The Iranian athletes have bagged a dozen medals in the Paris Olympics: three gold, six silver, and three bronze medals. Iranian women have shone in the major sporting event with two of them rising to the top spots.

The International Olympic Committee says the games are not meant to be political.

The controversy of the 2024 Paris Olympics, currently taking place in France, lies in Israel being allowed to participate while it is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip.

Sports should not be intertwined with politics.

Iranian protesters oppose Israel's participation in the Summer Olympics, which they view as a significant double standard.

The 2024 Olympic Games kick off in Paris as the sports world reels from losing hundreds of potential Palestinian Olympians to the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza.

Here are Press TV's news headlines at 10:00 GMT, July 24, 2024.