The International Testing Agency (ITA) is honing its tools for the Paris Olympics and will implement technology and new models to identify and deter potential cheats.

2018, the ITA not only oversees the anti-doping programme for the Olympics but also for the Tour de France

The news shocked the sporting community in South Africa when the "Golden boy of sport" and former world high jump champion, Jacques Freitag, was found dead in a cemetery in West Pretoria after being missing for 15 days.

At the Stade de France in Paris, during the IAAF (now World Athletics) World Championships, Freitag cleared

Despite the absence of Lionel Messi, who has ruled himself out due to physical problems, and a number of clubs refusing to release players, Argentina coach Javier Mascherano has managed to include four Qatar 2022 World Cup winners among the 18 players selected for the Albiceleste's quest for a third Olympic gold medal in their history.

If Argentina finish first, they will play the second-placed team from Group A (which includes France,

Although designed to be eco-friendly and free of air-conditioning, the Paris Olympic Village will be fitted with 2,500 temporary cooling units when athletes arrive later this month, organisers said on Tuesday. 

of athletes, but I think a lot more about the survival of humanity," she told French radio station France

The Nord département rolled out the red carpet for the Olympic Torch on a day packed with smiles and emotions. The locals were out in force on the roadsides of Nord, where nature, heritage, know-how and culture combine to give this place a unique charm.

anticipation of the event, and the 181 torchbearers included international footballer Raphaël Varane, Miss France

minier de Wallers-Arenberg 🔥Pour suivre en direct le Relais de la Flamme sur la chaîne digitale de France

The fans' favourites were the last two Torchbearers: Miss France 2024 winner, Ève Gilles from Dunkirk

Brazilian footballer Bia Zaneratto will miss the Olympics due to a foot fracture, she revealed on Instagram on Sunday.

stress fracture will prevent her from competing in the Olympic competition, which begins this month in France

The Slovenian attacked in the final kilometre of the Alpine giant, with only Vingegaard close behind. He crested the summit with an 8-second lead, but on the descent he extended his advantage to 50 seconds over his main rival. Pogacar attacked first and the Dane couldn't keep up. Behind them, Ayuso, Rodríguez and Evenepoel remained in the lead group.

He wanted to deliver the first blow to Jonas Vingegaard in this 2024 Tour de France.

This stage win in the Tour de France was his twelfth in a stage race.

🏆🇸🇮 @TamauPogi remporte l’étape 4 du #TDF2024 à @valloire pic.twitter.com/oIO3LPFSjp— Tour de France

) July 2, 2024It was a battle between the two leading figures of the last four years of the Tour de France

INSANE descent from Tadej🙌 Quelle descente de Tadej #TDF2024 pic.twitter.com/L7Eu9dsZv8— Tour de France

concentrating on preparations for the Games later this month rather than the political turmoil rocking France

far-left alliance, while President Emmanuel Macron's centrist allies came third, further unsettling France

snap election is a hung parliament, which could lead to months of political paralysis in a beleaguered France

protectionism, further inflaming potential protests and the hostile climate in a divided and highly polarised France

Christophe Dubi, executive director of the Olympic Games, defends the IOC's management and warns that "criticism of the under-utilisation of venues is exaggerated". He also justified the change in the approach to designating host cities, while defending previous allocations.

way around.Christophe Dubi (Olympic Games Director at the IOC) answers questions from journalists, France

From today, Tuesday 2 July, until next 7 July, 24 teams will be competing for the last tickets to Paris this summer. The competition will take place in four venues: Valencia (Spain), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Athens (Greece) and Riga (Latvia). Only the champion of each venue will secure a place at the Olympic Games.

LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, are already enjoying the last few weeks of preparation, or France

each of these four pre-Olympic tournaments will join the eight countries that have already qualified: France

Paris 2024 has announced the grand opening of its flagship megastore for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games. The store is located at Place Clemenceau, 75008 Paris, on the iconic Champs-Elysees.

With a diverse price range from €5 (pens, bracelets, and notebooks) to €800 (giant plush toys made in France

The main risk to the Paris Games due to France's current political instability is the potential for public disturbances, which could strain the already stretched security services, a former International Olympic Committee executive told AFP on Monday.

former head of marketing at the IOC, told AFP that the level of political support and enthusiasm around France

First, Andrew Wiggins and the Warriors “mutual decision” left the national team without the two-way forward for the Olympics; then the Memphis Grizzlies’ rookie center said ‘no thank you’ to coach Jordi Fernandez’s training camp invite, opening a huge hole in the paint for the gold-medal contenders.

the podium against big-time rivals like Spain, current world-champion Germany, the home country of France

Air France-KLM has reported that the Olympic Games have reduced summer traffic to Paris, resulting in

The Air France-KLM group warned on Monday that the Olympic Games would cause a drop in revenue of up

postponing their holidays until after the Olympics or considering alternative travel plans," it added.Air France-KLM

Travel to and from France is expected to normalise after the Olympics, with encouraging demand levels

exchange, which rose 2%.As one of the official partners of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, Air France

summer would be the first time the airline would return to pre-pandemic activity levels.Last year, Air France-KLM

More than 30 venues of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are very similar. That’s because most were constructed well before Paris became a candidate to host the upcoming Games, which get underway from 26 July until 11 August.

From the iconic 80,000-seat Stade de France in Saint Denis, which will host athletics, Para athletics