The draw for the football competitions at the next Olympic Games took place on Wednesday 20 March 2024 at the Paris 2024 headquarters in Saint-Denis.

Europe's top human rights body on Wednesday called for Russian and Belarusian athletes to be banned from the Paris Olympics. Council of Europe President Theodoros Rousopoulos said it would be an "insult to Ukrainian athletes" if competitors from the two nations were allowed to compete.

Moscow's criticism of Olympic restrictions on Russian athletes was beyond unacceptable and had reached a "new low," the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Wednesday. "It goes beyond anything that is acceptable," he added.

The basketball groups for Paris 2024 have been announced, with gold medal favourites the United States paired with reigning world runners-up Serbia in a draw held in Switzerland, where France will meet world champions Germany.

A total of 188 boxers from 56 National Olympic Committees have already qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Boxing Tournament at the first qualifying event in Italy and the continental qualifiers. The second event in Thailand will be the last chance for boxers to compete for the remaining 51 places.

Russia on Wednesday accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of "racism and neo-Nazism" over its neutrality rules for Russian Olympians and possible sanctions for athletes taking part in the Kremlin-organised Friendship Games.

French investigators have opened an inquiry into alleged racism against French-Malian pop superstar Aya Nakamura following reports she may perform at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, the prosecutor's office said.

After Tokyo 2020, with contact restrictions to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, the strict health policy of the Olympic Games is back and Paris 2024 will distribute 300,000 condoms to athletes, twice as many as London 2012, but far from the record set by Rio 2016.

This afternoon in Lausanne, Switzerland, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) adopted special rules for the participation of Individual Neutral Athletes (INAs) with Russian or Belarusian passports at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Queensland Premier Steven Miles said the Brisbane Games will be the best ever and will leave a legacy that will enhance all of the state's leading venues. Reaction in Brisbane continues following the decision by Queensland's top official to overturn the recommendations of the panel that reviewed infrastructure projects and budgets related to the 2032 Games.

The Stade de France in Saint-Denis will host the draw for the men's and women's Olympic football groups in a tournament that will run from 24 July to 10 August. Brazil will be absent from the men's draw, while reigning world champions Spain will be making their Olympic debut in the women's competition.

The French government assures that security will be in place when the Paris Olympics begin in July. However, concerns remain about the availability of sufficient dog units capable of sniffing out drugs, weapons and explosives.

Three-time world road cycling champion Peter Sagan announced on Sunday that he will have to undergo a second operation to deal with a new incident that occurred during training in Marseille. The Slovakian suffered an arrhythmia last month and he underwent surgery to control his heart impulses.

Brisbane Olympic Games organisers are moving away from their original plans for the 2032 Summer Games, rejecting the idea of a new stadium to replace the existing Gabba. They have the backing of Athletics Australia and others to upgrade other existing structures instead.

The draw for the men's and women's Paris 2024 Olympic basketball tournaments will take place on 19 March at 19:00 CET at the the Patrick Baumann House of Basketbal in Mies, Switzerland.