On the sixth day of competition at the Gangwon 2024 Olympic Games, Italy, the leaders on the medal table, didn't win any gold. Great Britain's Zak Carrick-Smith made history by winning adding a silver medal to his historic gold in the combined slalom. South Korea also had a successful day with one gold and two silvers.

The bronze went to giant slalom champion Nash Huot-Marchand of France.

happy and do what you love and everything will work out'", as quoted by Olympics.com.Italy ahead of France

Bronze went to Romain Allemand (France) with 89.25 points.

Zak Carrick-Smith's gold medal at Gangwon 2024 is more than just a historic milestone for his country. The 17-year-old staged a sensational comeback in the men's combined to become the first Briton ever to win an Olympic Alpine title.

I grew up in France, in the Alps. I fell in love with the sport when I was two or three years old.

Italy tops the podium after another day at the Winter Youth Olympic Games. Great Britain's Carrick-Smith misses out on a second gold medal in alpine slalom, while Korea falls in curling but secures a place in the women's ice hockey final.

Italy, France and Germany continued to battle it out at the top of the medals table.

 Huut Marchand (France) won the Alpine Slalom with a time of 1:34.37.

He won the giant slalom for France for the first time and secured the country's first ever Alpine gold

Silver went to France (Alice Dusserre, Louise Roguet, Flavio Guy and Antonin Guy) with a time of 1:16

 France: 5 golds, 9 total medals. China: 4 golds, 11 total medals.

French President Emmanuel Macron visited the National Institute for Sport and Performance (INSEP) on Tuesday and declared that success at the Olympic Games was "within our reach", expressing confidence despite the "massive" challenges of security and transport.

goal of finishing in the top five at the Olympic Games is more achievable than ever, which shows that France

 On the sporting front, France is capable of finishing in the top five on the medals table, Macron

 France finished tenth at the last Games in Tokyo in 2021, with Great Britain the only European

 A challenge for the public transport network in the Île-de-France region, which is already overloaded

Security seems to be a serious issue in France, and even the Olympic torch, a symbol of Olympism, will

will be protected by 100 police officers and gendarmes in a "security "bubble" as it travels across France

For the arrival of the torch in France, especially on the Mediterranean coast of Marseille, around 5,000

Following last week's pre-Olympic hockey tournaments in Spain, India and Oman, the groups have been drawn for the 12 teams of each gender to compete for gold at Paris 2024.

 In the men's competition, Group A comprises the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, France

2024In the women's competition, Group A includes the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Japan, China and France

France's Antonin Guy won the 7.5km biathlon sprint to claim an unprecedented third gold medal. Italy now top the medal table with seven golds and eleven total medals, ahead of Austria with 11 medals but only one gold.

medallist Tov Roeysland of Norway (one miss) and 57.5 seconds faster than bronze medallist Flavio Guy of France

France: 5 (9).4. China: 3 (10).5. Korea: 2 (8).6. Slovenia: 2 (3).7. Netherlands: 2 (2).8.

The venues and participating teams for the 3x3 Basketball Qualifiers have been announced. Hong Kong, Japan and Hungary will host this important event between April and May this Olympic year.

already qualified for Paris 2024 have done so by finishing in the top three of the FIBA World Ranking: France

Chile.UOQT 2 - Utsunomiya, Japan / 3-5 May 2024.MEN: Egypt, Puerto Rico, Mongolia, Lithuania, Japan, France

Debrecen, Hungary / 16-19 May 2024.MEN: Hungary, Egypt, Madagascar, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mongolia, Japan, France

three teams in each gender as of 1 November 2023.Must include at least one team of each gender from France

based):Winners of an eight-team event per gender in the first half of 2024.Includes UOQT2 hosts and France

2012 Olympic runner-up and former world champion Arsen Julfalakyan, 36, has set his sights on Paris 2024 after changing his nationality.

 Without making an official announcement, Julfalakyan took part in the Grand Prix de France Henri

 Meanwhile the Georgian team won 8 gold medals out of 10 at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane

the Greco-Roman style.Georgia's Lasha Gobadze finished second at the Henri Deglane 2024 Grand Prix de France

medals in the women's competition went to Katie Dutchak (50 kg) of Canada and Iris Thiébaux (65 kg) of France

Political bickering, persistent grumbling about ticket prices and disruption to daily life are souring the mood ahead of Paris 2024. Several recent announcements have led to a surge in negative publicity for the sporting mega-event, which will kick off in six months and attract a television audience of billions.

concentrate on our weakness, while some countries like to play up their qualities and strengths," he told France

The main protagonists will be the 10,500 athletes competing for glory, most of whom will live in the Olympic Village. It is estimated that there will be 15 million visitors, including two million from abroad, with an average of 40,000 agents a day providing security.

If 80% of these are produced in France, the organisers will consider it a success.

With just over six months to go until the start of the 33rd Olympic Games of the modern era, in which more than 10,000 athletes will take part, the Olympic year has begun and the focus is on the stars who will be shining in the French capital.

superpower has been tarnished by a series of doping scandals, desperately needs her to succeed.TEDDY RINER (France

on the opening day, the second day of the Youth Olympic Winter Games in Gangwon saw Italy level with France

GETTY IMAGESItaly and France are level on the medals table after the second day of competition with the

 There was another final, the mixed team snowboarding cross, with France as the big winner.

Hundreds of police officers protested across France on Thursday to press their demand for extra pay during

They disrupted traffic at the entrance to the Pont de l'Europe, which links France and Germany.

They will take place at the height of the summer holiday season in France.

The French capital is preparing for one of the biggest security challenges in its history: 600,000 people are expected to attend the unprecedented Opening Ceremony on the Seine and an average of 40,000 security personnel will be on duty every day. The IOC has full confidence in the "plans in place."

The current global risk and alert situation, particularly in France, requires increased precautions.

 Unfortunately, France has already experienced such attacks.