India's top 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable finished eighth in the Diamond League Meeting in Keqiao, China, with a time of 8 minutes and 23.85 seconds.
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and locally elected representatives, as well as region president Valerie Pecresse and sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera, attended the inauguration.
Pin collecting and trading goes as far back as 1896 when the first modern Olympics were held.
Russia will be asked to observe a ceasefire in Ukraine during the Paris Olympics, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty maintained their unbeaten run to storm into the knock-out stage of the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals, beating arch-rivals Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia in their final Group B match, in Hangzhou, on Friday.
Yashdeep stuns Koreans, Anshika impresses as India take second spot in recurve
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed confidence that India's Olympic-bound contingent will make the country proud and live up to the aspirations of 140 crore people
Jamaica's dominance in the women's 100 and 200 metres came to an abrupt end in Paris
The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Monday said "one breakthrough title" can reignite a strong run as they look to revive their glory days at the USD 950,000 India Open Super 750.
Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav, came up short against a fired up young Turkish team to be knocked out 2-6 in the quarter-finals at the Olympics.
Bought ticket to see Neeraj in Paris: Dutch para world javelin champion Roorda
Bought ticket to see Neeraj in Paris: Dutch para world javelin champion Roorda
They weren't up for a windfall even after the trophy but life was certain to get a lot better as some sponsors and state governments stepped up to lift them financially.
Two-times Olympic champion Armand Duplantis needed just four jumps to clinch victory with a height of 6.0.
Simone Biles clinched her sixth Olympic gold medal in front of an ecstatic crowd at the Paris Games on Thursday.
Sujeet scares Paris Olympics silver winner Rahman before losing in quarterfinal
Pakistan's Olympics gold-winning javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem's Instagram account has been blocked in India owing to a "legal request" in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.
Bajwa, when asked whether Indian grapplers will compete under the United World Wrestling (UWW) flag at the Paris Olympics since the Wrestling Federation of India has been banned by the international body, told PTI that, since the Olympics and Asian Games are multi-discipline events, "they will compete as part of the Indian contingent".
Spain's Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will team up to play doubles at this year's Olympic Games in Paris, the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) said on Wednesday.
Preparing for the Paris Olympics along with her teammates, Batra said she has learned from her Tokyo Games experience.
Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya said India is aiming to host the 2036 Olympics and finish in the top 10 in the medals tally.
Paris is hosting the Olympics after 100 long years and the volunteers, who are the heart and soul of the mega multi-sporting competition, see the Games starting July 26 as an event of their lives.
The 27-year-old Chopra won the title with his first round throw of 88.16 metres in a star-studded field having five competitors in the 90m club. His second throw measured 85.10m and he then fouled his next three attempts before recording 82.89m in his sixth and final effort.
World Boxing said Paris Olympics gold medallist Imane Khelif will not be allowed to compete until she undergoes a mandatory sex test.
Harmanpreet, Sreejesh shortlisted for FIH Hockey Stars Awards
A total of six teams each in men's and women's sections and 180 players will compete in the T20 format in the quadrennial showpiece, which hosted cricket for the first and only time in 1900.
With the defeat, India's judo campaign ended as Tulika was the lone judoka from the country competing at the Games.
Olympic champion Elaine Thompson's mentor Jerry Holness joins as Indian women's 400m coach
Showing superb control, Lim chose to slow the tempo in the second set but still outscored Gatha, who slipped to two 8s and a 9.
Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya, 20, narrowly missed the world mark of 1:40.91 set by Kenya's David Rudisha at the 2012 London Olympics.
Sheetal shines, but recurve concerns linger in Indian Archery 2025
Tom Daley and Noah Williams claimed a silver medal in a thrilling men's synchronized 10-meter platform final at the Paris Olympics.
Neeraj Chopra to compete in event in Poland on May 23
The big names who will be bidding for a podium finish before bidding farewell...
France's Joris Daudet won gold in men's BMX racing on Friday, leading a French sweep of the podium.
Neeraj Chopra won gold at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on Tuesday and while the winning throw was well short of his personal best the Indian said he is happy with his fitness ahead of the Paris Olympics.
The last torch bearer in Marseille will climb on the roof of the Velodrome stadium on May 9.
Young Raiza Dhillon, who had secured a Paris Olympics quota for India, partnered with Gurjoat Khangura to clinch a bronze in the skeet mixed team event and pick up her third medal of the Asia Olympic Qualification Shotgun competition in Kuwait City on Sunday.
Former US Open champion Coco Gauff wiped away a flood of mid-match tears after a litany of service errors to defeat unseeded Croatian Donna Vekic 7-6(5) 6-2 and labour into the third round of the Grand Slam on Thursday.
While the women scripted history, delivering India's best-ever overseas showing, the men endured a humbling low, returning without a single medal for the first time in 12 years.
