The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, assured on Friday that the decision on the participation of Russian athletes in the Paris Games had not yet been taken, but hinted that they would be able to take part without a flag and under certain conditions.

The International Olympic Committee announced a list of 32 candidates Wednesday for elections to be held during the Paris Games from July 26 - August 11, when about 10,500 athletes are eligible to vote.

France’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation said that airspace would remain closed between 7 pm and midnight during the opening ceremony on July 26.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was grilled by lawmakers on Monday on alleged gifts given to International Olympic Committee (IOC). 

Shaikh Mohammed bin Daij Al Khalifa, President of the Bahrain Paralympic Committee, attended the Executive Board meeting of the Asian Paralympic Committee (AsPC), held in Riyadh from November 25 to 28, 2023, accompanied by Ali bin Mohammed Al Majid, the Secretary-General of the Bahrain Paralympic Committee.

Terrorism and cyberattacks are the two primary risks facing the 2024 Games, with a potentially highly exposed opening ceremony. However, organizers are confident in their preparedness for the challenge next year.

The participating sports of the multi-sport European Championships came together in Geneva on Wednesday 22 November to confirm their long-term commitment to the new generation event and discuss how to build on the success of Munich 2022 over the next three editions (2026, 2030, 2034).

As part of his trip to Bangladesh, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov has met with his Bangladeshi counterpart Zahid Ahsan Russel.

The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, stated on Wednesday, November 22, that "we will not be ready" for public transport in the capital during the 2024 Olympic Games", citing insufficient numbers and frequency of trains in certain areas. Interviewed on the Quotidien show, the Mayor of Paris mentioned "two things on which the capital o France will not be ready," namely "transport" and "shelter for the homeless."

Some 400,000 tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympics will go on sale in the last week of November, organisers announced on November 22.

The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday (118 votes in favor and none against) the call for an Olympic truce for the Paris 2024 Games, but Russia and Syria abstained in protest over Russia's recent exclusion from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The city of Stockholm said on Tuesday that it supported Sweden's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, with the capital and its surrounding areas tipped to host some of the main events.

The Sol2023 Pacific Games officially began on Sunday night with a vibrant Opening Ceremony at Solomon Islands’ newly built National Stadium in Honiara. The multi-sport event happens every four years among athletes from Oceania and this year it's being hosted by Solomon Islands from November 19 to December 2.

Russia has never positioned the Friendship Games as an alternative to other competitions, Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said. Earlier, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) sent a letter to the National Olympic Committees recommending that they refuse to participate in the Friendship Games. On June 22, IOC head Thomas Bach said that Russia was trying to organize "politicized sports competitions."