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Tour de France 2024 route revealed as race finishes outside Paris for first time in 120-year history

The race will begin in Italy for the first time and end in Nice rather than Paris as the capital turns its attention to the Olympic Games

The Independent UK

LA Olympic Games gets green light for five sports entering in 2028

The proposal was approved at the IOC Session in Mumbai on Monday.

The Independent UK

Bindra hopes India gets to host Olympics in near future

India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra expressed the hope that India will get to host the Olympic Games in the near future. Speaking on the sidelines of the IOC’s 141st Session, Bindra said, “I hope we get to host the Olympic Games in the near future.”

The Hindu

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Cricket set for return at LA Olympics - and in Brisbane

Los Angeles is set to host cricket's return to the Olympic Games after a 128-year hiatus, with men's and women's T20 tournaments pencilled in for 2028.

AAP

Suzuka 8 Hours gets earlier July date for 2024

For the last two years, the FIM Endurance World Championship event has taken place in the first week of August, but a desire to avoid a clash with the Olympic Games in Paris has led to next year's being race being pushed two weeks forward.

Motorsport

Mexico 1968: Between repression and the fight for democracy

The XIX Olympic Games, held in Mexico from October 12 to 27, 1968, were the first to be hosted by a "developing" country. A long struggle had preceded the awarding of the JJOO to Mexico.

Radio France Internationale

The prestigious venues where the Paris Paralympics will be held

Paris hosts the summer 2024 Paralympic Games two weeks after the Olympic Games. Events will be held at prestigious venues such as the Stade de France, Roland-Garros, Champ-de-Mars, Grand Palais and the Eiffel Tower. Competitions will also be held in the wider Paris region and in Châteauroux.

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Gender inequality will still be an issue at the Paris 2024 Olympics — despite the Games being gender-balanced

With one year to go until the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games, fans around the world have been following their teams’ performances at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The Conversation

Riverside booksellers in Paris refuse to clear out for Olympics

The open-air booksellers who line the Seine in Paris are refusing to be moved, despite concerns from French authorities over security for the opening of the Olympic Games on the River Seine.

Radio France Internationale

Paris 2024 won’t solve the world’s problems – has anyone told the Olympic president?

Comment: IOC overlord Thomas Bach thinks the Olympics can help heal ‘division and war’ but Paris 2024 might want to solve its own troubles first, one year out from the Games

The Independent UK

Olympic torch comes into play for countdown to Paris 2024 Games

A year before the start of the Olympic Games in Paris, organisers revealed the torch, launching a countdown to Olympics ecstasy full of steely plans in a troubled and divided land.

Radio France Internationale

Parisians expect to cash in with Airbnb during 2024 Olympics despite tighter regulations

A year ahead of the Olympic Games, Parisians are already preparing to leave the city and rent out their flats on Airbnb as prices for the period skyrocket.

France 24

Paris 2024 Olympics: Meet Margot, the medical student going for gold

One year ahead of France hosting the Olympic Games, we went to meet athlete Margot Chevrier. At 23, she's a pole vaulter for the French national team. The athlete is also in her fifth year of studying medicine in Nice and is getting ready to sit her exams to become…

France 24

‘I can’t wait for 2024’: The candidates keen to volunteer at the Paris Olympics

The volunteer recruitment campaign for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games has been a resounding success. More than 300,000 people have applied to do their bit, according to the organising committee. FRANCE 24 spoke to five aspiring volunteers looking to make their mark at Paris 2024.

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Key dates to remember ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

Paris is gearing up for a summer of sports as it prepares to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The city is already abuzz with preparations for the opening ceremony, test events and the journey of the Olympic torch relay. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the key dates…

Radio France Internationale

The Olympic Games: The history of the Games and the games of history

With the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games just around the corner, RFI's French and foreign-language editorial teams have taken a look back at ten Olympic Games that have made history. They have also looked at how history has changed the games.

Irish Mirror

Emmet Brennan ready for professional ranks as he aims to put post-Olympics struggles behind him

The Dubliner achieved a lifelong dream by fighting at the Olympic Games in July 2021, but it has been anything but a smooth road for the proud North Strand man since

France 24

Europe monitors expansion of Asian tiger mosquitoes

In recent years, Asian tiger mosquitoes have taken a ride on cargo ships and planes, settling across the globe. The insects can survive cold and hot temperatures, as well as wet and dry climates. Some are harmless but others carry dangerous diseases. France is monitoring their expansion and impact on…

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The Guardian - UK

World Boxing: new body launched to rescue the sport for future Olympics

A new organisation, World Boxing, has been launched to try to secure the long-term future of the sport at the Olympic Games

USA Today Sports Media Group

J.Lindeberg heading to the Olympics with apparel partnership with USA Golf

J. Lindenberg is headed to Paris in 2024 for the Olympic Games. The company has announced its apparel partnership with USA Golf.

Reuters

Olympics-IOC and Games cannot be referees in political disputes - Bach

The Olympic Games and its ruling body, the International Olympic Committee, cannot be referees in global political disputes, its president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday, defending the IOC's plans to includes Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Games.

The Independent UK

Tour de France 2024 to finish with time trial between Monaco and Nice

The final stage has been moved away from Paris as the city hosts the Olympic Games

The Guardian - UK

UK government takes fight over Russian athletes’ ban to Olympic sponsors

The government has written to the Olympic Games’ biggest sponsors urging them to put pressure on the IOC over its proposals to allow Russian and Belarussians to compete in the Paris 2024 Games

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