Majed Abu Maraheel, the first Palestinian athlete to compete in the Olympic Games, has died in Gaza at the age of 61 due to a lack of medical treatment for kidney failure in his country.

The Olympic Torch made a spectacular journey to the four corners of Martinique, known as the "Island of Flowers", revealing all that makes it so attractive, from the summit of the Montagne Pelée volcano to its lush landscapes and beaches.

The teen kitefoiler was set to represent Tonga at an Olympic Games in Paris 2024 but fell victim to a suspected shallow water blackout, according to local media reports.

Following a vote by its Executive Committee (ExCo), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has immediately removed the Tunisian National Anti-Doping Agency (ANAD) from the list of Signatories in non-compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code.

After a stopover in Guadeloupe, the Maxi Banque Populaire XI set sail for Martinique. On board were a crew of French overseas athletes and Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024, with the French skippers Armel Le Cleac'h and Sébastien Josse back at the helm. Swimmer Coralie Balmy, London 2012 bronze medallist, lit the celebration cauldron in Fort-de-France.

Around fifty boats that will transport delegations on the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris took part in a full-scale rehearsal on the river on Monday morning, 39 days before the start of the Games.

French striker Kylian Mbappe has confirmed that he will not be attending the Olympic Games in France from 24 July, the day of France's debut match against the United States. He said he understood the position of his new club Real Madrid.

France was the scene of massive demonstrations last Saturday organised by trade unions and left-wing parties to protest against the rise of the far-right, which opinion polls suggest is on the verge of taking power. Police reportedly estimated the number of demonstrators at 250,000 nationwide, with 75,000 concentrated in Paris.

Olympic freestyle gold medallist Matt Richards has urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to take better care of athletes competing at the Games and their families after his parents fell victim to an online ticketing scam. Richards' mother Amanda has told the BBC that the family had been scammed out of £2,500 pounds (€2,955 euros) by a ticket website that "looked perfectly legitimate”. The swimmer has called out the IOC and its President for not providing competitor’s families with better access to tickets. 

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will use artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent social media abuse directed at athletes during Paris 2024.

G7 leaders have called for an Olympic truce in the run-up to the Paris Games in the summit's final declaration. "We urge all countries to respect it, individually and collectively, as outlined in the United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted on 15 December 2023," the statement said. 

This Saturday will be remembered for a long time. For the first time in history, the Olympic Torch shone in Guadeloupe on a day that began with its majestic arrival aboard the trimaran Maxi Banque Populaire XI, which crossed the Atlantic Ocean after leaving Brest on 7 June.

Head of the Palestinian Olympic Committee, Jibril Rajoub, said Wednesday he hoped the Paris Olympic Games would bring more attention to the war in Gaza and the "Israeli occupation of the West Bank," Times of Israel reported last week. So far the country is set to participate in the Games with one athlete confirmed in taekwondo while other hopefuls are training to meet the International Olympic Committee standards to have priority for wildcards. Rajoub said in a press conference earlier this month that Palestine will have a minimum of 6-8 (athletes), three of which are likely to come from Gaza. 

With an ample majority of wrestlers and the stellar presence of road cyclist Aleksandr Vlasov and Olympic trampoline champion Ivan Litvinovich among the featured admissions for the Paris 2024 Games, the International Olympic Committee also included taekwondo as whole, albeit with no specific names.

Indonesian speed climber Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi is one of the country's hopes for the Paris 2024 Olympics in terms of medal prospects outside of badminton, which has contributed all eight of its medals in history.