Paris 2024 Announces Torch Relay; Flame Will Visit 5 French Overseas Territories
Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have unveiled the route for the Olympic torch relay, which will include an estimated 10,000 torchbearers.
Paris 2024 Olympic Open Water Test Event Postponed Due to Pollution in River Seine
The Open Water Swimming World Cup stop this weekend in Paris has been postponed due to substandard water quality in the River Seine.
No Debating Here, Australia and U.S. Tied In Qualifying All Seven Relays For Paris 2024
Debate still swirl around who leads the medal table, but the US and Australia stand together as the only nations to qualify for all of their relays for Paris
Beyond The Lane Lines: Leon Marchand Lands Louis Vuitton Sponsorship
Multi-2023 World Championships gold medalist Leon Marchand of France will be one of the faces of Louis Vuitton at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Ukrainian Fencer Disqualified from Worlds for Refusing to Shake Hands with Russian
Four-time Olympic and world champion fencer Olga Kharlan offered to tap blades rather than shake hands after beating Russia’s Anna Smirnova.
Wellbrock Reclaims World Title in the Men’s 10k, Rasovszky, Klemet Grab Paris Berths
After winning the bronze medal at last years World’s, German Florian Wellbrock reclaimed the gold medal in the men’s 10k by a margin of 18 seconds.
Paris 2024 Aquatic Training Center Damaged by Fire During Protests
The company in charge of the Olympic construction sites in Paris, Solideo, said that buses parked outside the Aubervilliers Aquatic Center were set on fire.
Bach Calls Out Ukraine for Sanctioning Its Own Athletes at Annual IOC Session
IOC president Thomas Bach criticized Ukraine for its boycott of events featuring Russian or Belarusian competitors on Thursday.
Police Raid Paris 2024 Olympic HQ In Corruption Investigation
French financial police searched the Paris 2024 headquarters as part of an investigation into the awarding of public contracts.
France Suspends Olympic Medalist Marc-Antoine Olivier for Comments Toward Team Staff
“He is really gifted, but we cannot accept everything,” technical director Julien Issoulie said. “We can’t dust under the rug because it’s a medal chance.”
Paris 2024 Olympic Headquarters Stormed By French Pension Protesters
The HQ was briefly occupied by French anti-pension reform protesters in the wake of French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to raise the retirement age.
Ukrainian Artistic Swimmers Question Policy of Boycotting Events with Russians
“…it’s stupid that they can go — but they kill people — and we didn’t do anything and we can’t go,” Ukrainian Olympic medalist Vladyslava Aleksiiva said.
Billion Dollar Effort To Clean Up The Seine for Paris 2024 Well Underway
Key to the Paris 2024 bid was hosting events in the Seine. With about 14 months until the Games start, take a look at the plan to clean up the iconic river.
NBC to Air Paris 2024 Swimming Finals Live for the First Time at a European Olympics
For the first time at a European Olympics, swimming finals in Paris next summer will be broadcast live on network television in the United States.
Paris 2024 Announces Olympic Test Event Schedule
The swimming competition will not have an official test event, but instead will have an operational test in June 2024 at the Paris La Défense Arena.
