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.

Security measures have been put in place in Paris ahead of the 33rd modern Olympic Games. Hundreds of police officers are enforcing strict traffic restrictions in the city centre and surrounding areas where the Opening Ceremony will take place, while the Olympic Village has been opened.

A new setback looms in the French capital before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Airparif, the agency responsible for monitoring the atmospheric state in the city, has forecast an episode of ozone pollution throughout the Paris region for this week.

Even though Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14th, there is one city that has the privilege of seeing Cupid stroll through its streets every day. That city is the French capital, Paris, which welcomes all couples during the Olympics.

In the heart of Paris, residents are dealing with the preparations for the opening ceremony of the Games, feeling a mix of annoyance and resignation at the resulting difficulties. 

The postponed rehearsal for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on the River Seine has been rescheduled for 16 July, France's Ministry of Sport and the Olympic Games said on Friday. When Paris 2024 begins with a waterborne parade down the river on 26 July, it will be the first Olympics in history to take the opening ceremony out of its traditional setting of the main stadium.

Doubt continues to hang over the Seine river in the lead-up to the Olympics. The French capital announced recently that, according to the analysis conducted between 16 and 23 June, its waters were not suitable for swimming, which could directly impact the triathlon and marathon swimming events.

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.

High levels of bacteria and excessive water flow in the River Seine are causing growing concern as the countdown to the Olympic Games, now less than a month away, continues. The situation could lead to the suspension of activities.

An army of artisans is racing to complete thousands of costumes for the Paris Olympics ceremonies that the designers say will each be a unique combination of history, sport and flamboyance. At a workshop in Seine-Saint-Denis on the outskirts of the French capital, some 20 costume designers and milliners were hunched over their creations during a recent visit by Agence France-Presse.

An open water swimming test event scheduled for next week in the Seine has been cancelled due to heavy rainfall, the French capital's authorities said on Friday. During this year's Olympic Games, the opening ceremony as well as triathlon and open water competitions will take place in the river.

It may not have a spire, stained-glass windows or a nave, but the cavernous underground rainwater facility inaugurated in the French capital on Thursday ahead of the Paris Olympics has been compared to Notre Dame Cathedral.

The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, confirmed this Friday that the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which will take place between 26 July and 11 August, will be held on the Seine.

Thomas Bach pledged that the Paris Games' Opening Ceremony along the Seine would be "iconic" and "unforgettable," notwithstanding persistent concerns regarding security for the open-air river procession.

Olympic icon Usain Bolt is the new International Cricket Council's (ICC) new ambassador for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup to be held in the West Indies and USA from 1-29 June 2024, the organisation has announced.