Latvia's men and Azerbaijan's women won the FIBA 3x3 Universality 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Hong Kong, China, to book their places at the Paris Olympics.

The first edition of the Padel Best Expo in Monte-Carlo held alongside the Rolex Master, ended with a gala dinner at Twiga, where the winners of the Givova Five Padel Cup were awarded. Italy was honoured for launching the event and is already thinking about the 2025 edition.

Juan Antonio Samaranch, vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), reiterated that the Olympic Movement has "a lot at stake" with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, because the event must be "the symbol needed to change the terrible dynamic" that the planet is experiencing.

In line with its vision of "Games Wide Open," Paris 2024 was delighted to work with the Torch Relay's Presenting Partners, Coca-Cola and Banque Populaire & Caisse d'Epargne, to involve as many French people as possible in the Torch Relay. By taking the flame to six overseas territories, the Relay across the Oceans will also prepare French people from all over the world to celebrate the Games. 

French President Emmanuel Macron says he remains hopeful that national team captain Kylian Mbappé will be able to play for his country at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.

Health agency has warned of the risk of importing the disease as France will welcome millions of foreign visitors during the Olympic Games, according to AFP, in a new worry for the Organising Committee chaired by Tony Estanguet.

Although still a taboo subject for some, significant progress is being made in studying the influence of the menstrual cycle on the psychophysical performance of elite and Olympic athletes, who are beginning to be included in scientific studies in this area.

The Baseball Association of Hong Kong in China will host the 12-team tournament, the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced. The event will be held at the Central Harbourfront Event Space.

The Olympic flame will burn in the Tuileries Gardens in front of the iconic Louvre Museum and not near the Eiffel Tower, as some had speculated in recent months.

Following the conclusion of the fifth qualifying event of the 2023 and 2024 Trampoline World Cup Series, the International Gymnastics Federation has officially announced the allocation of individual quota places for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

According to a poll published on Monday, only a third of French people are "very" or "somewhat" impatient for the Olympic Games to be held in Paris from 26 July to 11 August.

The French government raised its terror alert to the highest level on Sunday in response to last Friday's attack on a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow that killed 137 people.

France is racing to stop virus-carrying tiger mosquitoes from disrupting the Paris Olympics, where millions of visitors are expected.

The International World Games Association and the Chinese Olympic Committee have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote sports and disciplines that appear on the World Games programme.

The Bahrain Olympic Committee, with the support of Dallah Company and in partnership with the French Embassy in Bahrain, successfully organised a global relay race.