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Trampoline: Paris 2024 qualifiers confirmed after World Cup Series

  • Gymnastics

Following the conclusion of the fifth qualifying event of the 2023 and 2024 Trampoline World Cup Series, the International Gymnastics Federation has officially announced the allocation of individual quota places for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

China; Ivan Litvinovich, Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN); Dylan Schmidt, New Zealand; Pierre Gouzou, France

Xueying Zhu, China; Bryony Page, Great Britain; Iana Lebedeva, AIN; Hikaru Mori, Japan; Lea Labrousse, France



French Interior Minister: "ready" to guarantee security during the Olympics

  • Paris 2024

The attack on a Moscow concert hall that left at least 139 people dead and more than 182 injured has raised fresh security fears for the Paris Olympics, prompting France's interior minister to pledge on Monday that police and intelligence services were "ready".

The government raised the country's terror threat level to its maximum on Sunday as France is a frequent

a branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan, believed to be behind the killings, had also tried to attack France

 "France, because we defend universal values, and are in favour of secularism... is particularly

infrastructure, according to the interior ministry.Attal said 45 terrorist attacks had been foiled in France


Around a thousand boats to accompany the Olympic torch in Marseille

  • Paris 2024

Prefecture has announced that a huge nautical parade will accompany the arrival of the Olympic torch in France

The arrival of the Olympic torch in France on 8 May will be accompanied by a huge nautical parade along

French soil on the coast of Marseilles on 8 May, the torch will embark on an 80-day journey across France


Are the French enthusiastic about Paris 2024?

  • Paris 2024

According to a poll published on Monday, only a third of French people are "very" or "somewhat" impatient for the Olympic Games to be held in Paris from 26 July to 11 August.

between 29 February and 4 March.It will carry the Olympic Flame and then the Paralympic Flame across France

Paris2024) July 25, 2023According to the survey, released at a professional journalism conference in France

reflecting the demographic characteristics of the population aged 18 and over living in metropolitan France


Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi 2024 Day 3: Georgia finishes with four gold medals

  • Judo

There were four Georgian athletes on the final day of the 2024 Judo Tbilisi Grand Slam, but only two represented their homeland. It was the last day of an interesting and intense event in the capital of the Caucasian country.

Netherlands) in the final of the 78 kg category, while Renee Lucht (Germany) defeated Coralie Hayme (France

Coralie Hayme (France).3. Hyeonji Lee (South Korea).3.


Paris streets flooded with Games-related protests

  • Paris 2024

Tensions escalate in Paris as various forms of activism gain momentum. Notable actions include an "anti-racism dance" organised in support of singer Aya Nakamura, and activists making statues in the city 'talk' to raise awareness of homeless people's struggles.

They had the message: "France is not humiliated by black people, it is humiliated by racists."


France raises terror alert to maximum four months before Olympics

  • Paris 2024

The French government raised its terror alert to the highest level on Sunday in response to last Friday's attack on a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow that killed 137 people.

up.France's terror alert system has three levels, the highest of which is activated after an attack in France

sur notre pays, nous avons décidé de…— Gabriel Attal (@GabrielAttal) March 24, 2024In recent years, France

This organisation threatens France and has recently been involved in several foiled attacks in various

European countries, including Germany and France," the prime minister's office said.The alert level

par plusieurs menaces visant des lycées français ces derniers jours ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/7iGjoV86oD— FRANCE


Paris 2024: Volunteers Convention gathers 40,000 volunteers ready to party

  • Paris 2024

Paris 2024 held its Volunteer Convention to give the 45,000 volunteers selected for the Games a unique behind-the-scenes experience of the world's biggest sporting event. The event took place at the Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, a future venue for the Paris 2024 Games.

Ambassadors of the Volunteer Programme, presented the ambition of the Games to volunteers from all over France

volunteers were able to discover the medals, the torch, the mascots and the programme of celebrations in France


Paris 2024 aims to be mosquito-free

  • Paris 2024

France is racing to stop virus-carrying tiger mosquitoes from disrupting the Paris Olympics, where millions

last 20 years, the Asian tiger mosquito has established itself in various parts of Europe, including France

authorities recently declared Normandy in the northwest, the last remaining mosquito-free region in France

France reported 45 cases of dengue last year, attributed to local transmission of the virus.



UEFA settles with Liverpool fans over Champions League final chaos

  • UEFA

UEFA has reached a settlement with the Liverpool fans who claimed physical and psychological injuries at the 2022 Champions League final in Paris, the European governing body announced on Friday.

Liverpool fans experienced the security chaos at the 2022 Champions League final hosted at the Stade de France

Not once, but twice did the UEFA express its regret over the episode at the Stade de France.


German FA: Berlin slams Adidas-Nike switch as 'lack of patriotism'

  • Football

The German Football Association is to change its sportswear supplier after 70 years. The contract runs until 2027. Robert Habeck, Germany's finance minister, said: "I expected more patriotism" from the association. Adidas is a German multinational company founded in 1949.

has secured one of the most powerful teams in the world, adding another national team to the likes of France


African Games: Nigeria's Amusan and Brume shine in athletics

  • Ghana 2023

The 2023 African Games come to a close on Saturday after two weeks of intense competition in Accra, Ghana, with Egypt emerging as the best team by far and the athletics competition providing a stunning spectacle in the final week.

Tori Tara Davis and Jasmine Moore, Serbia's Ivana Vuleta and Germany's Malaika Mihambo at the Stade de France


Chinese Olympic Committee signs MoU with IWGA

  • World Games

The International World Games Association and the Chinese Olympic Committee have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote sports and disciplines that appear on the World Games programme.

This is the IWGA's third co-signed MoU of 2024, following agreements with France and Spain on 20 February