This agreement will be of great importance for the promotion of physical activity and all the disciplines that are part of the programme of The World Games (TWG). It's an initiative that will give greater visibility to French athletes and, of course, to the TWG. It also commits both parties to playing their part in communication, marketing and broadcasting.

Belgian gymnast Nina Derwael, Olympic gold medallist on uneven bars at Tokyo 2020, won the bronze medal on balance beam at the World Championships in Baku. She thus booked her ticket to Paris 2024. Derwael sees the light of 2023 after a serious operation on her shoulder.

South Korea's An Se-young won her 21st title on the BWF World Tour. She did it on the stage that will host the Olympic Games. "Winning in the Olympic arena means a lot and I feel very happy," she said. For the organisers of Paris 2024, the event was a trial run.

Gérald Darmanin said on Sunday: "250 people have been excluded and there will be no safer place in the world". He went on to say that one million people will be screened, of which 89,000 have already been screened and another 20,000 are currently being monitored daily.

The organisation, which will come into existence in 2023, will continue to operate on the basis of the rules established at the congress in Frankfurt last November. At that meeting, Van der Vorst was elected as the first President. Michael Müller, Sports Director of the DBV, has recently joined the Board of Directors.

Heavy rain could hamper efforts to make the Seine swimmable for Paris 2024. The French president assures that there will be no problems, but Cunha is calling for an alternative plan, just in case.

The Victoria Vikes player has been named the U SPORTS Men's Basketball Most Valuable Player and will receive the Mike Moser Memorial Trophy. Maffia is the third Vikes player to win the trophy, joining the late Eli Pasquale in 1984. Eric Hinrichsen won the award in 1997 and 1999.

EMF representatives, together with a group of activists, staged a protest at the entrance to the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Saturday. The protest was a "call to action" to demand that Israel be banned from the Olympic Games.

The second annual World Ice Skating Day awards were presented this week by the International Skating Union. The initiative was supported by 53 countries. Indonesia and Mexico won the Best Dance and Inaugural awards, alongside winners Hungary and Vietnam.

In less than a year, the capital of the United Arab Emirates will once again host an event from the world's premier mixed martial arts organisation, although the fighters have yet to be announced. But expectations are high after Abu Dhabi hosted the Makachev-Volkanovski showdown last year.

The decision was taken at the meeting of the IBA Board of Directors on 3 March in Sochi, Russia. A new edition of the IBA Champions' Night was also organised there. The Serbian proposal to host the competitions was unanimously approved by the members.

The new rule was approved at the recent Executive Board meeting in Sochi and it will come into effect in June. As is already the case in men's boxing, this will equalise conditions and there will be a three-month transition period.

Tyson Fury insists he is fit to face the Ukrainian for the undisputed heavyweight title on 18 May. He's not bothered by the cut on his eye that happened a few weeks ago because "it's healing well". "The winner of Joshua-Ngannou will have a shot at the title," he added.

On Friday 8 March, Saudi Arabia will host a showdown between two heavyweight champions, one from boxing and the other from the UFC. For the British boxer, it's a chance to regain his credibility. For the Cameroonian, it's a chance to show what he can do in the world of boxing.