German police were forced to shoot a man who threatened to attack supporters with a pickaxe and a Molotov cocktail in Hamburg on Sunday 16 June. The incident took place on Silbersackstrasse in St. Pauli when a man tried to attack several fans and threatened police officers. Police shot the man up to four times, according to video footage of the incident.

France was the scene of massive demonstrations last Saturday organised by trade unions and left-wing parties to protest against the rise of the far-right, which opinion polls suggest is on the verge of taking power. Police reportedly estimated the number of demonstrators at 250,000 nationwide, with 75,000 concentrated in Paris.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will use artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent social media abuse directed at athletes during Paris 2024.

G7 leaders have called for an Olympic truce in the run-up to the Paris Games in the summit's final declaration. "We urge all countries to respect it, individually and collectively, as outlined in the United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted on 15 December 2023," the statement said. 

It's the event of the year for France. And Emmanuel Macron believes that the French will "take the Paris Olympics into account" when they vote in the forthcoming legislative elections and will not want leaders who are "not ready at all", he told the press on the sidelines of the G7 in Bari, Italy, on Thursday.

Snap French parliamentary elections called just weeks before the start of the Paris Olympics are "extremely unsettling", the city's mayor said, as political turmoil emerged as an unexpected risk to the July-August Games.

With 46 days to go before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, French President Emmanuel Macron has called snap parliamentary elections in France this Sunday, after the far-right National Rally (RN) party won almost a third of the vote in the country's European Parliament elections. 

Madrid hosted the fifth edition of the ISDE Sports Convention, the only national congress organised by a training centre, to discuss and analyse the most important developments in the global sports law sector. This event was held with the aim of creating international links as business opportunities and training experts in the most sought-after areas of the legal sports industry.

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games, a highly anticipated international event, face numerous threats due to their high-profile nature and global significance. Research conducted by Recorded Future’s Insikt Group has identified several key risks, including cybercriminal activities, hacktivist disruptions, and state-sponsored espionage and influence operations. The event's extensive security measures are designed to counter potential terrorist threats. However, it remains a potential target for violent extremists and opportunistic criminal groups.

The names of candidates for the presidency of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) were announced on saturday on the organization’s website. The elections to renew the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)’s decision-making bodies will take place on Friday 25 October 2024 during the 85th FIG Congress in Doha, Qatar. Same as 2021, two candidates are running for the position: Morinari Watanabe, current FIG President and Farid Gayibov, current European Gymnastics President.

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau told Franceinfo that authorities are preparing for a spike in crime during the Olympic Games in Paris, where the flow of tourists will increase significantly.

Mountain biker Mathias Fluckiger is cleared of all doping charges by the Swiss Sports Disciplinary Tribunal. The doping sample and the analysis results cannot be used, with proceedings suspended.  

Uzbekistani gymnast Oksana Chusovitina has pulled out of the Asian Championships in Tashkent with an injury, ending her last chance to qualify for the Paris Olympics, which would have been the ninth of her career.

The Paris 2024 Organising Committee unveiled the podiums for the Olympic and Paralympic winners' ceremonies, manufactured by Le Pavé, Global Concept and Giffard, which will be used for the Olympic Games from 26 July to 11 August and the Paralympic Games from 28 August to 8 September 2024.