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Paris Deputy Mayor backs plan to move early Olympic handball fixtures from Lille to Paris

  • Paris 2024

Paris Deputy Mayor Pierre Rabadan has backed a proposal for preliminary round handball fixtures at Paris

the venue for preliminary round basketball matches, with the originally planned Hall Six of the Arena Paris

for the early stages of the competitions.French publication L'Équipe reported that while the City of Paris

basketball fixtures to the Pierre-Mauroy Stadium in Lille ©Getty ImagesA final decision is expected at a Paris

matches due to be played at the Pierre-Mauroy Stadium and the basketball fixtures at the 15,000-capacity Bercy

has expressed concerns over the move to Lille, which is approximately 210 kilometres from Paris.The Paris


Paris 2024 aiming to pick new basketball venue by July

  • Paris 2024

Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet has revealed that the Olympic Organising Committee is continuing

Fixtures for the preliminary phase were initially organised for Hall Six of the Arena Paris Sud, which

Association player Evan Fournier was one of the French athletes to criticise the choice of the Arena Paris

Poirier and Andrew Albicy were a part of the group of athletes to criticise the choice of using the Arena Paris

The replacement venue is scheduled to hold the pool part of the Paris 2024 basketball competition with

the tournament moving to the Bercy Arena for the knockout stages.


FIG releases gymnastics qualification criteria for Paris 2024

  • Gymnastics

FIG) has revealed the qualification process for artistic, rhythmic and trampoline gymnastics for the Paris

competitions in 2024 are to be the last chance for all other hopefuls.There are to be 192 artistic gymnasts at Paris

guaranteeing representation from across the continents.Artistic gymnastics is scheduled to take place at Paris

2024 at the Bercy Arena from July 27 to August 5 while rhythmic gymnastics is scheduled to take place

from August 8 to 10 at Porte de la Chapelle Arena and trampoline is also to take place at the Bercy


Several cities bidding to host basketball matches at Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Several French cities have reportedly expressed interest in staging basketball matches at the Paris 2024

Olympics after organisers agreed to ditch the much-criticised Arena Paris Sud as a venue for the Games

Tremblay-en-France and Reims have all reportedly put their names in the mix to host preliminary phase fixtures at Paris

received criticism from members of France’s Olympic silver medal-winning team.A decision was then taken by Paris

Sud as a basketball venue for Paris 2024 ©Getty Images"I don't understand how we can transform a hall

statement read.The replacement venue will stage pool phase at the Games.Competition will then move to the Bercy

Arena for the knockout stages of the basketball tournaments at Paris 2024.


Paris 2024 and FIBA agree to find new venue for preliminary stage of Olympic basketball events

  • Paris 2024

Paris 2024 and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) have announced that preliminary round matches

will no longer take place at the Arena Paris Sud, with the venue having been criticised by players.

Paris 2024 and FIBA have worked together for several months, however, following the most recent sporting

Paris 2024 and FIBA will continue working closely together to identify a new venue for the preliminary

Both Paris 2024 and FIBA are confident of positive developments in the coming months in order to provide

The replacement venue will stage pool phase matches at the Games.Competition will then move to the Bercy

Arena for the knockout stages of the basketball tournaments at Paris 2024.The United States are the


Fourcade insists Paris 2024 basketball venue meets FIBA criteria after criticism

  • Basketball

Paris 2024 Athletes’ Commission President Martin Fourcade has hit back at criticism of the basketball

selection of Hall Six at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre as a stage for basketball matches at Paris

also been reported that FIBA has raised issues over the suitability of the location, called the South Paris

of the selection of Hall Six at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre as a basketball venue for Paris

wake up because you're embarrassing us in the eyes of the world there," Poirer posted on Twitter.The Bercy

Arena is due to host the later stages of the basketball tournaments at Paris 2024.The United States


French players criticise "embarrassing" proposed basketball venue for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Controversy is escalating over the Paris 2024 basketball venue, with several French players publicly

tournaments at the Olympics in two years' time are due to be held at the venue branded as the South Paris

Arena, which houses the annual Paris International Agricultural Show.French publication L’Equipe has

while there are also concerns over the humidity in the sports hall due to a lack of ventilation.The Bercy

Arena is due to host the later stages of the basketball tournaments at Paris 2024.The United States


Paris 2024 expected to maintain plans for shooting and basketball venues

  • Paris 2024

Paris 2024 are expected to continue with plans to hold shooting events at La Courneuve, while Porte de

Paralympic Games), with representatives of the State and SOLIDEO on the subject of the shooting site of the Paris

2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games," Paris 2024 said, according to Francs Jeux."

The venue for the opening week of Paris 2024 basketball competitions has reportedly been a topic of discussion

is home to badminton and rhythmic gymnastics events, could stage competition.L’Equipe reported that Paris

2024’s plans remain unchanged for the basketball events.The Paris-Bercy Arena is due to host semi-final


France boasts largest delegation as it prepares to host Paris Judo Grand Slam

  • Judo

A total of 285 athletes are set to compete at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy for the International

Judo Federation (IJF) World Tour Grand Slam in Paris which begins tomorrow.

division, Mongolia's Ariunbold Enkhtaivan has the chance to better his result from last year's event in Paris

men's under-66kg competition.The two-time Olympic medallist and 2015 world champion has also won the Paris

Paris Grand Slam 2022? FEB 5 -6?


James Thomas: Hearing everyone's perspective important as British Gymnastics plots course to Paris 2024

  • Inside the Blogs

what we do afterwards and the preparations that are already underway for the next cycle, leading to Paris

of the Tokyo Games, work has been happening behind the scenes to get ready for the next challenge in Paris

to stage the 2022 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships ©Getty ImagesFrom what I heard and saw in Paris

Paris as many people will know is a beautiful city and I can really imagine the streets filled with fans

and many British supporters making the short journey to cheer on our gymnasts in the wonderful Bercy

see fans in venues across the Olympic Park in Tokyo, it will be fantastic to see spectators back in Paris



Djokovic takes one step closer to record Paris Masters title

  • Tennis

Novak Djokovic took one step closer to his sixth Paris Masters title with a routine 6-4, 6-3 victory

against American Taylor Fritz at the Bercy Arena.

@HugoGaston7 #RolexParisMasters pic.twitter.com/b6bMc9i9gu— ROLEX PARIS MASTERS (@RolexPMasters) November


Global Sports Week announces Paris 2024 venue as host for 2022 edition

  • Paris 2024

The Accor Arena - one of the venues for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games - has been chosen

Global Sports Week Paris has confirmed the third edition of the annual gathering will be held at the

arena from March 7 to 11 in 2022.The Accor Arena - formerly named Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy -

join forces with the Accor Arena and to be able to organize the third edition of Global Sports Week Paris

This special place has been able to reinvent itself over time and will be a major venue for the Paris

And we will soon be hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris 2024."


International Judo Federation clarifies decision to postpone Paris Grand Slam

  • Judo

The Paris Grand Slam will not go ahead in May after the International Judo Federation (IJF) claimed the

in the calendar, with the Kazan Grand Slam scheduled to be held from May 5 to 7, while this year’s Paris

made aware of the change to the schedule, FFJ President Stéphane Nomis spoke of his frustration at the Paris

Although the IJF had put a placeholder in the calendar for the Paris event in May, having not received

proper feedback about any aspects of the event to be organised in Paris, nor a signed agreement, in

the rich history of this event, which unites in a special atmosphere the Judo Family every year in Bercy


Mike Rowbottom: Here come the European Athletics Indoor Championships - where Dalton Grant had his finest hour…

  • Inside the Blogs

The old insult about "fans with typewriters" was not coined without reason. As a member of the press - I believe I may still use that term? - you are supposed to report the truth - I believe this concept still exists? - without bias. Or at least to try.

understandable that there was a special exultation in the success of British high jumper Dalton Grant at the Paris

backing his talent and taking risks he had cojones.By the time he arrived at the Palais Omnisports de Bercy

Commonwealth Games.This was the moment when he first turned silver to gold, and it was as glorious as was Paris

talent and guts who had his golden breakthrough at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Paris