The 2024 Paris Olympic Games, a highly anticipated international event, face numerous threats due to their high-profile nature and global significance. Research conducted by Recorded Future’s Insikt Group has identified several key risks, including cybercriminal activities, hacktivist disruptions, and state-sponsored espionage and influence operations. The event's extensive security measures are designed to counter potential terrorist threats. However, it remains a potential target for violent extremists and opportunistic criminal groups.

French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif, the main supplier to French athletes at the Paris 2024 Games, is facing fresh doubts over its finances and operations at a time when it is due to provide around 370,000 sports garments for the Olympics.

Tricia Smith, a four-time Olympian, boasts a career adorned with a silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, seven World Championship medals, and a Commonwealth Games gold. She was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2016 and has received numerous accolades.

This Tuesday, the Vendée took pride of place in the Olympic Torch Relay. With 250 km of coastline, this region has a strong identity and is home to nautical sports, seaside tourism and fishing.

The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed a report from Microsoft that said Russia was ramping up a disinformation campaign ahead of the Paris Olympic Games, calling it "absolute slander". Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov condemned the Microsoft report as "blanket criticism that has no basis whatsoever," Agence France-Presse reported Tuesday. 

The group 'The Other Side of the Coin' has produced a report showing that France is following the same practice as previous games. The most disadvantaged people are being excluded. There has been a more rapid than usual eviction of vulnerable people and police action.

Qatar has welcomed weightlifting star Mohammed Hamada to the kingdom, with the aim of helping him gear up for the upcoming Paris Olympics this summer.

Three individuals were apprehended by French authorities on Monday after a discovery was made near the Eiffel Tower on Saturday. Five empty coffins, wrapped in French flags with the inscription "French soldiers from Ukraine", were found, prompting a swift investigation and subsequent arrests.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has teamed up with the French Development Agency (AFD) to amplify the impact of sports as a key driver of achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to promote global development and well-being.

Russia is waging an intense disinformation campaign aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and stoking fears of violence at this summer's Paris Games, according to a new report from Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center. According to Microsoft, the influence operations utilise a potent mix of fake videos, fictitious news stories, and AI-generated impersonations, including the faked voice of Hollywood star Tom Cruise, Agence France-Presse reported late on Monday.

British Elite Athletes Association (BEAA) CEO Anna Watkins MBE will leave her role after the Paris 2024 Games to allow her successor to lead the organisation from the start of the full LA 2028 cycle.

Fencing veteran Gerek Meinhardt has already revealed his goals for the upcoming Olympics in Paris this summer. The four-time Olympian and two-time medallist will form part of Team USA in the French capital.

Cuba has secured spots for 39 athletes across eleven sports to participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The country aims to rank among the top 20 nations in the medal standings and secure five gold medals, as reported by the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation (INDER) on Friday.

Prague hosted the first Digital Communications Seminar of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), demonstrating its ongoing commitment to providing diverse and valuable services to National Olympic Committees (NOCs). Azerbaijan's NOC participated in this seminar, marking their involvement in ANOC's digital initiatives.

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has credited the achievements of the past year to the unified efforts of itself, the Ministry of Sports, and the National Sports Federations.