What does tennis star Coco Gauff want to say to her 2021-self as she heads to Paris 2024?

Vogue Adria posits that tennis superstar Novak Djokovic is 'the greatest of all time'.

Indian Atlanta 1996 landmark tennis medalist Leander Paes counts that experience as particularly momentous in his hall of fame career.

What does tennis' Marcus Daniells look forward to in a potential IOC Athletes' Commission role?

Did Team Mongolia win the gold in Paris 2024's Opening Ceremony outfit competition?

Here's hoping field hockey player Matt Dawson gets a podium finish in exchange for his finger...

Can Taylor Knibb's remarkable prowess on the bike be key to a triathlon podium finish in Paris?

Will Team Japan women's gymnastics captain Shoko Miyata be able to compete in Paris 2024?

Max Whitlock is ready for a "fairytale ending" to his star gymnastics career at Paris 2024.

How did gymnast Brody Malone recover from a 'devastating injury' to help lead Team USA to Paris 2024?

Is Team France's women's gymnastics team for Paris 2024 peaking at the right time?

Tokyo 2020 champion gymnast Sunisa Lee thinks she 'has more in the tank' for another podium run.

The Japan Times: Get to know sport shooter Misaki Nobata, the 'sniper from Oita'.

Internationally-inexperienced BMX rider Vincent Leygonie just hopes to make South Africa 'proud' with his Paris 2024 performance.

Is Sewon Ozakawa the 'LeBron James of boxin'g?

Who are some of the partnered couples competing at Paris 2024?

Diver Yona Knight-Wisdom's captaincy role for Team Jamaica at Paris 2024 is a landmark one.

Oleksiy Sereda may be recovered from injury, but the diver acknowledges missing key training as he heads to a second Games appearance, with more responsibility.  (in Ukrainian)

Sarah Levy and Stephanie Rovetti aren't just rugby sevens teammates, they're also University of St. Augustine colleagues.

Can Yuki Isikawa lead Team Japan to a long-awaited return to the Olympic men's volleyball podium?

ESPN argues that swim legend Michael Phelps - who thinks he isn't too far off his heyday form - is the 'top professional athlete since 2000'.

Will Team China be the most drug-tested squad for Paris 2024's swimming competition?

Australian Isaac Cooper reflects on mental health challenges that temporarily derailed a budding swim career.

Rebecca Shorten's Olympic rowing career started with blowing off chemistry studies....

Rower Molly Goodman is part of unique Australian sporting history, as her triathlete brother Tom makes the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

"It's like a poison for the body." High jumper Kateryna Tabashnyk talks with CNN about persevering in the sport despite the war-caused tragedies at home in Ukraine.

Was not making another Olympics in the long hurdles a "blessing in disguise" for Irishman Thomas Barr?

World Athletics features some of the recent NCAA track & field champions who made it to Paris 2024.

"It's just nice to know that there's not one route to make it to the Olympics." Middle-distance runner Georgia Bell quit the sport just five years ago.

Team Kenya's mixed relay sprint squad members seem to be taking their Olympic challenge seriously.

Atlanta 1996 sprint champion Donovan Bailey does have certain thoughts about the Paris 2024 competition.

Australian sprinter Torrie Lewis isn't content with making it to the Olympics, she wants to make a mark.

Who might Team Ukraine's Paris 2024 medalists be this summer? (in Ukrainian)

A random college night out was the catalyst for jump starting breaker Sunny Choi's Olympic career.

Might Paris 2024 provide a major championship title (finally) for NBA basketball star Joel Embiid?

Speaking of Embiid...how confident is he that Team USA will win basketball men's gold?

Did you know that basketball superstar LeBron James is a big fan of biking?

Meanwhile, Team Canada's men have their ambitious eye on the basketball podium at Paris 2024.

How surprised was Team USA's Kahleah Copper at making it to Paris 2024 basketball?

Guess you can say that Australian basketball star Patty Mills still has enough of a competitive fire...

Making it to Paris 2024 meant basketball player Derrick White gave up a Cabo San Lucas vacation...

Off the Podium checks in with Team Australia's rhythmic gymnastics group: will Paris 2024 be a ground-breaking one?

Meet first-time sailing Olympian Hannah Snellgrove, part folk-singer and Cambridge graduate.

Team Afghanistan has only one Paris 2024-bound athlete competing inside its Taliban-controlled country: judoka Mohammad Samim Faizad.

Ukrainian wrestler Zhan Beleniuk is ready to face Russians at Paris 2024, but there's a limit.

Luca Kumahara: A table tennis player makes an Olympic return...in a new role and with a new identity.

Team India's table tennis players may not be content with just making it to Paris 2024's team events.

Keep the Flame Alive hosts Team USA's Paris 2024-bound fencers inits latest podcast.

Inside the Games: Who are some of the teenaged 'athletes to watch' at Paris 2024?

Alannah Yip 'learned a lot' since Tokyo 2020...does the sport climber have momentum to challenge for the podium at Paris 2024?

​What has it been like to reach Paris 2024 for sport climbers Jenya Kazbekova and Yaroslav Tkach while their home Ukraine is under siege?

We're only 14 days away from the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games! (And only 12 days from the start of actual competition!)

And I've got loads of sport-by-sport questions needing answers as the Games unfold. Who will make the podiums? Who will be the breakout star(s)? The underdog hero? On and on...

But there is definitely a lead story line I'll be following across each of Paris 2024's 32 sports - check them out below. I can't wait to find out what transpires...and to see some of these unfold in person at the Games!

What are yours? Let me know in the comments...

And keep an eye on my 'A Little Roundup' posts on this site to stay in touch with select news items and headlines featuring Olympic sports' athletes as the Games approach.

A Hawaiian wedding: Congrats to figure skaters Madison Chock and Evan Bates!

French swimming star Leon Marchand eyes a unique competitive double at Paris 2024.

"I'm not as lonely as I thought." Swimmer Simone Manuel relishes a somewhat unexpected and celebrated return to the Olympics.

Engagement: Lily King's Paris 2024 qualification wasn't her only big news at Team USA's swimming trials.

(p.s.: Australian swimmer Kyle Chamlers has his own engagement news!)

Controversial Team China Sun Yang still generates drama, even when not competing.

NBC Olympics: Swim star Caeleb Dressel is 'conquering the unknown' at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

U.S. swim legend Dara Torres' next challenge? (Re)building Boston College's swim program...

Runner's World: Will sprint legend Michael Johnson's new track league venture 'succeed where others have failed'?

Hammer thrower Andriy Skvaruk recalls his frustrating Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 experiences with Sport24. (in Ukrainian)

Decathlete/long jumper Simon Ehammer is 'one who breaks down and breaks out boundaries', according to the Red Bulletin. (in German)

"Grace, gratitude, and appreciation' help middle-distance runner Athing Mu approach competition from a healthier mental space.

World Athletics looks back on the career of Team Poland's legendary sprinter Irena Szewinska.

Montreal 1976 champion sprint hurdler - and IOC member - Guy Drut leans right in today's French politics and causes some questions for Thomas Bach.

Race walker Magaly Bonilla's Tokyo 2020 qualification disappointment led her to doubly ensure she made the cut for Team Ecuador for Paris 2024. (in Spanish)

​Japanese track sprint sensation Abdul Hakim Sani Brown has bigger goals than just making the 100-meter final at Paris 2024.

While in Nigeria...Favour Ofili reveals a 'hunger' for more success after a key national sprint win ahead of the Olympics this summer.

Irish distance running great Sonia O'Sullivan wants to stop the drop in youth sports participation.

Outsports: Nico Young is the'first out gay male U.S. track & field Olympian in history'.

"These days, it feels like every major championship comes with an unprecedented heat wave." Track & field stars join World Athletics in concern on rising temperatures, with Paris 2024 in mind.

An ACL injury derails Cameron Brink's 3x3 basketball dreams at Paris 2024.

Triathlete Sam Dickinson credits the rival Brownlee brothers for inspiration in his competitive career.

Fellow triathlete Georgia Taylor-Brown's 'challenging' last few years have been rewarded with her own Paris 2024 nomination.

​Diver Marg Erlam started the sport as a 'fearless four-year-old' and now is on the roster for Paris 2024.

Meanwhile, will a finger injury derail gymnastics star Daiki Hashimoto's Paris 2024 ambitions?

BBC has 'the story of a refugee Olympian' featuring Afghani-born taekwondo athlete Farzad Mansouri.

Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal indicates a commitment to Paris 2024 with his on-going clay court training in Mallorca.

Will tennis' Andy Murray recover from surgery in time for an Olympic farewell at Paris 2024?

The Owl Post: Judoka Alice Bellandi is in a better place personally - and mentally - for this Olympic cycle.

Weightlifter Maude Charron chats with the CBC​ on her thoughts on another Olympic run this summer.

Is retirement looming for double Olympic medalist golfer Lydia Ko?

Rio 2016 basketball champion Klay Thompson lends his talents to Team Bahamas in training for its upcoming Olympic qualifier tournament.

Team USA soccer stars Tobin Heath and Christen Press get back onto YouTube​.

London 2012 soccer medalist Danilo has a 'letter to Brazilian fans' in The Player's Tribune.

Team Canada's Natalie Spooner and Team Czechia's Roman Cervenka are named the ice hockey 'Players of the Year' by the IIHF.

Track cyclist Katie Archibald: A 'freak accident' claims the goals of another Paris 2024-bound Olympian.

"I want to use that moment to  create something." Tam USA's Jeffrey 'B-boy Jeffro' Louis sees awareness opportunity with Paris 2024's inclusion of breaking.

Rugby (sevens) star Antoine Dupont turns advocate for 'no more taboo or shame' in the fight for LGBT inclusion in sport. (in French)

Ashleigh Johnson (water polo), Sunny Choi (breaking), Jess Savner (modern pentathlon), Ilona Maher (rugby sevens), and Jajaira Gonzalez (boxing) join para-triathlete Haiely Danz to share with Women's Heatlth the 'hurdles they overcame' to make it to Paris 2024.

Swimming star has learned a "healthier relationship" with his inner 'critic' as he embarks toward another Summer Games.

Was Shayna Jack's fifth-place finish the key to Ariarne Titmus' and Mollie O'Callaghan's record swims at the Australian Olympic Trials?

Jailed former Olympic swimmer Scott Miller earns parole after committing to studies.

Team Great Britain swimmer Matt Richards reveals his family fell victim to a Paris 2024 ticketing scam.

Sporting News: Get to know Australian rising swimmer Lani Pallister.

​Can Team Palestine swimmer Yazan Al Bawwab provide welcome inspiration back home at Paris 2024?

Retired star Natalie Coughlin has some words of wisdom for fellow Team USA swimmers.

Will a 'balance between experience and youth' be the key to Team Japan success at Paris 2024's women's soccer tournament?

Road cyclist Mark Cavendish receives King's Birthday Honors in recognition for his sports contributions and more.

Paris 1900 cycling medalist Lloyd Hildebrand gets renewed attention in a nationality switch recognition.

Team Australia's Paris 2024 breaking team features the opposite ends of the education spectrum in high schooler Jeff J-Attack Dunne and university lecturer Rchael 'Raygun' Gunn.

ICON chats with tennis star Holger Rune and the 'potential for endless improvement' in his game.

Meanwhile, tennis superstar Rafael Nadal doubles down on Olympic ambition with Wimbledon plans.

What else did Carlos Alcaraz win at the recent tennis French Open aside from his first singles title?

Will double Olympic singles tennis champion Andy Murray be able to make it to a Paris 2024 swan song?

"Absolute joke." Josh Giddey, amongst others, makes his thoughts clear on Team Australia's basketball uniform for Paris 2024.

Is Team USA basketball star Joel Embiid going to be recovered from injury in time for Paris 2024?

Olympics: Leonie Fiebich is ready 'to soak in the experience' of playing for Team Germany women's basketball at Paris 2024.

An elite trampoline athlete with acrophobia? Meet Team Germany's Fabian Vogel.

Rio 2016 judo champion Paula Pareto drives attention to stark funding cuts for Team Argentina athletes. And speaking of Paula Pareto...she joins select others as most recent nominees for IOC membership.

Mexico City 1968 champion sprinter Tommie Smith still has civil rights on the forefront of his mind.

Marathoner Abdi Nageeye is just oine athlete turning to new technology to monitor glucose appropriately during elite competition.

A 2012 retirement sure didn't take for Canadian marathoner Malindi Elmore as she heads to her second straight Games.

Sprinter Audrey Leduc is one of Canada's top university sports athletes.

Kenyan steeplechase star Beatrice Chepkoech is training for Paris 2024 with 'the seriousness it deserves'.

The Guardian​: Will Dutch long hurdler and sprinter Femke Bol be the 'sublime star' of Paris 2024?

Long jump champion Brittney Reese hopes to drive networking opportunities for fellow athletes with upcoming 'Gold Medal Mixer' events.

Will javelin thrower Artur Felfner use European Championship disappointment to fuel Paris 2024 chances? (in Ukrainian)

Team Italy has two rising long jump stars in Mattia Furlani and Lariss Iapichino, both carrying European Championships momentum into Paris 2024.

Who are some of this year's NCAA track & field stars who might make Team USA for Paris 2024?

Sprint legend Allyson Felix joins other Olympic luminaries Missy Franklin (swimming), Shawn Johnson (gymnastics), Katie Hoff (swimming), and Kerri Walsh Jennings (beach volleyball) in Paris 2024 news coverage roles.

​Volleyball star Ivan Zaytsev is set to try a switch to beach volleyball in partnership with Daniele Lupo.

What is going on with Team Ukraine gymnastics these days, and how will it affect stars Ilia Kovtun and Oleg Vernaiev? (in Ukrainian)

Can Team Great Britain gymnast Max Whitlock make history with a fourth Olympic pommel horse medal at Paris 2024?
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London 2012 dressage rider Patrick van der Meer has pivoted to Chef d'Equipe for Team Netherlands since just last year.

Nigerian badminton star Anuoluwapo Opeyori's path to Paris 2024 is going through an Italian detour.

Wrestler Jayden Lawrence returns to the Off The Podium podcast to talk finally making an Olympic roster, and more.

Chase Budinger: From an NBA basketball career to a beach volleyball Olympian for Paris 2024.

Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss shared a Paris 2024 beach volleyball dream...but weren't even playing professionally three years ago.

How did young star Cameron Brink feel when she found out she made Team USA's 3x3 basketball squad for Paris 2024?

Speaking of 3x3...Olympians Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier announce a new Unrivaled basketball league to help provide professional WNBA-off-season opportunities for women.

So...what's up with WNBA rookie phenom Caitlin Clark not making Team USA's basketball final roster?

GQ Sports wants to know if Slovenian NBA star Luka Doncic 'the best in the world'?

Tennis star Jannik Sinner reflects on the emerging highlight rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz after a tight French Open loss.

Meanwhile...is tennis champion Iga Swiatek the 'new Rafael Nadal' at the French Open?

Team USA swim legend Rowdy Gaines sees great strength in this year's possible Team Australia squad for the Olympics...with medal table win potential.

"I finally feel like old me again." Dutch swimmer Arno Kamminga finds form after a down post-Tokyo 2020 period just ahead of Paris 2024.

Who are the youngest and oldest swimmers to qualify for Team USA's Olympic Swimming Trials?

KTVU: Get to now twin sisters Annie and Kerry Xu, headed to Paris 2024 for Team USA in badminton.

Triathlon legends Alistair and Jonny Brownlee aim to have youth engaged in the sport through their Brownlee Foundation.

With a second Olympics appearance looming, Emily Campbell is poised to inspire the next Team Great Britain women's weightlifting medalist.

What were race walker's Lyudmila Olyanovska thoughts as he pipped her Spanish competitor for a podium finish at the European Championships? "I understood that I would get her." (in Ukrainian)

Who is Paul McGrath, Team Spain's 22-year-old race walker with Scottish and Irish heritage...and a new continental medal.

Will managing his toilet breaks properly be the key to Paris 2024 success for high jumper Hamish 'The Flying Kiwi' Kerr this summer?

"I don't know how can can separate sport and real life." Team Ukraine high jumper Yuilya Levchenko heads to a third Olympics while acknowledging the surreality of life at home.

Sydney 2000 champion long sprinter Cathy Freeman has some regret at not having run even faster.

2022 world champion runner Jake Wightman knows making Team Great Britain's squad for the men's 1500 meters isn't guaranteed...while seeing possible Olympic gold worth more than that world title.

World Athletics: 800-meter running legend David Rudisha is 'ready to inspire younger generation'.

Fellow 800-meter runner Shafiqua Maloney thinks she's on the right track to improve her Olympic placement from the heats at Tokyo 2020.

The Irish Times: Long hurdler Thomas Barr is 'looking to go out with a bang' at the European Championships and Olympics this summer. (p.s. that's off to a good start...)

Long jumper Jazmin Sawyers won't be at Paris 2024 due to injury, but she's trying to keep bigger perspective through her artistic passion hobbies.

Long jumper Nikki Xanthou...er, Xanthos...reflects on her start in the sport, a frustrating Atlanta 1996 experience, and more. (in Greek)

Is 'Hollywood' next for Team Ukraine boxing superstar Oleksandr Usyk? (in Ukrainian)

Gerlon Congo is "still dreaming" after finally securing qualification for Paris 2024 in boxing for Team Ecuador. (in Spanish)

Get to know Paris 2024-bound Mexican-American breaker Victor Montalvo with Team USA.

Pan Am Sports looks at the 'importance of Paris for women in the world Olympic movement'.

Nordic combined athlete Minja Korhonen, sports shooter Jessica Rossi, and judoka Lasha Bekauri named top honorees at the European Olympic Committees' Gala Dinner.

Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan's "challenging and ambitious" pommel horse routine will highlight his second Olympics appearance.

Gymnast Rifda Irfanaluthfi sees her Olympic debut at Paris 2024 as a chance for "the world to get to know Indonesia better".

Might we see gymnastics legend Oksana Chusovitina at Los Angeles 2028...at age 52?

A singular focus on reaching Paris 2024 saw Belgian gymnast Maellyse Brassart remain calm through a successful qualification.

Team Canada's men's gymnastics has 'one big goal' in making it to the Paris 2024 team final, and doing so at the last Worlds gives them the confidence.

Add Emiliano Martinez (Team Argentina) and Mykhailo Mudryk (Team Ukraine) (in Ukrainian) as more soccer stars blocked from playing at Paris 2024.

Is star player Zhu Ting's slow wrist injury recovery impacting Team China's struggles to secure Paris 2024 women's volleyball qualification?

Rower Kathleen Noble looks ahead to helping 'develop the sport' in Uganda after her second Olympics this summer.

Thomas Mackintosh's 'body wasn't built for a desk' so the Tokyo 2020 champion rower saw an end to a corporate job to try for Paris 2024.

Get to know Paris 2024-bound Refugee Team wrestler Jamal Valizadeh ashe details his arduous journey from Iran through Turkey to France and Germany to keep his dreams alive. (in Spanish)

Brazilian Brunna Alexandre set to become the second table tennis athlete to compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics.