Next month, Marseille is set to witness a monumental event as the Olympic torch arrives from Greece. On Friday, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced that approximately 6,000 police officers will be deployed to ensure the utmost security during this historic occasion.

British long jumper Jazmin Sawyers won't compete in this summer's Paris Olympics due to an Achilles rupture, it has been confirmed.

A French police union warned on Tuesday of potential disruptions to the Olympics torch relay before the start of the Paris Games in July unless officers receive bonuses.

The identities of the last two French torchbearers on Greek soil have been revealed ahead of the handover of the Olympic flame at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.

The Seine will play a starring role at Paris 2024, but now all the eyes are focused on its waters. Pollution and dirt, the uncertainty surrounding the opening ceremony on barges on the river and the possibility of events being cancelled are all major concerns with just three months to go.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Torch Relay will feature some 30 UNESCO World Heritage sites with the opening ceremony on 26 July - for the time in the history of the modern Olympics history - taking place within a UNESCO site.

Anti-terrorism police in France have detained a 16-year-old boy following a statement on social media expressing his desire to "die a martyr" at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris this summer.

On Tuesday, the Louvre Museum in Paris announced its intention to host yoga and sports sessions within its iconic galleries. This initiative is part of a broader city-wide cultural programme ahead of the Olympics.

The Paris City Hall will open its doors on the night of the national holiday to allow everyone to come and admire the Olympic flame. The torch will pass through the French capital on 14 and 15 July. It will return on 26 July for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin embarked on an official visit to Morocco on Monday, where he expressed appreciation for the kingdom's invaluable assistance in combatting terrorism within France in the build up to Paris 2024.

The Ugandan Olympic Committee (UOC) says it is ready for this summer's Olympic Games with a record medal haul expected. The UOC launched its road map to Paris 2024 last week in an event attended by France's ambassador to Uganda, Xavier Sticker.

Gracenote, Nielsen's content solutions business unit, has projected the top 10 nations in the medal table for Paris 2024 with the Games hosts expected to finish third behind the two Olympic superpowers.

From the Acropolis, Greece's most emblematic monument, the Olympic flame sends its timeless messages of peace and truce to the entire planet. The altar was lit by Olympic athlete Periklis Iakovakis, who received the light in the Propylaea from swimming champion Andreas Vazaios, as reported the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC).

World record-holder and Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus is eyeing the Paris 2024 Games ready to pursue the 200-400-800 swimming treble. Her recent triumph in Australia sets the scene for a fierce three-way battle against her fiercest rivals: American Katie Ledecky and Canadian Summer McIntosh.

Wharton Chan, secretary general of the Philippine Olympic Committe, said that after weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the Philippines' first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, he hopes more athletes will win gold at the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics.