In a few weeks, almost every sport you've ever heard of -- and some you haven't -- will be featured in the Summer Olympics. Here's how to watch them all, in some cases for free.

The IOC said Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics as long as they have not supported the war in Ukraine

Men will compete in artistic swimming at next year's Paris Olympics. Men have competed at the lower levels in a sport formerly known as synchronized swimming.

VIPs can quaff champagne to their hearts' delight while watching the Paris Olympics, but the average fan will have to make do with soft drinks and water after organizers decided not to seek an exemption to a law prohibiting the sale of alcohol in stadiums.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Friday the city planned to ban single-use plastic when it holds the 2024 Olympic Games as part of efforts to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis. "We have decided to make the Olympic Games the first major major event without single-use plastic," Hidalgo told a press conference at a session of the International Forum of Mayors against Plastic Pollution.

Yashuhiro Yamashita, the head of the Japanese Olympic Committee, said Monday Sapporo may delay its bid for the Winter Olympics, going for 2034 instead of 2030, and added he planned to hold talks with Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto for further discussion.

Ukrainian athletes will not be allowed to take part in qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics if they have to compete against Russians, according to a government minister.

President Bach has condemned Putin's invasion of Ukraine, but believes governments calling for a blanket ban on Russians in sport amounts to political interference

Aircraft will take off and land vertically, and carry a single passenger between transport hubs, says capital’s airports operator

A group of 42 retired Canadian Olympians have urged the Canadian Olympic Committee to reverse its support for Russian and Belarusian participation at next year's Paris Games.

The Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal widened Tuesday, with Japanese advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies charged by Tokyo district prosecutors. Executives or management-level officials at each of the accused companies and a Tokyo Olympic organizing committee official were charged with violating anti-monopoly laws.

Romania joins calls to ban Russian, Belarusian athletes from 2024 Olympics

Olympics chiefs say Russian and Belarusian athletes could compete as neutrals, but Ukraine opposes the move.

The IOC escalates the acrimony amid growing frustration with the sport's leadership.

The summer Olympics have been a quadrennial tradition ever since the late 1800s—when modern sports and rivalries freshened up the ancient tradition. Since COVID-19 crashed the schedule for last years’ events, now the world is gearing up again for another round of competition in Tokyo.

While Ukraine battles Russian forces at home, its Paralympic athletes are putting up a fight in Beijing. They've swept the podium not once but twice, racking up medals for their homeland despite their distractions and concerns.

The 2022 Beijing Games underwhelmed in terms of TV viewership.

Italy's 2026 Winter Olympics organizers emphasize sustainability, with crowd-sourced logos and mascots and a bobsled track used by fictional spy 007.

There were many reasons to think NBC made a savvy business deal in 2014 when it locked up the American media rights to the Olympics through 2032 for $7.75 billion. As the Beijing winter games come to a close, it’s harder to see them now.

Twitter suspended hundreds of inauthentic accounts an NYT and ProPublica investigation found to be pushing China's narrative of the Beijing Olympics.