The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Bureau has "strongly and unanimously supported" the confirmation of the sport’s Olympic events at Paris 2024 being held in Versailles.
Paris 2024 has officially appointed Anne Descamps, director of development and communications for Emmanuel Macron’s En Marche party, as its director of communications.
The Yokohama Municipal Government has backed plans to build seaside gondolas in the city prior to the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in nearby Tokyo.
Paris will mark the first Olympic Day since it won the 2024 Games with a programme of sporting activities and demonstrations throughout the city on Saturday (June 23).
France's main trade unions and employer organisations have underlined their unity with Paris 2024 by signing a social charter today with organisers and the Games delivery body SOLIDEO.
Paris 2024 organisers heard the desired verdict here today from the chairman of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Coordination Commission, Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant, who concluded a two-day visit by expressing "a very high level of satisfaction" with preparations made so far - while stressing there was no need for undue haste.
Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris and head of the Paris 2024 delivery body SOLIDEO, has emphasised a sense of responsibility to organise a Games of "extraordinary value".
Swimmers employing the traditional Japanese style have put on a show in the Sumida River to promote their hopes of being allowed to join the Torch Relay for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Paris 2024 officials have said today's meeting between themselves, members of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Coordination Commission and the Region Ile de France "went fine".
Tony Parker, France's National Basketball Association (NBA) star, was named today as the Paris 2024 education ambassador.
Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant, chairman of the visiting International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission, spoke here today of his heartfelt sense of accord with Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet as two days of what he described as "vigilance" got underway in the French capital.
Paris 2024 organisers today made a highly successful start to their two days of hosting the first visit of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Coordination Commission - but there were signals that delays in their confirmation of the venue plan could become a point of issue.
Ideas for enhancing the Olympic experience with artificial intelligence (AI) are being sought prior to Tokyo 2020.
Paris 2024 organisers - due to welcome the International Olympic Committee's progress-checking Coordination Commission for the first time tomorrow - are keeping their fingers crossed over an imminent city council vote that will be vital to their venue planning.
Paris 2024 officials confirmed here today that they have dropped their plans to build a permanent 15,000-capacity aquatics centre next to the Stade de France, as they signed a a protocol for the Games budget guaranteeing to maintain the Government contribution at its agreed limit of €1.5 billion (£1.3 billion/$1.7 billion).
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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Paris was awarded the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics nine months ago - and will welcome the International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission this week. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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