In an interview with BBC Ukraine, Ukraine's Minister of Youth and Sport, Matviy Bidnyi, said that the country may not take part in the Games if Russian athletes are allowed to compete in Paris, and announced that Ukraine would await the IOC's decision on the "arguments and appeals".

The security arrangements for the Paris Olympic Games in the summer of 2024 are becoming clearer. In order to increase manpower, the Ministry of the Interior and Overseas France is planning to call on its administrative staff voluntarily for various missions, in particular those related to the detection of explosives during the Olympic Games.

Next year's Paris 2024 Games will serve to "unite in peaceful competition" a world in which "people are exhausted and tired of the antagonism, hostility and hatred they encounter in all areas of their lives", says Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Both the minimum price of 24 euros and the maximum price of 950 euros will be the highest ever recorded. They will surpass London 2012 and, of course, Tokyo 2020, whose projections were affected by the effects of the pandemic.

With 211 days to go until the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the government is considering further reducing the originally estimated capacity for the kickoff celebration of the 33rd Olympic Games of the modern era.

Luisa Baptista could miss the Paris Olympics. The Brazilian triathlete was hit while cycling in her home country last Saturday. She is currently in intensive care in Sao Paulo hospital, according to the Brazilian Triathlon Federation

The Cuban triple jumper has received the bronze medal she was due at Beijing 2008 after it emerged that her rivals who overtook her had done so illegally, using banned substances.

Global warming affects every aspect of life, including sport and top-level athletics. The problem is getting worse every year, and unless there is a 180-degree turn in the policies of the IOC and politicians in general, the Gangwon Youth Games in 2024 or the Milano-Cortina Games in 2026 will be remembered as the last in the current format.

The expected rise in hotel prices in Paris during the Olympics has exceeded expectations. Protests have not been slow in coming. The price for the night of the opening ceremony, from 26 to 27 July, could rise by 226%, according to a study published last Wednesday by the UFC-Que Choisir, a consumer association.

The Central American country is now suspended from active participation in the Olympic Games. At the recent Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, its athletes competed as "Independents," and in Paris they will compete as neutrals for the time being, although a return is imminent.

The Russian swimmer insists: "The dream of winning a medal is still alive" and he is not sad about missing the Olympic Games. He admits that under the circumstances his focus will be on 'new world records'.

The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, is not afraid of a boycott of the 2024 Olympic Games by Ukraine. However, he reiterated his call for athletes from Russia and Belarus to be allowed to take part in the Paris Games. Bach said he was satisfied with the IOC's decision.

A decision on the possible removal of Emilie Gomis from her role as ambassador will be taken in early January, according to Paris 2024 organising committee chief Tony Estanguet.

The International Federation of Equestrian Sports (FEI) has announced that Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be competing in the equestrian disciplines at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Doping-tainted swimming star Sun Yang looks set to miss the Paris Olympics after China announced its selection criteria for the 2024 Games, according to AFP.