More than 200 torchbearers had the honour of being part of the Olympic torch's journey through Hauts-de-Seine, as the city buzzed with excitement on the first day of Olympic competition, just two days before France's Opening Ceremony on Friday evening.

A total of 90% of participants at the Olympic Games in Paris have already passed their previous anti-doping tests said the ITA, the International Testing Agency, on Wednesday.

Chiefs of the US Olympic Team are urging the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to put an end to their ongoing friction.

After the International Olympic Committee attached the decision to award Salt Lake City the 2034 Winter Games to an American alignment with the World Anti-Doping Agency’s policies on Wednesday, president Witold Banka again doubled down on his stance regarding the controversial Rodchenkov Act.

Almost 50,000 police officers from different countries are safeguarding Paris during these Olympic weeks. However, a wave of robberies and criminal acts in the capital has sparked a sense of insecurity that also affects Olympic athletes.

Emmanuel Macron prefers to continue with the current interim government. He says that a change of government during Paris 2024 would create disorder and has the power to make this appointment. The left-wing coalition that won the legislative elections proposes Lucie Castets as prime minister.

The tennis competition at the Paris Olympics has lost two of its hopefuls, the Italian Jannik Sinner and the Danish Holger Rune. In both cases it has been for health reasons: Sinner for tonsillitis and Rune for an injury to the thumb. The Olympic Tennis Games are held at the legendary Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday, the day after the opening ceremony.

Boxer Cindy Ngamba and Taekwondo athlete Yahya Al-Ghotany will be the flag bearers for the Refugee Olympic Team during the Opening Ceremony at Paris 2024. This was announced today during the 142nd IOC Session in Paris.

Neil Gourley's 1500m win at June's UK Athletics Championship booked his ticket to Paris, where he’ll compete against compatriot and world champion Josh Kerr.

Martin Vidaurre, Chilean mountain biker, is full of enthusiasm as he prepares for the Olympic Games. He has received support from the Olympic Solidarity programme, which aids in the development of sports in countries with limited resources, to help him get ready for the major event in Paris.

Two people from Channel 9, which is doing extensive coverage of the Olympic Games, were attacked by a gang. They allegedly wanted to rob them of a backpack. This comes a day after an alleged gang rape against a woman, also Australian.

Five players from the Australian polo team have already been positive for Covid-19, the organisation confirmed this Wednesday. The contagion is limited to the water polo team and not to other water-related sports from Australia, they explained.

The British men's team will also be bidding to make the podium with Russia not competing. Max Whitlock will be joined by Joe Fraser, back from injury.

Berlin is setting its sights on hosting the Olympics once again in 2040, with a determined vision to sever any associations with the city's previous stint as the host in 1936. The 1936 Berlin Olympics, held under the Nazi regime, are infamous for being heavily propagandised by Adolf Hitler to promote his agenda of Aryan supremacy. This historical shadow has long marred Berlin's Olympic legacy.

The Judo tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics is set to kick off on Saturday, 27 July, but the Champ-de-Mars Arena, where the competition must be held, is not ready at this moment, Le Parisien reports.