This Thursday, the Olympic Torch made a leap back in time to explore the unique medieval heritage of the Aude. Nearly 110 Torchbearers carried the Flame from the fortress of Peyrepertuse to Carcassonne. Dimitri Pavadé, one of the relay captains, was in Carcassonne and Olivia Ruiz, one of France's most popular singers, lit the Olympic cauldron.

In preparation for the Paris Olympic Games this summer, French authorities have launched an online platform to process applications for access to restricted areas around the city during the Olympiad. These restrictions are part of the city’s security measures for the games and will apply to residents, visitors, and people entering the area for work.

Following her withdrawal from the majority of her events at the 2020 Tokyo Games, gymnast Simone Biles intends to stage her Olympic comeback in Paris 2024 later this summer.

In support of the Refugee Olympic Team's journey to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has unveiled the "1 in 100 Million" initiative.

In the last few hours, the rubbish collectors of Paris have gone on strike, using the power that comes with being just 70 days away from the third modern Olympic Games to be held on French soil.

The Olympic Torch Relay has been travelling the roads of France for a week now, and on Wednesday the Pyrénées-Orientales département took centre stage. The Catalans, who have kept the tradition of the Canigó Flame alive since time immemorial, waited with bated breath for the arrival of the Olympic torch in their region.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has removed, with immediate effect, the Tunisian National Anti-Doping Agency (ANAD) from the list of Signatories not in compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code (Code).

The official app for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games went live on Wednesday, allowing ticket holders to secure their seats and resell them for any unwanted sessions, the organising committee announced.

With the kickoff in China’s hippest city just a day away, Australian Logan Martin and Britain’s Charlotte Worthington headline the BMX freestyle competition, while Leonardo Veddriq, of Indonesia and Nonaka Miho, of Japan, are sport climbing’s main attraction for this inaugural two-part-series event.

Boxer Cindy Ngamba and Ethiopian runner Farida Abaroge have secured their places at the Olympic Games as part of the African contingent making up the 36-member team that will attend the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony.

IOC President Thomas Bach met in late April with his Sudan Olympic Committee counterpart Ahmed Abu Elgasim Hashim to discuss the humanitarian situation in the country as war rages in Khartoum and Darfur.

The Olympic Torch first came to Corsica in 1992 for the Winter Olympics in Albertville. Now, 32 years later, it returned on Tuesday to highlight the natural beauty of the French island, 17 days after leaving Greece aboard the Belem.

Italian gymnastics legend Vanessa Ferrari has revealed her dream of participating at the Olympic Games in Paris, which is likely to be her last.

The International Committee of the Francophonie Games (CIJF), the International Confederation of Francophone Sports Unions (CIUSF), and the International Francophonie Pongiste (FPI) have entered into a collaborative agreement to host the inaugural Francophonie Youth Table Tennis Championship.

Mobile phones pinged throughout Paris on Monday and alerted residents of a critically important message from France’s Interior minister under the alarming title “extremely serious alert." However, it was just a reminder regarding the implementation of a strict security perimeter for Paris 2024.