International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach hailed the inaugural Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS) a benchmark for future Olympic Qualifiers as he made his closing remarks on the last day of the event, which ran from 16-19 May.

The Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS) concluded yesterday with the world's top freestyle BMX riders, B-Boys and B-Girls, skateboarders, and sport climbers vying for a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 464 participants from 120 national federations gathered at Shanghai’s Huangpu Riverside Urban Park 16-19 May in the first of a two-part festival-style series.

During the Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach visited China, accompanied by IOC Members Yu Zaiqing, Li Lingwei, and Zhang Hong, along with IOC Vice President Ser Miang Ng.

Last weekend, Italy’s capital welcomed back reigning Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs who beat Ali Chituru with a season’s best time of 10.07 seconds at this weekend’s Sprint Festival. Chituru followed in second clocking 10.11 with Matteo Melluzzo finishing third with a personal best of 10.13.

Simone Biles kicked off the Olympic season with a victory, scoring 59.5 points at the Core Hydration Classic: her best all-around total since returning to competition in 2023.

Pride House at Paris 2024 will be a place full of life and celebration during the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer at the Peniche Rosa Bonheur on the Seine.

Marcell Jacobs won his first 100 metres race in Europe this year in the build-up to his Olympic title defence in Paris. Italian Jacobs, who stunned the athletics world with two golds in the Tokyo 2020 Games, clocked a time of 10.07 seconds to win his race at the 'Sprint Festival' in Rome, Agence France-Presse reported Saturday. 

Friday at the first-ever Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai was packed with preliminaries ahead of a weekend of finals, with skateboarding packing the stands with young spectators. 

Canadian medalists at the Paris Games will receive an increase in their podium prize money, it has been revealed.

The Olympic Torch Relay continues its intense and emotional journey since arriving in mainland France on 10 May with a grand ceremony in Marseille after a long and special journey from Greece aboard the 19th Century boat Belem. Seven days later, rugby was in the spotlight.

The International Olympic Committee and financial management firm Deloitte have jointly launched a global media campaign documenting the impact of historic Olympic ‘firsts’. Debuted 100 days before the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games, 'The First Effect' highlights some of the most trailblazing athletes whose achievements didn't make the podium. 

The first of three monumental track and field sculptures being temporarily installed in Paris and Strasbourg went on public display 14 May as part of the celebrations of the Cultural Olympiad of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, World Athletics Heritage and the Museum of World Athletics (MOWA) announced in a press release.

British Esports, the national governing body for esports in the UK, has appointed new members to its Women in Esports Committee.

Olympic and Paralympic Games athletes will have access to a specially-designated nursery facility in the Olympic Village this summer, the governing body announced on its website.