American transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has lost her appeal against World Aquatics' ban on her competing in the women's category, following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The former American sprinter and Mexico 1968 Olympic champion, famous for his raised fist gesture as an anti-racist protest, claims in an interview with AFP that he has no successors in the fight against discrimination and states that "things couldn't be worse" in his home country.

The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. has planned a schedule of activities to celebrate Olympic Day on 23 June.
These activities will commence on 17 June and conclude on 21 June with a daily virtual community walk to promote healthy habits and a 2km and 5km run. Prizes will be awarded to participating National Federations.

Taekwondo athlete Jack Woolley has been officially selected to compete for Ireland at Paris 2024, the Irish Independent reports.

Pascal Gentil, member of the French Taekwondo team for the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympic Games and former co-Chair of the WT Athletes Committee, has been named by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a "Believe in Sport" ambassador for Paris 2024.

The classic sports will once again be on the program at the 2030 Winter Olympics. The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has proposed seven sports to the IOC session. Acceptance of this proposal is considered mandatory.

Revitalised sprinter Cameron McEvoy is poised to make history in Paris after booking his spot in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with an impressive 50m freestyle performance on Wednesday night. The 30-year-old will be the first male Australian swimmer to compete in four Olympics.

The organizers of the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games would like to include para-climbing in the programme of the games. A corresponding proposal has been submitted to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Sport climbing is currently only in the Olympic program. Medals were awarded for the first time in Tokyo 2020.

More than 100 athletes representing over 20 European nations gathered in Szeged, Hungary, to compete for the inaugural European Stand Up Paddling Championship titles sanctioned by the European Canoe Association.

NBA star Josh Giddey has criticised Australia's Olympic basketball kit labelling it "an absolute joke" on Wednesday. However, officials clarified that the images circulating online depicted a replica collection and not the exact attire that will be worn 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

A number of athletes from Argentina have expressed concern about the reduction in resources available to athletes in the run-up to Paris 2024. Olympic medallists such as Paula Pareto, Luciano De Cecco and others have recently voiced their concerns.

The International Olympic Committee’s executive board proposed the French Alps for the organisation of the 2030 Winter Games on Wednesday, after the recommendation from the Commission on Future Olympic Winter Games Host Cities.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen achieved the title of the most successful male European athlete, alongside Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis securing his third pole vault championship and Marcell Jacobs thrilling the crowd with a second gold as part of the Italian relay team, at the 2024 European Championships in Rome on Wednesday.

Similar to football, yellow cards will soon be handed out as a warning in road cycling for rule violations. The world cycling association UCI wants to test this set of rules from 1 August until the end of the 2024 season. In the new 2025 season, yellow cards will be included in a stricter set of rules. If a rider receives several yellow cards, suspensions may occur.

Estonia celebrated success in combined events at the 2024 European Championships in Rome as world record-holder Kevin Mayer secured Olympic qualification before his home Olympics.