The International Committee of the Francophonie Games (CIJF), the International Confederation of Francophone Sports Unions (CIUSF), and the International Francophonie Pongiste (FPI) have entered into a collaborative agreement to host the inaugural Francophonie Youth Table Tennis Championship.

Mobile phones pinged throughout Paris on Monday and alerted residents of a critically important message from France’s Interior minister under the alarming title “extremely serious alert." However, it was just a reminder regarding the implementation of a strict security perimeter for Paris 2024.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has expressed its deep concern following the arrest and dismissal of the Director General of the Tunisian National Anti-Doping Agency (ANAD) for trying to deal with the consequences of ANAD's non-compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) revealed plans on Monday for an extraordinary session later this week to address the situation involving 23 Chinese swimmers who were found to have traces of a prescription heart medication in their system.

It happened at a swim competition at Rades. The heads of Tunisia's swimming federation and national anti-doping organisation were arrested. They had covered the flag in response to a WADA sanction that banned it. "Tunisia is going to the IOC," said the Tunisian president. Nine people are currently the subject of criminal proceedings.

The 2024 Para-Taekwondo European Championships were held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 9 to 12 May in parallel with the 2024 European Taekwondo Championships.

The Chinese Table Tennis Association announced the composition of the Paris 2024 team on Tuesday and it includes reigning Olympic singles champion Ma Long. This will be the fourth Olympic Games for Long. Currently ranked third in the world, the 'Hexagonal Warrior', as he is known in his country, has a total of 5 Olympic medals. However, he will not be defending his singles title this time around.

Numerous top-tier athletes celebrated their participation in the French Diving Open, a three-day event that also served as an official test for the new Olympic Aquatics Centre in Paris.

The X account of Amélie Oudéa-Castéra,the French Minister for Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, was hacked on Friday 11 May. The profile has since been restored.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that its headquarters, the Olympic House, has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum v4.1 certification for its sustainable performance in operations and maintenance.

Kylian Mbappe received the title of France's player of the year at a awards event in Paris on Monday ahead of the upcoming Paris Olympics, marking the culmination of his seven-season tenure with Paris Saint-Germain.

The final leg of the double Olympic gold medallist's legal race will end in Strasbourg. The athlete refused to take medication to lower her testosterone levels. The Court of Arbitration for Sport turned its back on her in the first round, then the Strasbourg High Court. A final decision is expected in about two months.

Still on the Mediterranean coast, the Paris 2024 Olympic Torch visited a new region on Monday. With no clouds in the sky, the torch illuminated the main towns of Millau, Sète and Montpellier, all of which are located in the southern part of the Occitania region. 

Japan's brother-and-sister Olympic judo champions Hifumi and Uta Abe are spurring each other on in their bid to defend their titles at Paris 2024, AFP reports.

The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour 2023-2024 (ADGS Abu Dhabi) concluded its fifth and final round of the season 2023 – 2024 on Sunday, with Commando Group emerging as the champions in the professional division. Held at the Mubadala Arena, the event featured intense competition from professional black belts worldwide. Following closely behind were M.O.D UAE and Al Wahda Jiu-Jitsu Club, securing second and third places, respectively.