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Draw for Paris 2024 Olympic Football Tournament

  • Paris 2024

The draw for the football competitions at the next Olympic Games took place on Wednesday 20 March 2024 at the Paris 2024 headquarters in Saint-Denis.

France will conclude their group stage campaign against New Zealand in Marseille on 30 July.The tournament

 La réaction du coach après le tirage masculin 👀 pic.twitter.com/rqafM6JPgl— Equipe France (@EquipeFRA

 Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024, said: "A France-US on 24 July in Marseille and a France-Colombia

the official ticketing website tickets.paris2024.org starting at €24 for all group matches (except France


International World Games Association meeting at the Olympic House

  • News

Last week, the President of the International World Games Association (IWGA), José Perurena, and the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, met at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Meeting, which resulted in the signing of several agreements, including three important NOC's from China, France


Basketball in Paris 2024: Dream Team to face Serbia

  • Paris 2024

the United States paired with reigning world runners-up Serbia in a draw held in Switzerland, where France

Group A if they manage to qualify.The other group pits reigning world champions Germany against hosts France

Tournement in Greece (Greece, Slovenia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Croatia and New Zealand).Group B:-France

-Puerto Rico.Group B:-France.-Australia.-Canada.-Nigeria.Group C:-United States.-Belgium.-Japan.


Paris 2024: IOC approves change of nationality for seven athletes

  • Olympics

 At its meeting on Tuesday, the Executive Board of the IOC approved the requests of seven athletes to change their Olympic nationality in order to be eligible to take part in the next Olympic Summer Games. The decision was taken on the basis of Article 41 of the Olympic Charter.

nbsp;All seven changes are related to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games:Chahrazed Ayachi – Wrestling – from France

to Tunisia Anastasiia Kirpichnikova – Swimming – from Russia to France Aleksandr Komarov –

to Serbia Rachel Neylan – Cycling – from Australia to Ireland Lisa Pou – Swimming – from France


Nakamura's possible Olympics appearance sparks racism controversy

  • Paris 2024

French investigators have opened an inquiry into alleged racism against French-Malian pop superstar Aya Nakamura following reports she may perform at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, the prosecutor's office said.

The investigation follows the filing of a complaint by the France-based International League Against


Football teams to find out their Paris 2024 opponents this Wednesday

  • Paris 2024

The Stade de France in Saint-Denis will host the draw for the men's and women's Olympic football groups

Former France star Thierry Henry will host the men's and women's draw for Paris 2024 on Wednesday 20

March at the Paris 2024 headquarters at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. 16 men's and 12 women's teams

Argentina, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic, France, New Zealand, the USA, Spain, Israel, Ukraine, Egypt

GETTY IMAGESThe USA lead the way in terms of Olympic appearances with 14, followed by France (13) and

France, the United States, Brazil, Colombia, Canada, New Zealand, Spain, Germany, Australia and Japan


Handball line-ups for Paris confirmed

  • Paris 2024

Over the weekend, the remaining men's handball teams for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games were finalised in three different countries, leaving a total of six teams to complete the 12 that will compete for gold from 25 July.

A dramatic 30-27 win in the final match secured Hungary's place at the 2024 Paris Olympics.Hosts France


Macron calls for ceasefire with Russia during Paris Olympics

  • Paris 2024

Russia will be asked for a ceasefire during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which will take place from 26 July to 11 August, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday "the request for a ceasefire during the Olympic Games. They (the Russians) have to do it. That's what has always happened." 

An interpreter quoted the French president as saying that France would do so in the spirit of the Olympic

explained his decision in the following way: "As is traditional in countries hosting the Olympic Games, France

Macron said that France would also respect the decision of the Olympic Committee to allow Russian athletes

proposal to cease fire during the Olympics:"I do not know about this statement of the President of France

O2YHUvYTTu— TabZ (@TabZLIVE) March 17, 2024Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called on France


Peter Sagan's Paris 2024 participation in doubt after new heart problems

  • Paris 2024

Three-time world road cycling champion Peter Sagan announced on Sunday that he will have to undergo a second operation to deal with a new incident that occurred during training in Marseille. The Slovakian suffered an arrhythmia last month and he underwent surgery to control his heart impulses.

Paris-Roubaix, the Tour of Flanders, three world championships and the green jersey of the Tour de France


Athletes who respect IOC conditions 'welcome' in Paris, says Bach

  • Paris 2024

Athletes who respect IOC conditions 'welcome' in Paris, says Bach. Asked about the case of Russian athletes, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Saturday that all athletes "willing to respect the conditions" set by the International Olympic Committee would be "welcome" at the Paris Olympics.

So we will see what happens," continued the IOC President, who is in Chamonix, France, for the centenary

Barcelona 1992 for Serbs and Montenegrins affected by international sanctions.IOC President Thomas Bach in France


French sports minister accused of defamation four months before Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Former French Football Federation president Noël Le Graët has filed a defamation lawsuit against Amélie Oudéa-Castéra over comments she made in February about the management of the 2023 bid. Le Graët resigned in February following a report by the General Inspectorate for Education, Sport and Research.

magistrates indicted Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra following a defamation lawsuit filed by former France

positions in the government with regard to the Paris 2024 celebrations, so this legal situation is keeping France



Valencia, Bologna, Manchester and Zhuhai to host Davis Cup final phase groups

  • Tennis

Valencia, Bologna, Manchester and Zhuhai are the cities that will host the 2024 Davis Cup final phase group stage from 10-15 September. The European cities are repeating, while the Chinese city will be hosting for the first time. The grand final of the tournament will be held in Malaga, Spain.

Qualifiers Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, the


Paris 2024: Olympic basketball tournament set for Tuesday

  • Paris 2024

The draw for the men's and women's Paris 2024 Olympic basketball tournaments will take place on 19 March at 19:00 CET at the the Patrick Baumann House of Basketbal in Mies, Switzerland.

OQT Spain winners and GermanyPot 2: Serbia, Australia and the winner of the OQT LatviaPot 3: Canada, France

FIBAPot 1: USA, China and AustraliaPot 2: Spain, Canada and BelgiumPot 3: France, Japan and SerbiaPot


Paris 2024: Parents complain about having to buy tickets for babies

  • Paris 2024

Parents of babies are calling for a change in ticket sales rules for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after discovering that their babies will be being denied access to venues unless they have their own paid seats.

Margaux Giddings, a nurse from south-west France, bought her ticket to watch the gymnastics last year