Paris 2024

‘More than smiles and flower caps’: Why artistic swimmers are Games’ fittest athletes

Meet some of Australia’s toughest competitors. They train eight hours in the pool every day, all year, in a sport that is often completely misunderstood.

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Attacker stabs, wounds French soldier patrolling Paris ahead of Olympics

The soldier was among thousands of troops serving in the Sentinelle force for France’s domestic security, created to guard prominent French sites.