Loud and proud track and field enters Olympic fray full of star quality
Noah Lyles, Keely Hodgkinson and Julien Alfred are among medal hopefuls who could become household names in Paris
Ingebrigtsen v Kerr: bickering rivals ready for titanic 1500m battle on track
Echoes of Coe v Ovett abound as Norwegian great looks to take down Brit who beat him to world championship glory
‘It’s always going to be me’: Noah Lyles defends fastest man in world claim
The American sprinter says he’s the fastest man in the world despite Kishane Thompson clocking a quicker time this year
Revealed: how a Kenyan runner turned undercover agent to lift the lid on dopers
Special report A meeting in a New York coffee shop helped US investigators get the inside track on a network of doping and the agents that prey on vulnerable athletes
Olympic mind Games: 10 ways athletes try to gain a psychological edge
From meticulous preparation to sandbagging, breaking down the psychic toolbox competitors in Paris will be working with
Top Olympic tips for mental resilience to enhance success
Team GB’s lead psychologist Jess Thom reveals her advice to athletes to boost focus and performance
Team GB’s Phoebe Gill, 17, uses Emma Raducanu for inspiration in medal hunt
Team GB’s Phoebe Gill says she has been able to balance her A-level studies with her running as she vies for 800m glory
Purple reign: why Paris Olympics track could be the fastest in history
The Stade de France track has a new colour and, organisers hope, could provide the platform for a host of new records
Mystery solved after 116 years: how the King helped prove marathon really is 26m 385yds
Joe Neanor set out to prove length of 1908 Olympic race – and the official distance since then – was correct
Johnson-Thompson one of 50 athletes to use revered World Cup dressing room
Katarina Johnson-Thompson will be one of only 50 athletes at the Paris Olympics with access to the same dressing room as France’s 1998 champions
Inside the Olympic medal factories: how Team GB are shaping up in key sports
Big names eye gold in athletics and swimming while Britain hope to improve on their rowing showing from Tokyo
24 for Paris 2024: must-watch Olympians who will light up the Games
Our writers pick six GB athletes, six Australians, six Americans and six from around the world who have stories well worth following
Katarina Johnson-Thompson reveals uncertainty over fitness before Paris
The heptathlete is aiming for her first Olympic medal. Despite concerns over tendonitis, she has ‘found joy’ during preparations
Nina Kennedy among three Australians to fine-tune for Olympics with wins in London
Reigning world champion clears 4.85m in women’s pole vault, as Mackenzie Little and Oliver Hoare also win Diamond League events