Paris 2024 organisers are optimistic. On six of the last seven days that the river water has been tested, its levels were suitable for the triathlon and marathon swim, but there is still a ‘plan b’ in case changes need to be made.

With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games kicking off late next week, French security has been heavily deployed around the city as thousands of athletes and millions of spectators are expected to flood Paris.  

With 50 days to go until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Tuesday, 9 July, the eight athletes and one support runner who will compete as part of the largest ever Refugee Paralympic Team.  The Paralympic Opening Ceremonywill take place on the Champs-Elysees and Place de la Concorde in Paris on 28 August.

Internationally renowned choreographer Alexander Ekman has been selected as Stage and Choreography Director of the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games Paris 2024 that will see thousands of Para athletes from 180 international delegations parade down the legendary Avenue des Champs-Elysées to the Place de la Concorde on 28 August. Thomas Jolly, artistic director of the ceremonies, has brought in the Swedish choreographer to shake up the traditions of the event and Ekman has chosen to place dance at the heart of the show.

How many albums you have sold is not the basis for getting a slot at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. That was the blunt message on Thursday from Thomas Jolly, artistic director for the Paris Games, after superstar DJ David Guetta expressed his shock over not receiving a call.

The Paris 2024 plans for a grandiose inauguration on its famed inner-city river have yet to receive the official green light, as town hall officials deemed its water "too dirty" to compete in and postponed an Olympic rehearsal on Monday due to strong flow.

Music pounds through an empty hangar on the outskirts of Paris as dancers perform a few snatches of a top-secret routine in front of giant mirrors. Audiences will get to see the fruits of their labours on 26 July when the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is held in Paris.

On Tuesday, the Louvre Museum in Paris announced its intention to host yoga and sports sessions within its iconic galleries. This initiative is part of a broader city-wide cultural programme ahead of the Olympics.

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin embarked on an official visit to Morocco on Monday, where he expressed appreciation for the kingdom's invaluable assistance in combatting terrorism within France in the build up to Paris 2024.

British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Anson has expressed "concern" about the opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Games on the Seine after French president Emmanuel Macron said it could be moved to a stadium in the event of a security threat.

With 100 days to go until the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris, the facilities are ready and the main concern is security, especially for the opening ceremony on the Seine, which is a major challenge.

Holding the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on the Seine is the "main plan" and "very likely", said Tony Estanguet, president of the organising committee, on Tuesday, the day after Emmanuel Macron's comments suggesting alternative venues at the Trocadéro and the Stade de France.

French President Macron expressed he was "shocked" by the recent "racist" comments and remarks about Franco-Malian singer Aya Nakamura's performance at the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics could be moved from the Seine to the national stadium in the event of a security threat.

Since Paris launched its bid to host the Olympic Games, which it successfully secured in 2017, the project has undergone numerous changes by the organisers and government authorities.