Team Fiji’s sole track athlete Waisake Tewa finished his Paris Olympics journey after placing seventh out of eight sprinters in Heat 6 of the men’s 100m preliminary rounds.

The United States broke their own world record in the 4×400 mixed relay in the opening heats at the Olympics, crossing the line in three minutes 7.41 seconds amid a party atmosphere at the purple Paris track.

World record holder Joshua Cheptegei claimed the Olympic 10,000 metres title he so desperately wanted when he found a late surge to win a fantastic race and take the Games’ first track gold.

Team Fiji’s lone track athlete Waisake Tewa will be taking part in the 100m preliminary round today at the Paris Olympics.

World record holder Kevin Mayer of France has been ruled out of the decathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympics due to a thigh injury, the French Olympic Committee said.

While Italy’s Marcell Jacobs has been largely quiet since shocking the field with his Olympic 100-metres victory in Tokyo, the 29-year-old said he is a different but better sprinter now than he has been in a while.

While six-time world champion Noah Lyles’ brash, showman side was on display in the popular Netflix docuseries “SPRINT,” there is a softer, more vulnerable aspect to the 27-year-old American who needs to have his own space.

Not too long ago Waisake Tewa was just an ordinary kid running around in Naboutini village, Saqani with no idea about the Olympic Games.

American Noah Lyles proved once again that he can back up his fighting talk with strong performances on the track when he ran a personal best to secure a 100-metre victory in the final Diamond League race before the Olympics.

Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse thrives on sport’s biggest stages – the brighter the lights, the better for the six-times Olympic medallist.

Kenyan marathoner Lawrence Cherono receives a seven-year ban for anti-doping violations, according to the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).

French marathon runner Mehdi Frere looks set to miss out on the Olympics after he was handed a two-year ban by World Athletics over a doping offence, his lawyer said on Tuesday.