Despite her frail shoulder, 102-year-old Melanie Berger-Volle will carry the Olympic torch as high as she can, promoting the values of friendship between peoples that she championed during her time in the French Resistance during the Second World War.

d'amitié entre les peuples qu'elle a défendues pendant la #Résistance pic.twitter.com/frFLeyHaRa— FRANCE

More than 250,000 new tickets for the Olympic Games have will go on sale on Wednesday 17 April at 10am CEST. This is one of the last opportunities to see the stars of the Games in action, including Léon Marchand, Teddy Riner, Simone Biles, Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson and Lebron James.

 -France vs.

 -France vs Canada - Sunday 28 July, 9pm at Saint-Etienne, from €30.

 All France and USA games in Lille available again.

 -France vs. Japan - Tuesday 30 July at 17.15pm, from €50. -France vs.

 -France vs. Nigeria - Thursday 1 August at 17.15, from €50. -France vs.

The final continental qualifier for the Paris 2024 Taekwondo tournament took place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 9-10 April.

France still has to nominate two male athletes as host nation. 4 more quota places (two for men and two

This weekend, all the teams that will take part in the women's handball competition at Paris 2024 will be decided, after the men's groups were determined in the three pre-Olympic tournaments.

They joined the other six teams that qualified earlier: hosts and reiginign Olympic champions France,

 Hosts and also reigning Olympic champions France, current World champions Denmark, South Korea,

As part of its centenary celebrations, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) is launching the first ever "International Hockey Day" on 13-14 April 2024. 

 The International Hockey Federation was created on 7 January 2024 in Paris, France.

Security for the Paris Saint-Germain-Barcelona Champions League football match at the Parc des Princes will be "significantly increased" after Islamic State threatened to "kill them all".

IS has threatened the Champions League quarter-finals, not specifically in France, through one of its

A €50 million loan. That is how the French government is trying to help Atos, its data partner and the company in charge of the cyber security of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, to get out of debt. Atos wants to ensure that its financial problems do not affect the Games and is seeking funding to keep itself afloat.

The Islamic State has threatened terrorist attacks at four stadiums during the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, according to the SITE Intelligence Group.

called for greater confidence to reassure the public about possible terrorist attacks and insisted that France

GETTY IMAGESThe French Minister for Sport, Amelie Oudea-Castera, told France 2 that there is no terrorist

threat to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, but that France will continue to do what's necessary to

World Rugby has hailed as "historic" the prosecution of a man in Australia for sending threatening messages to the referee and his family. He has been identified, pleaded guilty and was granted bail of AU$1,000 Australian dollars (€609). He will also be banned from all World Rugby events.

after sending threatening messages to the referee and to his family at a match at the 2023 World Cup in France

In an interview with 'Le Parisien' published on Monday 8 April, the Minister of the Interior explained the plan put in place to secure the opening ceremony and the Paris Games in general.

, Gérald Darmanin assessed the security measures for the Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in France

August and then from 28th August to 8th September).According to him, there is no cause for concern: France

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. 

 On its way to the third Olympic Games in France, the Flame will leave Brest in a spirit of celebration

During his visit to Paris on 2 and 3 April, Ukrainian Sports Minister Matvi Bidny told 'Le Monde' that Ukraine was closely following the International Olympic Committee's examination of athletes eligible to take part in the Olympic Games

Matvi Bidny studied five sites in the Île-de-France region, including some in Paris, which could host

the Maison de l'Ukraine, as proposed by France.

The Parc de la Villette in Paris, where Club France and many National Olympic Committees will be based

Bidny, a former wrestler, stated that "we are very grateful that Ukrainian athletes are welcome in France

", adding that "it is essential that Russian athletes do not feel welcome in France".

A French charity has issued a warning about the pollution and dangers of the River Seine, which will be used for triathlon and open water swimming competitions during the Olympic Games from July.

laboratory tests and concluded that the water of the Seine, which stretches almost 800 kilometres across France

world number two Jannik Sinner, begins his clay court season at the Monte Carlo Masters 1,000 with France

The athletics track for the Paris Olympics will be built in Italy, in a striking purple colour, with a bespoke surface that could be the fastest yet for athletes seeking top prizes in the sport.

Mondo has developed the Mondotrack EB, which will host 46 of the 48 athletics events at the Stade de France