French Handball Federation (FFHB) President Philippe Bana has praised the creation of a sporting facility in Lille and has seemingly embraced the city's hosting of Paris 2024 fixtures after previous displeasure.

Handball's knockout rounds are set to take place at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in the Villeneuve-d'Ascq

attendance record being set at the arena which will have a maximum of 30,000 fans present for Paris 2024.The Stade

Pierre-Mauroy had already set the benchmark at the 2017 World Championship with 28,010.The preliminary

Paris 2024 and International Basketball Federation (FIBA) representatives have visited the Stade Pierre-Mauroy

The Stade Pierre-Mauroy has proved a controversial choice for basketball matches, with concerns expressed

August 4.Knockout ties are then due to be held in Paris at the Bercy Arena from August 6 to 11.The Stade

Pierre-Mauroy is also set to be used for handball knockout matches at Paris 2024.It previously held

National Basketball Association (NBA) star Stephen Curry hopes to represent the United States for the first time at an Olympic Games in Paris next year.

has proved a source of controversy, with group stage matches set to be played outside of Paris at the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, followed by knockout ties at the Bercy Arena.The NBA held a match in Paris yesterday

Pistons 126-108.Officials from the NBA met with French Basketball Federation (FFBB) President Jean-Pierre

The National Basketball Association (NBA) plans to hold another regular season match in the French capital Paris in 2024, having strengthened its ties with the Olympic and Paralympic Games host city.

Tatum and head of basketball operations Joe Dumars, French Basketball Federation (FFBB) President Jean-Pierre

advancing these plans.Basketball is set to feature at the Paris 2024 Olympics, but the choice of the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Lille as a group stage venue has proved controversial ©Getty ImagesMacron hailed the

has proved a source of controversy, with group stage matches set to be played outside of Paris at the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, followed by knockout ties at the Bercy Arena.The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are

The International Basketball Federation's (FIBA) Players' Commission has expressed concerns about the staging of group matches in Lille at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

previously expressed concerns over the relocation of group matches, FIBA "conditionally" approved the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy, citing "extraordinary reasons invoked by Paris 2024 and the International Olympic Committee

Pierre-Mauroy being used for group matches at Paris 2024.This included "worries about the health and

Pierre-Mauroy earlier this month, and added: "The same venue has been approved by the IHF [International

Pierre-Mauroy is also set to be used for handball knockout matches at Paris 2024.The FIBA Players' Commission

The South Paris Arena 6 and Lille's Stade Pierre-Mauroy have been confirmed as the handball venues for

people.The knockout phases in the men's and women's tournaments are scheduled to take place in the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy.The Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille is one of two arenas due to stage handball fixtures at

quarter-final between France and Sweden, which was won by the hosts on their way to lifting the trophy.The Stade

Pierre-Mauroy is also due to host basketball matches at Paris 2024 following lengthy negotiations.It

International Basketball Federation (FIBA) secretary general Andreas Zagklis has acknowledged that "basketball must contribute to the financial success" of the Paris 2024 Olympics with a proposed move of group stage matches to Lille.

remained FIBA's top priority.FIBA granted conditional approval to the staging of group matches at the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy, after officials previously expressed concerns over the relocation of matches from the

Pierre-Mauroy during Paris 2024, with the venue able to host 27,000 spectators during the EuroBasket

Pierre-Mauroy was "excellent news".The basketball venue for Paris 2024 has proved contentious this year.Hall

Pierre-Mauroy as a replacement for the preliminary phase in July, and FIBA granted its conditional approval

The International Basketball Federation's (FIBA) conditional approval of the Stade Pierre-Mauroy venue

Test events at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy are not scheduled until the summer of 2024, but Dubi was confident

to host men's and women's group matches before the final phase is held at Bercy Arena in Paris.The Stade

Pierre-Mauroy is then set to host handball knockout matches, following the group stage at Hall Six of

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has conditionally approved to host some of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games' basketball competitions away from the capital in Lille.

Lille's Stade Pierre-Mauroy is set to host the group games of the men's and women's events but the final

Bercy Arena is due to host the final stages of the Paris 2024 basketball tournaments after Lille's Stade

Pierre-Mauroy hosted the preliminary phases ©Getty ImagesStade Pierre-Mauroy’s history of hosting major

des Expositions at Porte Versailles.A decision is now awaited by the IOC to confirm the plan for the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy which is located more than 130 miles north of Paris.The basketball competitions at Paris

Olympic gold medal-winning handball coach Olivier Krumbholz is set to step down after leading hosts France through the women's tournament at Paris 2024.

due to be held at the Arena Paris Nord under the Organising Committee's latest proposals, before the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Lille stages knockout matches.Paris 2024 announced in July that basketball preliminaries

would move to the Stade Pierre-Mauroy following a long-standing controversy over the proposed venue

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has approved a series of changes to the planned venues for Paris 2024, with moves of the shooting venue and the Main Press Centre among those rubber-stamped, although "no definitive decision" has been taken on basketball.

2024 has been a long-standing source of controversy, and the Organising Committee has settled on the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, with the opening stages of the handball competitions moving to Hall Six of the

yet".Paris 2024 has faced growing budget and security concerns, but IOC Coordination Commission chair Pierre-Olivier

Paris 2024 chief executive Etienne Thobois has said recent adverse weather conditions, which led to record-high temperatures across Europe this summer, will be considered by the Organising Committee when preparing for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

added that facilities were being reviewed to ensure they had regulated temperatures, including the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy, the proposed basketball venue for the preliminary stages at the Games."

Sporting competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics is set to begin with football and rugby sevens action on July 24, two days prior to the Opening Ceremony.

is scheduled begin prior to the official opening.Twelve men's matches are due to take place at the Stade

July 24, the first two of which are in Group C at the Parc des Princes in Paris and in Group B at the Stade

de la Beaujoire in Nantes and Group A clash at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, following criticism of the original venue Hall Six of the Parc des Expositions

Pierre-Mauroy staging knockout matches.The women's final is scheduled for August 10 and the men's gold-medal

French President Emmanuel Macron has called a meeting with stakeholders in the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics next Monday (July 25) to receive progress reports.

importance on questions of security and transport following the UEFA Champions League final fiasco at the Stade

minutes.Various gates for entry to the national stadium were shut, leading to bottlenecks and crushes.The Stade

for the Olympics and Paralympics is also expected to be discussed, plus venue changes - including the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Lille now being selected for the preliminary phase of the basketball tournaments.

The Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille has been chosen by Paris 2024 as the venue for the preliminary phase

basketball competition had originally been due to be held, before the final stages will be contested at the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy.Stade-Pierre Mauroy’s history of hosting major international competitions was cited by

the final approval of the proposed venues after full competition of the technical assessment over the Stade

Pierre Mauroy’s compliance with FIBA’s requirements.FIBA secretary general Andreas Zagklis last month

expressed concerns over the possible relocation to Stade Pierre Mauroy along with members of France’