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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.


Paris 2024: "The whole country wants no strikes" - Guerini

  • Paris 2024

"The whole country wants there to be no strikes" during the Olympic Games (from 26 July to 11 August), said Civil Service Minister Stanislas Guerini on Saturday. This was two days after the CGT and FO called for strikes.

There's a dialogue going on".Unions representing public sector workers in France are pushing for bonuses

none of them have informed me of their intention to strike during the event," he assured.Speaking on France


Paris 2024: Opening Ceremony to start at 19:30

  • Paris 2024

The Paris 2024 Organising Committee has announced the start time for the innovative Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games. It will take place at 19:30 local time in a revolutionary open-air venue: the Seine.

A total of 12 artistic scenes will showcase the heritage of France, Paris, its monuments and bridges


Paris 2024: 180 boats on the Seine to open the Games

  • Paris 2024

During the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony on 26 July, a procession of 180 boats, 94 of which will be used to transport athletes, will sail down the River Seine. Up to 326,000 people will witness the spectacle.

Marc Guillaume, Prefect of the Ile-de-France region, outlined the details on 5 March.



Official: 326,000 tickets for Paris 2024 opening ceremony

  • Paris 2024

The mystery has finally been solved, as Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin confirmed for the first time that 326,000 tickets will be sold or distributed for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on the Seine in Paris.

France was placed on high alert for terrorist attacks in October after an Islamist suspect entered a

school in northern France and fatally stabbed a teacher.Around one million people are expected to be


Rahimova and Rüstamov set on Olympic qualification

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Boxers Zeynab Rahimova and Ümid Rüstamov continue their pursuit of Paris 2024. Both have progressed, with Rahimova through to the round of 16 and Rüstamov to the Round of 32, which will take place in Italy on 7-8 March.

 As the host country, France has secured six automatic places for the Olympic Games, three for men


'Surrealist' diptych poster for Paris 2024 Olympics

  • Paris 2024

A "surrealist" and "overflowing" diptych, the poster for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games at the Musée d'Orsay on Monday, before being displayed in various locations around the French capital this week. 

The poster shows the Eiffel Tower integrated into the Stade de France, a wheelchair tennis court on the

of Paris 2024, together with references to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, but also to Paris and France



ISA World Surfing Games: Five surfers qualify for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

France leads the men's category.

Meanwhile, Brazil lead the women's team rankings, while France top the men's rankings.

) and Marco Mignot (France) faced off against Gabriel Medina (Brazil) in an intense heat of the Main

"I am very happy that the Olympic Games are in France. It was my last goal.

I wanted to end my career in France and Teahupo'o in August is the best place to surf in France, so there

(Mexico), Billy Stairmand (New Zealand), Kauli Vaast (France) and Reo Inaba (Japan).


Chilean National SAMBO tournament "LA COPA LITORAL"

  • Sambo

The National SAMBO tournament "LA COPA LITORAL" took place in February on the Central Coast of Chile. The competition was held in the town of El Tabo, in the resort of Guayapolis.

Sambists from Armenia, Greece, France, Serbia, Ukraine and Cyprus took part in the competition.


Casse, Butkereit and Agbegnenou add another Grand Slam gold in Tashkent

  • Judo

Grand Slam gold medal for Matthias Casse (Belgium), Miriam Butkereit (Germany) and Clarisse Agbegnenou (France

In the women's -70kg final, Butkereit denied France their second gold of the day by defeating Margaux

Clarisse Agbegnenou (France).2. Momo Tatsukawa (Japan).3. Nami Naberuka (Japan).3.

Margaux Pinot (France).3. Saki Niizoe (Japan).3. Margit de Voogd (Netherlands).Men’s -73 kg:1.


Seven months in jail for stealing sensitive Paris 2024 information

  • Paris 2024

A judicial source has confirmed that the person who stole a briefcase containing notes and sensitive information about the Olympic Games from an engineer at Paris City Hall has been sentenced to seven months in prison.

crowd control and crime prevention, police will be on high alert for possible terrorist attacks, as France


Tashkent Grand Slam Day 1: Two gold medals for France

  • Judo

Judo Tashkent Grand has become a must on the international calendar and this year more than ever with two major events on the horizon, the World Championships and the Olympic Games. It is time for athletes from all over the world to fine-tune their preparations.

Amandine Buchard (France).2. Gulkhayo Juraeva (Uzbekistan).3. Sosorbaram Lkhagvasuren (Mongolia).3.

Priscilla Gneto (France)2. Haruka Funakubo (Japan).3. Pauline Starke (Germany).3.

Romain Valadier Picard (France).Men's -66 kg:1. Nurali Emomali (Tajikistan).2.