The Ukrainian Olympic Committee announced via Telegram on Monday that two-time European weightlifting champion Olexander Pyolechenko had died "in combat with the enemy" on the front line of the war against Russia.

With the arrival of the Olympic flame in Marseille on Wednesday, France is entering a period of heightened security and tension that will culminate in the Opening Ceremony on 26 July in Paris and continue for days after the end of the thirty-third Olympic Games of the modern era.

Since the creation of the modern Games in 1896, the Olympic flame, which will arrive in Marseille aboard the Belem sailboat next Wednesday, has experienced several chaotic and bizarre episodes, Agence France-Presse reports. 

Thailand successfully defended its crown at the eighth Jiu-Jitsu Asian Championship, held at the Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi, accumulating an impressive total of 11 gold medals. As the adult division competitions concluded on Sunday, the UAE continued their dominance in the Jiu-Jitsu discipline and secured the title for the fourth consecutive year.

US track and field star Carl Lewis has pleaded that Noah Lyles be given some leeway as he heads into the Paris Olympics as a hot sprint favourite with a potential eye on four gold medals, Agence France-Presse reported Monday.  Lyles added another gold to his trophy cabinet by anchoring the US team to victory in the men's 4x100m on Sunday at the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, where American quartets won four of five events raced as Olympic qualifiers.

The Indoor Multifunctional Stadium will host the competition from 19 to 25 October 2025. It has a capacity of 15,000 spectators. The Jakarta event will initially consist of individual competitions.

The First Meeting of Women and Sports of Taekwondo, organised by the Bolivian Taekwondo Federation and led by President Ana Hernández and Director of Women and Sports Laura Roca, has been an extraordinary event that has left an indelible mark on the taekwondo community Bolivian.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday thanked his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for backing his idea of a truce in all conflicts, including the war between Russia and Ukraine, during the Paris Olympics this summer, Agence France-Presse reported. 

Just days after it issued a list of recommendations to its Paris 2024 athletes on how to behave in the presence of rivals from Russia and Belarus at the Games, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee protested against the participation of said countries in the canoeing qualification tournament in Szeged.

The World Athletics Relays concluded this Sunday in Nassau, Bahamas, after two exciting days, and now 14 teams have already qualified for each of the five relay events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The Paris 2024 Olympics cauldron design for the Torch Relay has been unveiled. Designed by Mathieu Lehanneur, it will be lit at each stopover city in France by the last Torchbearer of the day.

Amid mounting debt and concerns over its current capability to provide essential services for Paris 2024, the French tech giant has been in dire straits since 2020 and just announced May 31 as its deadline to decide on financial restructuring offers.

Speaking to Australia's News Corp, Aron D'Souza, who founded the inaugural Enhanced Games, said that there were "many who are in the process of registering." Swimming and diving, athletics, weightlifting, martial arts and gymnastics will be among the Olympic sports. Registrations for 2025 are "very advanced."

Once a year, the 'Wings for Life World Run' takes place around the globe. Participants start at the same time and run either individually using the Wings for Life World Run App or together in multiple Flagship Runs. The race is run by the iconic two-time World champion, Olympic bronze medallist and former 110m hurdles world record holder Colin Jackson.