Tributes were paid to Alpine skier Blanca Fernández-Ochoa during an event held by the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), celebrating athletes from the 1984 Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

The death of a Tokyo 2020 construction worker from heatstroke in the last few days has again cast the spotlight on the danger of extreme weather conditions.

Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Pernell Whitaker has died after being hit by a vehicle in Virginia Beach, police have said.

The unusual weather patterns experienced by parts of California in recent years have taken their toll on the 1984 Olympic rowing venue.

Paul Gonzales, an Olympic boxing gold medal winner at Los Angeles 1984, has been charged with committing lewd acts upon a 13-year-old student.

British fencer Steven Paul competed at three Olympic Games - Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984 and Barcelona 1992 - without winning a medal. He found more success after he retired when he trained Pierce Brosnan for his fencing scenes in the James Bond film Die Another Day and served as the actor's double for the more technical shots in the movie released in 2002. The film earned $432 million worldwide, becoming the sixth highest-grossing film of the year. 

Los Angeles 2028 has released a teaser trailer for its new "Building our Legacy" video series featuring nine-time Olympic champion Carl Lewis.

Los Angeles 2024 has marked the 33^rd anniversary of the 1984 Olympic Games’ Opening Ceremony in the Californian city by holding a celebratory reunion for volunteers at the iconic LA Memorial Coliseum.

French politician Michel Barnier returns to the negotiating table as he leads the European Union team in the discussions on Brexit.

Trainers and a basketball jersey worn by Michael Jordan at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games have achieved record prices at auction.

Olympic gold medallist Yasuhiro Yamashita has been elected President of the All Japan Judo Federation.

Olympic silver medallist Danny Lee Harris has denied sending inappropriate sexual messages to a 17-year-old student after he pleaded not guilty to charges at Alhambra Superior Court.

US President Elect Donald Trump has called International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to "express his strong support" for Los Angeles 2024. 

A former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) vice-president has alleged that the number of positive drugs tests at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics was "capped" at 12 despite a higher number of failures.

The wife of David Laut, the 1984 Olympic shot put bronze medallist, has been found guilty in California of murdering him and could face up to 50 years in prison.