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Paris 2024: Tracker dogs, valued members of the security detail

  • Paris 2024

The French government assures that security will be in place when the Paris Olympics begin in July. However, concerns remain about the availability of sufficient dog units capable of sniffing out drugs, weapons and explosives.

France is currently under a "terrorist threat" alert following several jihadist attacks since the 2010s


Quiles vs. Ibáñez to headline the IBA Champions' Night in Madrid

  • Boxing

The event will take place on 4 May at the Madrid Arena. The fight will be for the IBA European Championship title in the -57kg category. The Spanish boxer and the Bulgarian representative have both qualified for Paris 2024.

IBA World Championship bronze medallist Martín Molina of Spain takes on Bilal Bennama of France, also


Paris 2024 Organising Committee examines the legacy of the Olympic Games

  • Paris 2024

Five months before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, all the stakeholders gathered at the Docks d'Aubervilliers in Seine-Saint-Denis to take stock of six years of work and to set out their commitments to ensure that the momentum of the Games does not dissipate once the event is over.

together, united by the same ambition: to write a new chapter in the Olympic and sporting history of France


Paris 2024's purple athletics track nears completion in Italy

  • Paris 2024

It will be an unprecedented purple colour, more environmentally friendly and amazing. It will be used for 46 of the 48 athletics events. Up to 50% of its components will be recycled. It will cover an area of 21,000m2, including the training stadium and warm-up area.

The details of a track that will be installed at the Stade de France in Paris next month are being finalised

 Recreation of the purple colour of the athletics track at the Stade de France.

detalles de los Juegos Olímpicos de París, entre ellos el color del tartán olímpico en el Stade de France

movement," assures Maurizio Stroppiana.In short, the track being prepared in Alba for the Stade de France


The Netherlands win four golds at the JJEU European Cup Fighting

  • Ju-jitsu

On the 9th and 10th of March, the European Cup tournament of the Ju-Jitsu European Union took place in Westerlo, Belgium, with Dutch athletes as the main protagonists.

and Maria Karzi (Greece) were the best in the women's duo, France's Yann Lebrun and Jordanne Debois (France


Paris 2024: Cutting carbon emissions

  • Paris 2024

The 33rd Olympic Games of the modern era, which begin in Paris on 26 July, will use renewable energy and other eco-friendly measures in an attempt to be environmentally sustainable.

revised downwards: the Games now aim to be "carbon neutral", and a tender for an offsetting project in France


UEFA accused of applying double standards to Russia and Israel

  • UEFA

FairSquare, an organisation dedicated to ensuring better and more democratic governance, has sent a letter to the President of UEFA requesting immediate clarification of the rules and policies governing the suspension of teams from its competitions and the criteria applied to Russia and Israel.

Nicholas is a founding co-director of FairSquare, based in France.


Paris 2024 Men's Handball Qualification: 12 teams, three venues and six tickets

  • Handball

Six places for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are still up for grabs and will be awarded to the top two placed teams in the three Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, which will be held in Granollers (Spain), Hanover (Germany) and Tatabanya (Hungary) from 14-17 March.

the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifiers, when Paulo Pereira's side progressed after a last-gasp win over France

Brazil was the main protagonist.Can the same happen in Paris 2024, where three European teams - hosts France


Denmark to host Mountain Bike Marathon European Championships in 2024

  • Cycling

The Management Committee of the European Cycling Union has awarded Denmark the right to host the European Mountain Bike (MTB) Marathon Championships in 2024, which will take place in Viborg on 18 August. The continental body is also considering awarding Denmark three additional junior championships between 2024 and 2028.

France: 20 golds (37 medals). 3. Italy: 9 golds (14 medals). 4.


Olympic flame to be lit in Ancient Olympia on 16 April

  • Paris 2024

The Olympic Flame will be lit on in ancient Olympia on 16 April, marking the start of a journey that will culminate in Paris on 26 July for the official opening of the thirty-third modern Olympic Games.

Embassy in Athens, before embarking the following day on the three-mast ship "Belem" to Marseille, France

The coverage will be free of charge.The Olympic torch relay will spend two months travelling across France

months leading up to the Olympic Games.The Olympic flame will visit places such as Lascaux (south-west France


Firearms to protect athletes in the Olympic Village?

  • Paris 2024

Security is on everyone's mind in France because the Organising Committee and the government do not want

countries with their own versions (England, Italy, Spain, among others, have theirs), as well as in France


IWGA and French National Olympic and Sports Committee sign Memorandum

  • News

This agreement will be of great importance for the promotion of physical activity and all the disciplines that are part of the programme of The World Games (TWG). It's an initiative that will give greater visibility to French athletes and, of course, to the TWG. It also commits both parties to playing their part in communication, marketing and broadcasting.

At the 2022 TWG in Birmingham (USA), France came fifth in the final medals table with a delegation of


Krpalek wins his first tournament of the year

  • Judo

Over the last three days, the eyes of the judo world were focused on the capital of Upper Austria, Linz, which hosted the second edition of the Upper Austria Grand Prix. If the 2023 edition was already a success, this year the bar was raised even higher.

Cedric Revol (France).3. Dilshot Khalmatov (Ukraine).3.


French Open: Porte de la Chapelle arena tested for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

South Korea's An Se-young won her 21st title on the BWF World Tour. She did it on the stage that will host the Olympic Games. "Winning in the Olympic arena means a lot and I feel very happy," she said. For the organisers of Paris 2024, the event was a trial run.

Paris2024 bat son plein à l’Adidas Arena, Porte de la Chapelle, dans le cadre des Internationaux de France


French interior minister: Importance of vetting Paris 2024 safety team

  • Paris 2024

Gérald Darmanin said on Sunday: "250 people have been excluded and there will be no safer place in the world". He went on to say that one million people will be screened, of which 89,000 have already been screened and another 20,000 are currently being monitored daily.

As well as the Olympics, there is the Tour de France and the European football championships in neighbouring

 All this means that France will be in the spotlight.

Not all of them are in France," he explained. Darmanin highlighted the potential threats.