A number of hosts have been approved by the International Canoe Federation (ICF) to host World Cups and World Championships in eight of the ten International Canoe Federation disciplines from 2026 to 2028.

Among the five venues for the 2026 Canoe Slalom World Cups will be Vaires-sur-Marne in France - the venue

will host the 2025 edition, followed by Vila Joiosa in Spain, in 2026, Tahiti in 2027 and Cherbourg, France

Former Australian rugby union captain Michael Hooper has made a bittersweet debut in the sevens format and is aiming to be part of the team that will challenge for gold at Paris 2024.

the Year, although he is still adjusting to being ready for the Olympic competition, which begins in France

Olympic place.The former Australia captain, who was left out of the squad for the 2023 World Cup in France

In true rugby sevens fashion, just hours after playing Fiji, Australia took on France again and Hooper

Greece will host the election of the new IOC presidents, the head of the Hellenic Olympic Committee has announced. The torch-lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Games will also take place at Ancient Olympia on 16 April.

be a very special moment because Nana Mouskouri is someone who is highly respected and well known in France

With just over three and a half months to go until the Paris 2024 Games, there are still uncertainties surrounding the defence system designed to protect Paris from a hypothetical attack at the Opening Ceremony, when more than 300,000 people will gather with the eyes of the world upon them.

have recently intensified following the ISIS-K terrorist attack on Moscow's Crocus City Hall, with France

With an estimated fleet of nearly three million drones in private hands in France, the authorities are

French President Emmanuel Macron says he remains hopeful that national team captain Kylian Mbappé will be able to play for his country at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.

This time, he said he remained hopeful that national team captain Kylian Mbappé could pull on the France

during a visit to a school in the French capital.Mbappé has made it clear that he wants to represent France

the end of the season, with Real Madrid his likely destination.Mbappe is comforted by Macron after France

The tournament will be played from 24 July to 9 August in various stadiums across France, with France

After two of his top riders, Vingegaard and Van Aert, broke their collarbones in back-to-back crashes, the Visma-Lease boss warns of the need for "safer cycling". "I'm tired of waiting. The sooner the changes start, the better," he insists.

The head of the Visma-Lease team, which includes two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard, Richard

For the third year in a row, online coverage of U SPORTS championships set new records. The broadcasting model combines the best of traditional television with the flexibility of digital sports broadcasting and the availability of bilingual content.

gold medal win over the University of Toronto was the most watched U SPORTS women's hockey game in France

The 53rd edition of the Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar came to a close with the medals ceremony, which marked the end of an edition with a record number of countries represented (76) and a record number of participants in an Olympic year (more than 1,100).

the 53rd Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar:-470 Mixed: Camille Lecointre and Jeremie Mion (France

Armenian-born French wrestler Gagik Snjoyan has abandoned his Olympic dream over security fears by refusing to take part in the European wrestling qualifiers in Azerbaijan, reports AFP.

in 2001, Snjoyan began his wrestling career in his native country before his family sought asylum in France

Enes Basar (Turkey) and Victor Ciobanu (Moldova) qualified in the 60 kg category, while Sylla (France

Yerevan, Armenia was once again the centre of SAMBO as the 2024 World Championships took place at the "Gazprom Arena". Following the success of the 2023 World Championships, the International SAMBO Federation (FIAS) has once again awarded Yerevan with a high-level tournament.

ARMENIAThe Ukrainian national team were present in Yerevan with a full squad, while Russia, Belarus and France

A French international diver laughed off an embarrassing mishap in front of President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, when he fell off the diving board and crashed into the water at the inauguration of the aquatics centre for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

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debriefing" and admitting he had "fallen in front of the President of the Republic, in front of all of France

The serious crashes of the world's best cyclists, such as Roglic, Vingegaard, Evenepoel or Van Aert, increase the tension between the world authorities and the trade unions. "Cyclists are vulnerable to technological advances and we are very concerned," said David Lappartient, president of the International Cycling Union (UCI).

The 'war report' couldn't be more worrying: Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard suffered

The fourth edition of the ADXC has been confirmed for 18 May in Paris. The Dojo, a gymnasium located in the heart of the French capital and just a few kilometres away from the Eiffel Tower, will host the competition.

With three stellar editions under its belt and the fifth instalment set to take place in Abu Dhabi, France

Macron said on Thursday that Moscow was trying to promote the narrative that France was incapable of

Israel and Hamas in Gaza are complicating efforts to secure the Olympic Games, which will be held in France

Last Thursday, President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated the Olympic Aquatic Centre, but behind the flashes and smiles of the opening ceremony was a complex story that saw the budget increase by more than €115 million and the number of events reduced.

Something has been set up to find a financial balance and in the end France will be left without an Olympic

In 2001, during the bidding process for the Beijing 2008 Games, France submitted a bid in Moscow "with

rival London.It was then that the project was born to build an Olympic swimming pool, a facility that France

many, is not for World Aquatics, which requires a minimum of 15,000 for top-level swimming events, so France

happen for at least several years.As a result, the Olympic Aquatic Centre (CAO), linked to the Stade de France