elite Olympians and other top sports professionals
Allocation of $2.4mn for Paris Games prompts concern over erosion of event’s spirit of amateurism
Public workers are pressing for bonuses and perks to skip holidays and work during Paris games
What’s hot on the city’s real-estate...
