This Tuesday, the Vendée took pride of place in the Olympic Torch Relay. With 250 km of coastline, this region has a strong identity and is home to nautical sports, seaside tourism and fishing.

A knee injury has forced Novak Djokovic out of the French Open ahead of his scheduled quarter-finals match for Wednesday against Casper Ruud. His unexpected ‘adieu’ means that Jannik Sinner will become Italy's first men's world number one next week.

The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed a report from Microsoft that said Russia was ramping up a disinformation campaign ahead of the Paris Olympic Games, calling it "absolute slander". Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov condemned the Microsoft report as "blanket criticism that has no basis whatsoever," Agence France-Presse reported Tuesday. 

Qatar has welcomed weightlifting star Mohammed Hamada to the kingdom, with the aim of helping him gear up for the upcoming Paris Olympics this summer.

Three individuals were apprehended by French authorities on Monday after a discovery was made near the Eiffel Tower on Saturday. Five empty coffins, wrapped in French flags with the inscription "French soldiers from Ukraine", were found, prompting a swift investigation and subsequent arrests.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has teamed up with the French Development Agency (AFD) to amplify the impact of sports as a key driver of achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to promote global development and well-being.

Russia is waging an intense disinformation campaign aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and stoking fears of violence at this summer's Paris Games, according to a new report from Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center. According to Microsoft, the influence operations utilise a potent mix of fake videos, fictitious news stories, and AI-generated impersonations, including the faked voice of Hollywood star Tom Cruise, Agence France-Presse reported late on Monday.

The star pole vaulter doesn't want to miss out on the 2024 Olympics on his home turf, but the 5.82 metre mark required to qualify for Paris is no longer a foregone conclusion for the former champion and world record-holder after his recent rash of injuries.

Femke Bol made her outdoor debut in preparation for the Paris Olympics by clinching victory in the 400m hurdles at the Diamond League event in Stockholm last Sunday. Meanwhile, Armand Duplantis came close to surpassing his own pole vault world record.

Simone Biles won a record-extending ninth US all-around gymnastics title Sunday at the Xfinity Gymnastics Championships in Texas: bringing her career national titles to 32. Sweeping five golds on the second day of the women’s competition, Biles signals she's a force in the sport as the Paris Olympics approach even as a couple of miscues gave her something to work on before the US trials.

Fencing veteran Gerek Meinhardt has already revealed his goals for the upcoming Olympics in Paris this summer. The four-time Olympian and two-time medallist will form part of Team USA in the French capital.

Cuba has secured spots for 39 athletes across eleven sports to participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The country aims to rank among the top 20 nations in the medal standings and secure five gold medals, as reported by the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation (INDER) on Friday.

Prague hosted the first Digital Communications Seminar of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), demonstrating its ongoing commitment to providing diverse and valuable services to National Olympic Committees (NOCs). Azerbaijan's NOC participated in this seminar, marking their involvement in ANOC's digital initiatives.

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has credited the achievements of the past year to the unified efforts of itself, the Ministry of Sports, and the National Sports Federations.

Up to 90 torchbearers from different generations kept the Olympic relay rolling through France’s countryside on Sunday, passing the heart of the ‘Green Venice’ and honouring the martial art’s sporting heritage in the region, on its way to the Atlantic coast.