Six spots are still up for grabs for Paris 2024 in handball, and significant teams like Spain, Hungary, Germany, Croatia, and Brazil will seek their passage to the Olympic event. The venues, all European, have been revealed.

The oldest living French Olympic champion will have the honour of carrying the flame to Paris 2024 as he approaches his 100th birthday. Coste won the gold medal in the pursuit cycling event at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.

The National Olympic Commitees "Clean Sport Education Guide" for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is a resource developed by the International Testing Agency (ITA) in partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and with the support of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

The French police assigned to the security of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have secured an extra payment for their services amidst widespread protests and trade union mobilizations seeking better salary conditions.

The most exciting EHF European Championship came to an end this Sunday in Germany with an emotional 33-31 (26-26) overtime victory for France over Denmark, who won the title for the fourth time, one less than leaders Sweden.

Paris 2024 organising committee president Tony Estanguet said he was confident the games could calm relations and open doors to dialogue, while acknowledging they could not solve armed conflicts.

In addition to the security challenges of hosting the Olympics and the protests that come with the global attention of any event of similar scale, the Summer Games in the French capital from the July 2024 would also face the threat of extreme heat.

The theatre director in charge of the opening day of Paris 2024 has an enormous task ahead. Not only does he have to develop a concept that will have an impact on the world, but he also has to navigate security, environmental and architectural constraints, and the opinions of billions of people.

Terrence Burns, who served as Senior Vice President of Marketing for Meridian Management, the exclusive and partially owned marketing agency for the IOC from 1996 to 2004, stated that Paris 2024 could mark the start of a new era for the Olympic Games after the challenges faced by  Tokyo 2020 and Sochi 2014 over Covid-19 and doping issues, respectively.

World Sailing issued a press release announcing its decision to authorise the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes, provided they compete as Independent Neutral Athletes, making them eligible to compete in the Last Chance Regatta scheduled for 20-27 April in Hyères, France.

With six months to go until the 2024 Paris Olympics, Steve Kerr's team has officially released its first roster of 41 players, including 23 Olympic gold medallists and world champions.

A year after the country approved the presence of female boxers in pre-Olympic competitions, Cuba has invited two boxers, likely to be the national champions Legnis Calá (57 kg) and Yakelin Stornell (66 kg), to the event in Italy in February. Two places for Paris 2024 are at stake.

Security seems to be a serious issue in France, and even the Olympic torch, a symbol of Olympism, will have a special security operation with 100 police officers and agents dedicated to the task, as announced by the French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin.

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.

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.