The Olympic Torch has spent twenty days touring the regions and meeting the French public. On Thursday 30 May, Calvados was at the heart of this popular celebration of the Olympic and Paralympic Games when it set off for Paris.

Veteran Olympic family executive Debbie Hesse was introduced Wednesday as the executive director of the USA Gymnastics Foundation, USA Gymnastics president and CEO Li Li Leung announced at the Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, where Simone Biles is the main  star.

World Sailing, the global governing body for the sport of sailing, has announced the launch of 'Steering the Course', a ground-breaking plan to encourage more women to participate in all aspects of the sport.

Princess Kako of Akishino, a member of the Japanese Imperial Family, visited the Panathenaic Stadium during her official trip to Greece, following the invitation of the Greek government. It is the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble.

From Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne to Laval, on Wednesday's 19th stage, many spectators cheered the Olympic torch as it crossed the Mayenne and the relay was truly immersed in a "land of games" as it continued westwards.

With less than two months to go until the Opening Ceremony, new tickets for the Olympic Games will go on sale every Thursday at 10:00 CEST, as part of the 'Ticketing Thursdays' operation on the official Paris 2024 ticketing website - tickets.paris2024.org.

From 29 May to 2 June, San Carlos will host the International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Championship Cycling with five exciting events to be followed live on FISU.tv. 110 athletes from 24 countries will take part in the 7th edition of the event.

On Tuesday, the Olympic Torch Relay continued its journey to Paris and visited the stunning Loire Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From Baugé-en-Anjou - famous for its magnificent castle - to Angers, the route offered a unique opportunity to discover the 'Athens of the West'.

Issamade 'Issam' Asinga, who blamed his positive drug test on "eating recovery gummies", will be stripped of his titles as South American double sprint champion and world U20 100m record holder for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) and banned for four years from 9 August 2023 by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).

The awards ceremony was attended by athletes, sporting luminaries, and government dignitaries from across the ten countries that make up the region: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Lima, the capital of Peru, will host the 2025 Global Esports Games (GEG) and also annual stages of the Global Esports Federation (GEF)'s Pro-Series - the Global Esports Tour (GET) - from 2024 to 2028.

After a day's rest, the Olympic Torch stopped off in the Indre département on Monday. With its picturesque villages, castles and mansions, fields of grain and many hiking trails, it is also a land of sport and the perfect place to get away from it all.

The Beijing 2008 Olympian will take over from Ferenc Jongejan, who will make his final appearance at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals in Italy from 15-20 July, where Australia, Canada, China, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico and the USA will compete for the title.

Samson Onsomu controlled the Cheetahs forwards, who were soon back at full strength, while Beldad Ogeta was a handful for the Lions in the final of the tournament in Nairobi, Kenya.