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The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad and also known as Paris 2024, are scheduled to take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024, with Paris as the main host city. Games will also be hosted in 16 cities across France, and one in the French overseas territory of Tahiti.
It is inevitable that big sports events will be used to make political points, but sport offers an opportunity to bring nations together, instead of driving them further apart.
- Preparation for 2024 and 2028 Olympics is a ‘top project’ for the Chinese Basketball Association – and former NBA star will lead the charge
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Veteran tips Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom to ‘take up my legacy’ after winning sprint and keirin on return to Hong Kong Velodrome, where he won World Championships gold in 2017.
A week after taking Song’s world No 1 ranking, Kong is unable to deny her victory in their clash in the épée final in the United Arab Emirates.
Hongkonger clocks world-leading 100m freestyle time in the Mare Nostrum Tour – and the only two occasions she has swum faster were at her breakthrough Olympics in 2021.
Triumph in France secures 2023 series titles for All Black Sevens and Black Ferns, and the double win is the third time this season the country’s men and women have won at the same event.
Hongkonger posts a time of 24.56 seconds in the final of the 50m freestyle at the Mare Nostrum Swim Tour meet in France, bettering her own record of 24.59 from 2019.
‘You don’t replace Usain Bolt,’ Coe says at Laureus World Sports Awards, but he believes there is a ‘broader bandwidth of talent now’ and social media can help promote it to larger audiences.
China handed games against Puerto Rico, Serbia and South Sudan at Saturday’s draw, although latter could be ‘potential banana skin’, former star Chen says.
Wong Wan-chun finishes Hamburg Marathon in 2:19:16 knocking 37 seconds off previous best, set by Gi Ka-man in May 2021.
Ho becomes third athlete from city to qualify after winning 50m free heat in 21.86 seconds at Long Course Time Trial, while Haughey hits 100m mark.
The region boasts world-leading women weightlifters, gymnasts, cricket players and swimmers, to name just a few. But all too often the amount of financial backing they’ve received hasn’t matched their sporting success.
Hong Kong foilist Ryan Choi Chun-yin determined to find form ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics qualification cycle in Mexico in May
Chairman of city’s Cycling Association highlights danger city’s team won’t qualify for the 2024 Games after disappointing displays in first two legs of Nations Cup.
He holds off Mohamed Esa to win by less than a second, with Tsegaye Getachew only three seconds further back.
Hongkonger competing in her first major event in an Olympic-size pool since she won two silver medals at Tokyo Games.
Head coach Zhang Kangzhao says needs to find support for top 2 Cheung Ka-long and Ryan Choi after team’s loss to Italy in quarter-finals of World Cup event in Cairo.
More than 400 athletes expected to descend on city for seventh stop in the Breaking For Gold World Series, which begins on Friday in Japan.
US, Britain, France and Germany among those calling on International Olympic Committee to define neutrality, but stop short of calling for boycott.
Vivian Kong has enjoyed a successful start to the new season, resulting in her rising to world No 3.
As recent rebuild continues apace, men’s 4x100m relay team eyeing success at Asian Championships in July and Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Olympic qualification points and Asian Games places up for grabs at race at Plover Cove next weekend.
Wong Wan-chun will take part in the World Athletics Cross Country Championships this Saturday.
International Olympic Committee insists has no plans for ‘Russian or Belarusian delegation’ at 2024 Games while also acknowledging some athletes from those countries could be welcomed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that allowing Russia to compete at the 2024 Paris Games was tantamount to showing that ‘terror is somehow acceptable’.
‘China upholds principle of political neutrality in sports,’ Chinese Olympics Committee statement says, after Olympic Council of Asia offers to let Russian athletes take part in Hangzhou.
The Under the Lions Rock competition will be held in Tsuen Wan in March and is expected to attract 200 athletes from around the world.
Hong Kong placed in Group E alongside the Philippines, Pakistan and Tajikistan.
Hong Kong boxing veteran Rex Tso Sing-yu is no longer the “Wonder Kid” he once was, but said he is as hungry as ever, with Asian Games and Paris Olympics now in his sights.
City’s athletes will have chance to battle it out for place at Games if bid to host Olympic Qualifier Series event is successful.
