January 2024 begins with a flurry of sporting activity in the run-up to Paris 2024. The thirty-third Olympic Games of the modern era, with more than 10,000 athletes, will begin in the Paris region on 26 July.

2024 Olympic Games, alongside five men's teams (Australia, Netherlands, India, Argentina, and South Africa

) and five women's teams (Australia, Netherlands, China, Argentina, and South Africa).

2023 ended with scandal in the Ivorian Taekwondo Federation (FITKD). A female athlete, reportedly a bronze medalist of 2022 African Taekwondo Championships, accused the National team coach of sexual harassment.

As We Africa reports, she wrote to the National Technical Director (NTD) on December 1, seeking clarification

A French court has sentenced a footballer who shared a video calling for a "black day for Jews" to pay €45,000 euros to avoid prison. The footballer must also publish the sentence in several newspapers and on Instagram.

the French Football Federation banned him for seven matches.Youcef Atal is currently focusing on the Africa

Oscar Pistorius, the celebrated South African athlete known for his personal triumphs, will be released from prison on parole after serving half of his sentence for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

Johannesburg, historically the continent's most liveable city.Gold medallist Oscar Pistorius of South Africa

Two days before the start of the 46th edition of the Dakar Rally, its director, David Castera, insists that the race will be "more challenging than ever". He acknowledges that Saudi Arabia offers "all the elements to achieve something challenging". The rally will start in Al-Ula on the 5th of January and will finish in Yanbu on the 19th of January after thirteen stages with significant innovations.

We are experiencing what we used to have in Africa.

Atal, who is currently on trial in France on charges for inciting hatred, has been named in Algeria's Africa

GETTY IMAGESBelmadi has kept faith with several of the key players from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Having been selected by FIFA, the Spain-Morocco-Portugal joint bid will now have to meet the requirements. World football's governing body will begin overseeing all aspects of  the proposal in the three countries from 2024. At the end of the year, FIFA will issue a binding suitability report and set out a roadmap.

FIFA's requirements must be met in South America, Europe and Africa - three interconnected continents

WFDF President, American Robert "Nob" Rauch, sat down for an exclusive interview with InsideTheGames to talk about the success of 2023 and his future goals, including being an Olympian at the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. 

also noted the globalisation of the sport and the wide range of events in all parts of the world, from Africa

We held successful elections in two of our continental federations, maintaining strong leadership in Africa

The coming year promises to be thrilling for sports enthusiasts. The 33rd Olympic Summer Games will capture the world's attention in July and August, but the excitement doesn't stop there.

January will also be a busy month with the Africa Cup of Nations taking place from 13 January to 11 February

Taekwondo is one of only six sports that have won Nigeria an Olympic medal, yet it remains an untapped resource, constrained by challenges both internally and externally, Punch Nigeria reports.

rift was evident following its adverse effect on the Taekwondo community, as the 15th PANAMAI West Africa

Ivory Coast government has said that everything is already in place for the African Cup of Nations football tournament, to be held in six different stadiums from 13 January to 11 February 2024. 

In Tokyo 2020, Africa had a strong representative in taekwondo’s Mixed Gender Team Showcase.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has won the approval of Parliament for the 2024 budget, including funding for the organisation of the 13th African Games. A total of 14 million euros has been approved for the budget, with a significant portion of it earmarked for the continental sporting event.

The Club World Cup will have a new format, completely different from the current one and very similar to the recent World Cups: 32 teams, every four years with group stage and playoffs leading to the final.

teams:As mentioned above, UEFA (Europe) will have 12 teams, CONMEBOL (South America) six, while CAF (Africa

On the initiative of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the Republic of Azerbaijan and under the joint partnership of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and the European Olympic Committees (EOC), the 3rd Regional Workshop on Digital Communication and Social Media was held in Lausanne on 14 December.

Director of DMS-Azerbaijan, at the seminar attended by 17 NOC representatives from Europe, Asia and Africa