The Olympic marina in Marseille, which will host the sailing events of the Paris Games this summer, was inaugurated on Tuesday in the presence of the president of the organising committee, Tony Estanguet, who praised a facility designed for the "top level" and "to inspire new vocations."

The Maritime Prefecture has announced that a huge nautical parade will accompany the arrival of the Olympic torch in France on 8 May. The city of Marseille will welcome the torch as it crosses the Mediterranean, accompanied by a large number of registered boats.

Security seems to be a serious issue in France, and even the Olympic torch, a symbol of Olympism, will have a special security operation with 100 police officers and agents dedicated to the task, as announced by the French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin.

France's Minister for Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has condemned attacks on the Lyon team bus outside Paris 2024 venue the Stade Velodrome.

The sailing ship which will carry the Olympic Flame to France next May has been undergoing mooring tests in the port of Marseille.

I must confess, it was with a high degree of anger that I saw the images and videos of supporters bottlenecked outside the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille before the men's Rugby World Cup match between England and Argentina on Saturday (September 9) night.

World Rugby says it is taking steps to improve access to the Stade Vélodrome after fans faced major delays and congestion entering the Paris 2024 venue, prior to the men's Rugby World Cup clash between England and Argentina.

World Sailing President Quanhai Li has forecast that Marseille will prove to be one of the "great venues of Paris 2024."

French officials have reassured Marseille city officials that it will not be necessary to display the words "Paris 2024" on the roof of the Stade Vélodrome when it stages Olympic football matches next year.

The first test event for next year's Olympic Games has begun with an international sailing competition in the southern French city of Marseille.

Over a thousand people have been arrested in France as riots intensified following the police shooting of a 17-year-old boy of Moroccan decent just over a year before Paris and other cities in France host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

A group of French cities and towns have formed an alliance to protest against the influence of Olympics sponsor Airbnb, who they claim are driving up property prices and forcing locals to leave their areas.

France’s matches in next year’s rugby union Six Nations tournament will take place in Marseille, Lille and Lyon following the re-location from Paris due to the 2024 Olympic Games, it has been announced.

Marseille Mayor Benoît Payan has announced that the Olympic Flame for Paris 2024 is to arrive in the city on May 8 next year and promised “a great popular festival," to mark the occasion.