France
If Olympic medals were given for apologies, these would make the podium
From drag queens recreating The Last Supper, to the IOC mixing up North and South Korea, to the Matildas coughing up goals, these are the best apologies of Paris 2024.
- by Thom Gibbs
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As it happened: Zhanle world record turns heads as Chalmers charges to silver, heartbreak for Matildas and O’Callaghan
Kyle Chalmers powered home in the 100m and Mollie O’Callaghan missed the podium on a night belonging to a young French star. The Matildas lost. Fox won gold again.
- by Billie Eder, Scott Spits, Andrew Wu and Vince Rugari
Everywhere you look in Paris, there are French police. Then you look again
The French police turning heads throughout Paris have sleek uniforms and jaunty hats but a chequered reputation.
- by Jordan Baker
Opinion
Paris
I tried to be a ‘cool’ traveller in Paris. It didn’t work
Like most who visit, I had my Parisian fantasy. I’d do as the locals do and have an “authentic” experience. It was a mistake.
- by Natasha Bazika
Paris Olympics 2024 day 5 - in pictures
From BMX to hockey and the triathlon, all the action from day 5 of competition in Paris.
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Paris 2024
We obsessed about poo in the Seine. Once the triathlon began, that wasn’t the problem
Australian triathlete Sophie Linn thought she had been part of a bizarre video game rather than an Olympic triathlon.
- by Michael Gleeson
‘Curious kiss’ between Macron and French sports minister causes a stir
Amelie Oudea-Castera, a former professional tennis player, appeared locked in a close embrace with the president, sparking controversy in the French media and online.
- by Henry Samuel
Olympic triathlon events to go ahead as Seine passes water quality tests
The decision comes as a relief for the 110 athletes expecting to compete, and for Paris authorities who have promised a swimmable Seine as a long-term legacy.
- by Billie Eder
King Kyle primed to retake crown in 100m showdown
A mere six hundredths of a second came between Kyle Chalmers and 100m gold in Tokyo, but the speedster has stormed into the final in Paris and says he is in better shape.
- by Rob Harris
As it happened – Paris 2024 Olympics, Day 4: Kaylee McKeown wins gold, men’s relay bronze; tough losses for rugby sevens and Boomers
Kaylee McKeown is an Olympic champion once again after a blistering swim in the 100m backstroke on a joyful night of the swimming – after tough Australian losses elsewhere on Day 4 of Paris 2024.
- by Chris Paine, Rob Harris and Chloe Saltau
They woke up as favourites for gold. They left Stade de France in tears with their fans
A tearful Charlotte Caslick has been left to ponder what went wrong as Australia’s rugby sevens ambitions evaporated inside three long hours in the Parisian sun.
- by Murray Wenzel