Parisian authorities are expected to amend their plans for the post Olympic use of the French capital's ring road known as the "Périphérique" after a public consultation process on retaining  "Olympic Lanes" as a priority route after Paris 2024 received a negative response.

the project compared to the initial version," urban planning assistant Emmanuel Grégoire told Agence France

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed that "naysayers" are being proven wrong over the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes as neutrals in global sporting competition.

statement on the war in Ukraine when defending the IOC’s stance.Leaders from upcoming Olympic hosts France

Serbia and France got their respective men’s and women’s title defences off to flying starts at the International

year, opened with back-to-back victories in the Austrian city.Seeking to retain the women’s crown, France

KSSrbije pic.twitter.com/0VQ5ZdHiBe— FIBA3x3 (@FIBA3x3) May 30, 2023The Serbian team then defeated France

two wins on the opening day of competition in Vienna.Brazil overcame Germany 17-14 before seeing off France

and Austria all claimed Pool A victories along with France.Spain bounced back from their defeat to France

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too strong ©World TaekwondoMagda Wiet-Hénin, left, and Althéa Laurin, right, both won gold medals for France

reaching the semi-finals in the women's under-67kg ©World TaekwondoVictory for Laurin, right, lifted France

World and Olympic champion Joe Choong of Britain is likely to start as favourite in the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup Final in Ankara over the next four days when the first Olympic qualification spot for Paris 2024 will be at stake.

and his confidence will no doubt be boosted by his World Cup victory in Budapest.Valentine Prades of France

that she is a competitor for the big occasion.Last year's World Cup Final winner Elodie Clouvel of France

There was double joy for France on the second day of the World Taekwondo Championships here, and two

has revealed unprecedented levels of home support for the 2023 Rugby World Cup (RWC) to be held in France

directly with the event.In terms of positive public image, rugby is rated number one among all sports in France

Paris 2024 have named Olympic swimming gold medallists Laure Manaudou and brother Florent Manaudou as super ambassadors of the Olympic Torch Relay. 

Olympics, the most recent Games on French soil ©Getty ImagesThe Flame is to pass through 54 departments in France

revealed on June 23.It will be the first time that an Olympic Flame has been lit for a Summer Games in France

By the time you read this, I hope to be on my way to Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium to hear a concert by Bruce Springsteen, the veteran American rock musician known as "The Boss".

intended for closed rooms".In the event, there were only seven entries: three from the host nation France

World champion Artur Davtyan enjoyed a fruitful showing at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Varna.

 She held off firm competition from runner-up Djenna Laroui of France and third-placed Czech Barbora

Hungary's Luana Márton and Britain's Bradly Sinden earned the first gold medals in the featherweight category at the World Taekwondo Championships here.

rounds as the Olympic silver medallist defeated Arven Alcantara of the Philippines, Théo Lucien of France

Italy have topped the medals table at the third World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup meet of the season in Setúbal in Portugal.

The nation's team was tied with France and Hungary on one gold medal apiece but claimed three silvers

The 3x3 basketball qualification journey for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games begins tomorrow with the eighth edition of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Cup.

World Cup, five-time winners and defending champions Serbia are in a tough Pool A with European powers France

Netherlands, Mongolia, Switzerland, Japan, and Hungary comprise Pool D.Women's defending champions France

Canada's swimming team is set to take part in a training camp from July 13 to 22 before next year's Olympic Games begins in Paris four days later.

Nautical Stadium in Normandy.In addition to finetuning technique, it is hoped that simply being in France

It has been announced that 3x3 basketball has been dropped from the second edition of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games in Indonesia later this year due to the lack of a suitable venue. 

2019 when the competition was held at Mission Beach in Qatar's capital.Russia won the men's event and France